Sustainable real assets.
Sharper decisions.
Stronger value.
Advising boards, investors, founders and owners on improving the value, performance and risk profile of real assets.
Sustainability in real assets—such as physical real estate, infrastructure, and energy networks—matters because it directly dictates the long-term financial performance, regulatory survival, and physical survival of an asset. Real assets account for roughly half of all global carbon emissions, placing them at the absolute centre of global climate policy and economic vulnerability.
“Technology platforms and performance data are the tools used to make this practical — clarifying where to invest, how to operate, and how to evidence improvements to investors, lenders and regulators. Energy, infrastructure and sustainability matter only when they shift valuation, cashflow, risk or access to capital.”
With 30+ years across real estate investment, development and infrastructure, including senior roles at Tritax Big Box REIT and advisory mandates with Orion, Aberdeen and Manx Financial Group. Somerville is now advising the boards and investors on the next generation of asset and platform decisions.
‘‘Clearer decisions. stronger cashflows, more resilient assets.”
Core Services
STRATEGY, INTEGRATION
& DISCLOSURE
Real-asset and portfolio strategy where sustainability, energy and disclosure are material to value. Materiality and opportunity analysis grounded in the business model — income, capex, financing, exit. Implementation that integrates into asset and investment management operations, not stand-alone programmes. ESG, climate and energy disclosures that stand up to scrutiny and reflect real performance.
PERFORMANCE, ENERGY
& RESILIENCE
Energy, carbon and resilience strategy for property and infrastructure portfolios, including grid constraints and backup power. Linking building energy and operational performance data to valuation, financing and exit. Support for software and operating platforms focused on energy and performance in buildings — proposition, data and governance.
INDEPENDENT CHALLENGE
& BOARD OVERSIGHT
Pre-IC, pre-board and pre-funding stress-testing of assumptions, claims and unit economics. Board and committee support where real-asset performance, energy and data are material to capital and risk. Independent
Alan Somerville advises boards, investors, founders and owners on improving the value, performance and risk profile of real assets. Every engagement starts from a specific asset, portfolio or platform and its place in the business model — then works back to the small number of decisions that actually move the dial.
About me
Somerville advises boards, investors, founders and owners on improving the value, performance and risk profile of real assets. Every engagement starts from a specific asset, portfolio or platform and its place in the business model — then works back to the small number of decisions that actually move the dial.
Latest Project
Insights for boards, investors and operators in real assets — short, practical, occasional.
Largest single housing-led investment in the City of Edinburgh in more than a decade, led by Orion Capital Partners & Ediston. Development includes office space, residential apartments, and purpose-built student accommodation. A brownfield site sitting in a long-established city centre community on the edge of a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Technology platforms and performance data are tools we use to make this practical — clarifying where to invest, how to operate, and how to evidence improvements to investors, lenders and regulators. Energy, infrastructure and sustainability matter only when they shift valuation, cash flow, risk or access to capital.
NEW TOWN QUARTER, EDINBURGH
Clients & Projects
A selection of real-asset clients, investors and platforms I've supported.
Ready to build future-ready assets?
If you are committed to delivering impactful work and advancing positive outcomes in the world- particularly within sustainable real assets - I would welcome the opportunity to connect.
