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"London is better positioned than its main competitors to come out of Covid well," argues Northacre's CEO, Niccolò Barattieri di San Pietro, as he suggests that "lockdown highlighted the greatest pleasure of all is human contact and that we are urban beasts."
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Niccolò has spent more than 20 years in the worlds of finance and real estate. A partner at global real estate advisor Est4te Four and former hedge fund trader, he brought his wealth of experience to Northacre in 2013.
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