Advisory Services

Access our global platform, data-driven insights, and network of top-tier investment managers.

Townsend has been advising
real assets portfolios for
institutional investors for four
decades, across multiple
market cycles.

Investment Oversight
That Delivers

Townsend identifies emerging trends and opportunities ensuring that investment strategies are anticipatory, rather than reactive, enabling our clients to seize opportunities as they arise.

Backed by four decades of advisory experience, Townsend has deep intellectual and financial capital.

We research and select investments and construct and manage custom portfolios within specific investment and risk parameters and adapt your portfolio over time.

Working as an extension of your investment staff, with fiduciary responsibility for designing, building and growing your real assets portfolio, proactively seeking the optimum investment opportunities for your fund.

Solutions focused

We view ourselves as a solution provider. Needs vary by client and the services we offer and provide each client vary greatly. Combining an exclusive focus in real assets with a global investment platform, Townsend designs custom strategies, builds distinctive portfolios, and provides advocacy and oversight to help clients achieve their investment goals. A multi-manager, open-architecture approach allows Townsend clients to build durable real estate investment strategies with quality investment managers that cover the spectrum of risk profiles, geographic focus, and investment structures.

“Sound investment decisions start with sharp insight, strategic clarity, and a deep understanding of fast-moving markets.”

Advisory Services Include

  • A multi-manager, open-architecture global platform 
  • Dedicated senior, experienced Townsend investment team 
  • Investment strategy and plan development
  • Research and selection of investment options 
  • Performance monitoring, reporting and analysis 
  • Portfolio strategy evolution 
Advisory Services
Contact & Key Stats
Seth Marcus
Senior Managing Director
55 client mandates
across 14 countries/globally

15 year average client tenure
Invested across primary funds, secondary interests, joint ventures, co-investments, clubs, recapitalizations and GP entity interests

$232.0 billion AA
Advising and managing capital entrusted to us by clients worldwide