Ric Lewis is one of Europe’s most prolific opportunistic investors and business builders. As executive chairman and chief investment officer, he built Tristan Capital Partners into an investment management firm with €16B of assets under management across the UK and continental Europe. 

He founded the firm in 2009, following the blueprint he established at Curzon Capital, the €20B real estate private equity company he built up before selling in 2008.

Tristan Capital is jointly owned with New York Life Company but autonomously managed by its principals, with 180-plus members of staff in seven locations across Europe.

In 2009, Lewis founded The Black Heart Foundation, dedicated to improving educational access, quality and outcomes for underprivileged young people. The foundation has provided educational scholarships to more than 850 students at 160 institutions, completing 155 degrees, courses, training and education programmes throughout the UK and U.S.

Lewis was appointed chair of The Crown Estate in July 2025 and has helped the 800-year-old company stay at the cutting edge of real estate. 

Anastasia is a partner in Maples Teesdale’s commercial real estate team and is Head of ESG at our firm. In this role, Anastasia leads our ESG committee, which is committed to understanding the changes and how it affects our clients and their business interests, assisting them to respond swiftly to challenges and opportunities across all sectors and disseminating this information both within our firm and externally.

Anastasia has extensive experience of capital transactions; acquisitions, disposals and refinancing of commercial property, including portfolios and sale and leaseback transactions; developments, pre-lets as well as asset management [shopping centres, retail parks, hotels, warehouses, industrial parks and offices]; and specialist expertise in dealing with embassy and ambassadorial premises.

Anastasia is the co-Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Maples Teesdale. As an individual is passionate about the need for diversity within the legal profession, Anastasia pro-actively supports, and helps drive our Firm’s view that a diverse workplace is key to our business. Anastasia is also responsible for selecting trainees and paralegals to join our team. Anastasia is also a keen advocate of women raising their visibility in both the legal profession and the real estate industry. Anastasia is also a founding member of the Allbright women’s networking club, an active member of Real Estate Balance, and registered as a speaker with Women Talk Real Estate and on the committee of RE:Women.