Meiko Savard

Meiko Savard is Chief Investment Officer at Hilltop Property Partners, leading investment strategy, deal execution and capitalisation of Build-to-Rent (BTR) developments. Meiko has more than 10 years’ experience in the UK BTR market through his tenures at Greystar and Telford Homes (Trammell Crow Company), having executed more than 8,000 BTR units, and 10,000 PBSA beds across the UK, a total of £6bn in partnership with global institutional capital.

Prior to joining Hilltop Property Partners, Meiko was Head of Investment at Telford Homes, Trammell Crow Company’s market entry into UK BTR. During his 5-year tenure he set up an investment function to reposition the business away from traditional housebuilding to an institutional BTR developer. He was responsible for all deal underwriting, portfolio management of owned assets, Investment Committee engagements and overseeing deal risk management.

Before joining Telford, Meiko spent 5 years at Greystar, where he was one of the earliest team members of Greystar’s first international venture. Meiko worked on the acquisition of 10,000 PBSA beds in portfolios across the UK, before joining the newly established development function led by Michela Hancock. For the following 4 years Meiko served as the dedicated investment lead for Greystar’s UK BTR development pipeline. His experience spans from smaller scale forward funding deals with UK housebuilders to large-scale ground-up regeneration schemes of >2,000 units at Greenford Quay in London.

Meiko started his career in Private Equity at Ufenau Capital in Zurich, Switzerland.

He holds an MSc in Accounting and Finance from Durham University and a BSc in Business Administration from the University of Mannheim, Germany.