Ergo was set up by ex-president and COO of Brookfield Property and Grafton’s Cope. : A new UK property investment firm set up by Martin Jepson, the former president and COO of Brookfield Property Partners, and Christopher Cope, the former founding partner of Grafton Advisors, has agreed a £300m (€342.9m) partnership with NFU Mutual. Ergo Real Estate, which was established last month, will work with partners, focusing on value-add investment and development opportunities in London and the major cities and conurbations of the UK.