Rebrand for Knightsbridge Student Housing
Oaktree Capital-backed Knightsbridge Student Housing is rebranding to become Threesixty Developments.
The company, formed in 2010 when Oaktree joined forces with former Victoria Hall chief executive Bob Crompton to develop a major student housing company, is now seeking to expand its portfolio to £1.5bn.
It has grown rapidly to become a significant developer and operator of student housing in the UK, Spain and Ireland.
Earlier this year it sold 12 student housing schemes in the UK, known as the Westbourne Portfolio, for a value of £540m to Goldman Sachs and Greystar.
The group now aims to secure 48 schemes by the end of 2018, which would total more than 20,000 rooms.
Knightsbridge also wholly owns operating platform the Student Housing Company.
Crompton, chief executive of Threesixty Developments and the Student Housing Company, said the rebrand marks a fresh chapter in our story …