William Laxton
CEO
William is the Chief Executive Officer of Mactaggart Family & Partners (MF&P), the Managing Director of Western Heritable, a Director of Resident Hotels and sits on the Mactaggart TopCo boards with oversight and control of the group’s US activity, as well as the UK.
He is a real estate professional with experience executing real estate and corporate buy side and sell side transactions, capital raises (debt and equity) for development and investment, JV structuring and the establishment and execution of value recovery and divestment strategies.
He is responsible for investment and development transaction origination, underwriting, structuring, capital raising and execution in the UK, with a particular focus on city centre office and hotel developments where planning permission and capex are required.
Prior to his position with MF&P, William was a Vice President in a UHNWI backed Real Estate Corporate Finance boutique focusing on residential and hospitality transactions in the UK and US. Prior to that, he was working at a “Big Four” accountancy firm in its UK Real Estate Corporate Finance team.
William holds a BA (Hons) in English Literature, an MSc in Real Estate Management, is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) and is a Financial Conduct Authority Approved Person – holding the Chartered Financial Analyst UK Investment Management Certificate.
William contributes to the Bank of England Decision Maker Panel, holds the Freedom of the City of London and is a Liveryman of The Grocers’ Company, where he is a member of the Property Sub Committee.
Through the Grocers’ Company, William sits on the Board of Governors of a London school and supports the charitable donation activity of The Grocers Charity, with a focus on education.