Robert Laurence

A qualified barrister, Robert advises on company strategy, capital and property-investment. Prior to joining Urban Vision, Robert spent over 10 years at Argent Group, becoming investment director in 1990. Following the acquisition of Argent Group in 1997 by the British Telecom Pension Scheme (Hermes) and with the backing of Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm, Robert and other executives from Argent Group established Resolution Property.  Resolution has established itself as a well-respected pan-European real estate platform, deploying over £1.9 billion of discretionary capital on behalf of leading endowments, foundations and institutions.  In 2015, Resolution became a subsidiary of Fosun Group, one of the largest conglomerates in China.