Meet the people
behind Azurite

Azurite was founded by Nigel Robertson, an experienced entrepreneur known for starting and floating directory service Scoot.com which achieved a market cap of £2.5bn. Robertson was also the largest seed investor in online retail giant ASOS, currently valued at over £3bn.

With an eye for investments and over 20 years living in Monaco, Robertson understood the opportunity in the region’s property market firsthand. Having assembled an expert team of professionals, the Azurite bond was launched opening up Monaco’s unique and typically inaccessible market to a wider audience of investors for the very first time.

A serial entrepreneur and investor, over a 40 year period John’s commercial experience has included starting and acquiring companies involved in hotels, recruitment, tour operating, transport/warehousing and property.

Most notable company exits were in 2008 Gullivers Sports Travel to TUI Travel and in 2012 Atchison Topeka Transport to Bibby Logistics. Now based in Monaco, John’s interests predominantly lie in logistics and property.

A versatile investment professional with over 20 years of experience working for a range of financial institutions, including several years at Deutsche Bank and HSBC. Martin raises capital  for Azurite and focuses on bringing in both individual and institutional investor clients.

An experienced capital markets professional with over 12 years of experience in both institutional and industry roles at PwC, Morgan Stanley, Bloomberg, Nordic American Tankers and UBS, as well as at his own advisory firm Coulant Capital. Jacob has been involved in capital raises and acquisitions totalling in excess of £3 billion across the globe. Jacob raises capital from a broad base of institutions and UHNWI clients.

Antti is an accomplished Olympic coach that brings his competitive spirit and global network to Azurite. As a coach, Antti has achieved tremendous results inspiring athletes to reach their peak performance levels.

Jake manages Azurite's market research, branding and marketing strategy. With over 12 years professional experience working with a range of globally renown companies such as Amazon, Jake oversees the day to day operations at Azurite and prides himself on developing exceptional market research to share with our investors.

Mark is a partner at Knights PLC, a law firm listed on the London stock exchange He is an expert at resolving commercial conflicts, having practiced commercial and insolvency litigation for over 25 years.  During that time, he has advised businesses on an extensive range o f disputes, from general commercial disputes, to pursuing professional advisers for their negligence and resolving complicated trust litigation.

Rozz acts an advisor to the company, alongside his company Monaco Projects. Monaco Projects has managed over 100 Monaco based property renovations. They have an in-depth understanding of Monaco's property planning requirements, resulting in fast tracking authorisations. They work with extremely talented teams of architects, builders and traders, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget. Monaco Projects brings the level of experience and expertise required for Azurite to deliver positive returns on its development/refurbishment investments.