Need senior capacity now
A transaction, development, portfolio or strategic initiative needs experienced ownership.
European Real Estate Adviser
Senior European real estate capability.
Without the permanent headcount.
Burlington works with investors, fund managers, developers and property companies that need experienced senior resource for a transaction, project, portfolio, market or defined period — without making another permanent senior hire.
Discuss a requirementAcquisitions · Development · Asset Management · Market Entry · Project Leadership
When the requirement is real, but the permanent role isn’t.
Transactions, developments, portfolios and new markets can require experienced senior attention without necessarily justifying another permanent appointment. Burlington provides additional capability when and where it is needed.
Need specific European experience
Bring in senior market knowledge and execution capability without building a new permanent team.
Need flexibility
Use Burlington for a defined project, period, market or responsibility.
How we help
Areas of capability.
Acquisitions & Sourcing
Origination, site identification, deal progression and negotiation.
Underwriting & Due Diligence
Commercial analysis, transaction review, investment papers and due diligence.
Development
Acquisition, planning, permitting, design, procurement and development oversight.
Asset Management
Leasing, repositioning, capex, business planning and portfolio initiatives.
Market Entry & Expansion
Strategy, opportunity identification, market intelligence and local relationships.
Senior Project Leadership
Additional senior bandwidth for a particular project, country, portfolio or period.
Engagement
Flexible by design.
Project
A clearly defined transaction, development or strategic assignment.
Retained
Ongoing support for an agreed scope, responsibility or number of days each month.
Interim
Experienced senior resource embedded for a defined period.
Part-time / Embedded
Additional senior capability within an existing team where a full-time appointment is unnecessary.
No permanent headcount. No long-term employment commitment. Scope and objectives agreed from the outset.
In practice
Where Burlington can fit.
“We want to expand into Spain but are not ready to build a permanent local team.”
“We have a development acquisition and need someone senior to drive planning and procurement.”
“Our investment team needs additional senior acquisition resource for a defined period.”
“We have a portfolio initiative that requires experienced oversight but does not justify another permanent hire.”
These are the kinds of situations Burlington is designed for.
Sector experience
Commercial real estate experience across multiple sectors.
Industrial & Logistics
Multi-let industrial · urban logistics · distribution · development · investment · leasing
Retail Parks
Investment · development · asset management · leasing · repositioning
Offices
Investment · acquisitions · leasing · development · asset management · repositioning
The platform and the principal
Burlington provides the platform.
Jason provides the experience.
Jason Sharman MRICS
Founder | Principal
Burlington is the European real estate advisory platform established by Jason Sharman MRICS, drawing on more than 25 years of investment, development, asset management and business leadership experience across Europe.
A former Equity Partner, European Management Board member and Head of Central Europe, Jason has founded and built real estate businesses, led multi-country operations and established new investment and development platforms across both Central and Western Europe.
Experience
Operator experience, not just advisory experience.
25+ Years
In European real estate
Investment · Development · Asset Management
Hands-on operator experience
Multiple Markets
Leadership across European countries
Selected organisations
Organisations Jason has worked with, for, advised or partnered with:
AEW · AIG/Lincoln · Arrow Capital Partners · Cerberus · Chancerygate · CORUM · Cushman & Wakefield · Ghelamco · GIC · JLL · LCP · Mitiska REIM · Mountpark · Skanska · Somerston Capital · Stage Capital
Geography
European capability. Local market experience.
Spain
Portugal
France
Poland
Broader experience across the United Kingdom, Central & Eastern Europe and Western Europe, including transaction and advisory work in Germany, the Netherlands and other European markets.
“The best decisions combine experience, evidence and execution.”
Contact
Have something that needs senior attention?
A transaction, project, portfolio or market opportunity does not always require another permanent senior hire. If there is something you are considering, let’s discuss whether Burlington could help.
jason.sharman@burlington-re.com+44 7748 190881Start a conversation
Jason Sharman MRICS · Founder | Principal