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Independent advisory

Real Estate.
Private Capital.
Family Office.

Independent advice. Private opportunities. International relationships.

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01 / Gray Fox

Direct access.
Considered advice.

Gray Fox is an independent advisory business connecting owners of significant real estate with private, institutional and family-office capital.

We originate opportunities, identify counterparties and work with principals and their advisers to progress transactions from introduction to completion. We have a particular focus on private and off-market real estate transactions.

Have an asset to sell? Looking to acquire? →
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02 / Real Estate

Private transactions.
Direct relationships.

We work with owners seeking to sell and investors seeking to acquire real estate.

Our role can range from a discreet introduction to working alongside principals and their professional advisers throughout the transaction process.

Our focus is on significant private and off-market opportunities where discretion, relationships and access to the appropriate counterparties matter.

03 / Private Capital

Capital with
context.

Gray Fox works across real estate and private capital, connecting opportunities with investors, partners and sources of funding.

We work with private investors, family offices and institutional capital to identify situations where relationships and direct access can create an opportunity.

Sell

Real estate owners considering a disposal.

Acquire

Private and institutional investors seeking opportunities.

Capital

Equity, debt and strategic partners for transactions.

04 / Family Office

Assets are only
part of the picture.

Gray Fox works with families and private clients whose interests can extend across real estate, businesses, investments, trusts and jurisdictions.

We provide a central point from which opportunities, assets and professional relationships can be coordinated. We work alongside clients' existing legal, tax, fiduciary and financial advisers and can help identify appropriate specialist expertise where required.

Our objective is straightforward: to help clients organise the right people and resources around their financial and family objectives.

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05 / Geographic Reach

International
relationships.

United Kingdom · Ireland · Europe
Middle East · Africa

Gray Fox draws on longstanding professional relationships across its principal markets and works internationally where transactions and client requirements demand.

06 / About

Experience.
Relationships.
Execution.

Gray Fox is an independent advisory business focused on real estate, private capital and the interests of private clients and family offices.

The business is built around a simple principle: valuable opportunities are often created through trusted relationships rather than conventional processes.

Edward Magan, founder of Gray Fox

Founder

Edward Magan

Edward has more than twenty years' international experience spanning commercial real estate, private capital and investment. He worked at Chelsfield Partners on the analysis and management of significant property investments, working alongside sovereign wealth funds, family offices, institutional investors and major financial institutions.

His subsequent experience has included private equity, venture capital and the origination and financing of investments across the Middle East and Africa. He has maintained relationships in the Gulf since the late 1990s and works with private investors, family offices, institutions and professional advisers across multiple jurisdictions.

Edward holds an MA in Economics from Trinity College Dublin and a Diploma in Real Estate Finance from Oxford Brookes. He is a graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and served as an officer in the British Army.

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07 / Contact

Start a
conversation.

Whether you are considering a disposal, looking to acquire, seeking capital or would like to discuss a broader family-office requirement, we would be pleased to hear from you.

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