Montagu Evans has further strengthened its Industrial & Logistics team with the appointment of lease advisory specialist Amy Bracey FRICS as Partner.
Previously a Director within the Business Space Lease Advisory team at Colliers, Amy has particular expertise in the Industrial & Logistics sector and more than 14 years’ experience in the industry.
She will join the market-leading National Multi-Let Industrial & Trade sub-team, working closely with Partner Steve McDonald to run the largest retained instruction base for lease advisory in the country, acting for institutional landlords on over 200 trade parks nationally and with a range of instructions in most cities and towns.
Montagu Evans’ 30-strong I&L team advises major landlords, funders, developers and occupiers with a range of services from capital markets, agency, development and lease advisory to planning, heritage and townscape, valuation and rating. It is active across the country, with a particular focus on London and the M25, including last mile, multi-let industrial, mid-box, trade counters, self-storage and data centres.
Its lease advisory team focuses on two key areas – National Multi-Let Industrial & Trade and London & M25 Mid to Large Boxes – and provides general industrial services.
In addition to working with existing Montagu Evans clients, Amy will focus on securing new instructions, particularly with the partnership’s clients in other areas and in her home patch of the South West.
She will also continue to support the RICS through her role at APC Success, where she trains graduates to prepare for the APC to achieve chartered status, as well as serve as an APC assessor and chair.
This appointment follows strategic occupier specialist Kieran Webber joining the business as a Partner in November 2024 and is part of the wider growth of its I&L team. Other areas of focus currently are resi/living markets, London planning and public sector advisory, in addition to industrial & logistics.
Steve McDonald, Partner at Montagu Evans, said: “This is a further strategic appointment for the partnership as we put in place ambitious growth plans supported by a strong team of specialists at all levels.
“It has been a rare opportunity to recruit such an experienced candidate at the top of the trade market, who also perfectly fits our firm-wide ethos of growing organically long-term via the next generation of talent with the ready-made qualities of an APC assessor, chair, mentor and teacher. Amy is a very welcome addition to the business.
Amy Bracey, Partner at Montagu Evans, said: “Having known the firm and having had the chance to see its team at work first-hand through my APC role, this step to Partner is a natural progression. It is an exciting time to join the business – the I&L team is already very well-respected in the market, and its lease advisory team is second to none in this area.”