About Us

Tokoro was co-founded and is co-owned by Sanjay and Max, who have worked together since 2015.

Toko. ro (Japanese) translates to location in English. However, in Japanese location is both boundless and precise, for example an office cannot exist in a place (say Paris) without the place (Paris) being imbued into the office.

By this same notion we believe the values of our team and our firm should not sit separately from one another. We encourage diversity and inclusion and want to create a team that are free to think and express their life experience thereby enriching our business.

Team

Sanjay Sethi
Partner

Sanjay Sethi is a Brit, but is of Kenyan Indian heritage.

Prior to co-founding Tokoro, he obtained his investment experience at Brockton Capital, Moor Park Capital, NatWest Markets (formerly named The Royal Bank of Scotland and ABN AMRO) and Credit Suisse. He is also a qualified Barrister and has practiced at Allen & Overy and Lamb Chambers. He serves on Board of Trustees for the Tuberous Sclerosis Association, a medical research and support services charity.

Max Bassadone
Partner

Max Bassadone is a Gibraltarian, but is of Italian and Austrian heritage.

Prior to co-founding Tokoro, he obtained his investment experience at Brockton Everlast, Brockton Capital, Nuveen (formerly named TH Real Estate and TIAA) and Colliers International. He is a qualified Chartered Surveyor.

John Hopkins
CFO

John is a Brit.

He joined Tokoro in November 2020, prior to which he acquired his real estate experience over a number of years working for the likes of Pradera, Ares (formerly AREA Property Partners) and Barings. John is a qualified Chartered Accountant and completed his training as an auditor with PwC. He is on the Board of Trustees of SMIRA, a small UK charity.

Liam Mahoney
Finance and Operations

Liam is a Brit and is of Celtic heritage.

Liam joined Tokoro in March 2023, he obtained his real estate investment experience at Trez Capital in Vancouver, Canada, where he passed his CFA Level II. Liam is also a qualified chartered accountant (ACA) and serves on the Board of Trustees for Solidarity Sports, a London-based charity that provides support to children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Andy McIntyre
Development Manager

Andy was born in New Zealand, but is of British heritage.

He worked with Sanjay and Max at Brockton Capital and they overlapped there for 5 years. He acts as a development management consultant and has worked with Tokoro since its formation. Andy gained his development experience from his time at Grantham Associates which was subsumed into Brockton Capital in 2014. Prior to Brockton Andy spent ten years in the Central London Planning, Development & Regeneration team at Avison Young.

Elton Xavier
Investment

Elton is a Brit, but is of Goan heritage.

Elton joined Tokoro in September 2020 after graduating from Henley Business School, having completed an MSc in Real Estate Finance. Elton champions the UpReach Xperience programme, an initiative focused on improving social mobility in the UK.

Charlotte Thornton
Investment

Charlotte is a Brit.

Charlotte joined Tokoro in September 2024. Prior to this, she obtained her real estate experience at Goldman Sachs, where she worked for over 6 years. Charlotte holds a BA in Experimental Psychology from the University of Oxford.

Thomas Wakenhut
Investment

Thomas is a bit Brit and a bit French.

He joined Tokoro in April 2024, he obtained his prior real estate investment experience working for Belvedere Capital in Paris. Thomas holds an MSc in Real Estate from ESCP Europe.

Nadia Guerrero
Investment

Nadia is Mexican.

Nadia joined Tokoro in September 2023 after graduating from the University of Cambridge, having completed an MPhil in Real Estate Finance. Prior to her masters degree she worked as a civil engineer at Gonzalez Guerrero Ingeniería and Ferralla. She volunteers at tofs, a charity that supports people affected with a rare congenital condition.

Caroline Schmid
Investment

Caroline is Swiss.

She joined Tokoro in September 2024 after graduating from Henley Business School, having completed an MSc in Real Estate Finance. Prior to her masters degree, she worked in the hospitality industry.

Tom Ferber
Investment - Living

Tom is a Brit.

He leads Homie and our living strategy having spent over 15 years working at Student Cribs across investment, development and asset management. Tom holds an MSc. in Building Surveying from London South Bank University.

Kit Leahy
Investment - Living

Kit is a Brit.

He joined Homie in July 2024 but works across Tokoro’s living strategies. Kit joins us from Worthstone, a sustainable investing business. Prior to this, Kit obtained his investment experience working in the student sector across investment, asset management and development. He holds an MSc. in Real Estate from Bayes Business School.

Nalise Hahn
Sustainability Lead

Nalise is South African.

Nalise has worked with Tokoro since 2023 and has assisted TKO-I in obtaining its GRESB accreditation, she now works across all of Tokoro’s strategies. Nalise provides technical expertise on climate risk and wider sustainability matters. She holds an MSc in Environment & Development as well as a BSc in Molecular Ecosystem sciences and is passionate about being an influence for good.

Tokoro is climate neutral and has been part of 1% for the Planet since 2020.