Rouzbeh Pirouz is Co-Founder and Senior Partner at London-based Pelican Partners, a real estate and private equity investment firm. — Rouzbeh Pirouz is Co-Founder and Senior Partner at London-based Pelican Partners, a real estate and private equity investment firm. It can feel like COVID-19 has been with us for far longer than two years. And while the world continues to battle through a global vaccination rollout, new variants are throwing…

Entrepreneur and businessman Rouzbeh Pirouz on the rights of disabled employees and the results of a survey in the TV and media sector. — Rouzbeh Pirouz is Co-Founder and Senior Partner at London-based Pelican Partners , a real estate and private equity investment firm. Each generation should progress in terms of equality, healthcare, longevity and living standards. In the second decade of the 21 st century, it is astonishing that disabled workers are still…

On the need for an inclusivity and diversity strategy for employers and businesses in the UK and the benefits it brings. — Rouzbeh Pirouz is Co-Founder and Senior Partner at London-based Pelican Partners, a real estate and private equity investment firm. Diversity in the workplace and an authentically inclusive workplace are worth fighting for. Promoting these essential tenets of a solid working environment is more than just proper people management. …

Why the disabled population of the UK are taking the most hits from policy changes — Why the disabled population of the UK are taking the most hits from policy changes A key part of Boris Johnson’s manifesto in the run up to the December 2019 General Election lay in his sweeping promise to ‘fix social care’. His first speech as Prime Minister, also in 2019, included a statement saying that they already had a plan in place for social care…

Investor and occupier demand for UK commercial property is rising — Investor and occupier demand for UK commercial property is rising The latest RICS UK Commercial Property Survey Q2 2021 shows that confidence and investor interest in the UK’s commercial property sector is well on the road to recovery. While the pandemic is still with us, restrictions have been lifted in the UK for the most part. This means people are…

When Prime Minister Boris Johnson was elected in December 2019, it could be argued that it was on the back of his grand statement to fix… — When Prime Minister Boris Johnson was elected in December 2019, it could be argued that it was on the back of his grand statement to fix social care. According to his first speech, there was already a plan in place to fix social care in the UK. Almost two years…

In my last letter, I spoke about giving and why it’s important to maintain relationships that will make you happy. — In my last letter, I spoke about giving and why it’s important to maintain relationships that will make you happy. Now that I’ve tried to demonstrate the theory of giving, I want to talk about what it means in practice. The giving we do in our lives covers a hugely…

As you grow older, you’ll find that humans suffer from strange contradictions within their character. We all do. — As you grow older, you’ll find that humans suffer from strange contradictions within their character. We all do. One of the most difficult contradictions to live with is that between the powerful urge to receive and the equally powerful one to give. Naturally, we experience the urge to receive first…

Rouzbeh Pirouz is Co-Founder and Senior Partner at London-based Pelican Partners, a real estate and private equity investment firm. — Rouzbeh Pirouz is Co-Founder and Senior Partner at London-based Pelican Partners, a real estate and private equity investment firm. Investment opportunities that focus on areas undergoing regeneration are always appealing. They offer potentially high capital growth eventually, and in the meantime good rental returns.