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, Azurite 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.

Mr. Fitzsimons recently retired as the Managing Director of a Greek shipping Family Office business, Doxa Advisors SAM, in Monaco. He set up the Monaco based family office in 2010. He worked for Doxa for eight years up until September 2018. His role included general management and investments, incorporating the purchase, development and sale of numerous properties in Monaco. Prior to starting the Monaco Family Office in 2010, he worked for the same family as a Director and Company Secretary of N S Lemos and Company Ltd which he joined in 1984. He has accumulated significant experience of direct investment and management of properties, equities, bonds, projects, funds and trading foreign exchange.

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.

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.