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CBRE Global Investors has expanded its credit platform with the additions of Michelle Liu in the Americas and Isabelle Brennan in the UK. Liu has joined the firm as a Managing Director and Senior Originator focused on deploying capital on behalf of the Americas Credit Division. She brings more than 16 years of lending experience with banks and specialty finance companies and will be based in New York. Prior to joining CBRE Global Investors, Liu served in the Real Estate...

Europa Capital, a pan-European real estate investment manager, has promoted James Farmer to Partner, in addition to three further promotions across origination and acquisitions and investor relations. Farmer joined the business as an Associate in 2010 from the Royal Bank of Scotland and during that time has assumed responsibility for acquisitions in Germany, Austria and Central Europe. Farmer has also been instrumental in assisting Fund Manager, Andy Watson, on the growth of the Europa Diversified Income Fund, which is focused...

Colliers has promoted Carsten Gørtz Petersen to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in Denmark. Current CEO, Peter Winther, has elected to lead activities for investors and owners as Executive Director for Capital Markets throughout Denmark. Gørtz Petersen previous role was as Partner and Director in charge of Colliers’ office in Aarhus, Denmark’s second largest city. He is a highly experienced and enterprising real estate leader with more than 15 years of experience from the commercial real estate industry and almost 20...

Real estate investor and manager, Cromwell Property Group (Cromwell) has promoted Danya Pollard to Head of Capital Solutions, Europe. Based in London, Pollard will join the European Management Team reporting directly to Cromwell’s Managing Director in Europe, Pertti Vanhanen, while continuing to work closely with Robert Percy, Cromwell’s Chief Investment Officer. She will also play a key role in Cromwell’s Diversity and Inclusion Council. Pollard joined Cromwell’s capital, product and research team in December 2019 with responsibility for enhancing Cromwell’s...

Colliers has added to its Property Management team with the hire of Michael Del Medico from CBRE, where he was Head of Added Value Services. Del Medico will join the Colliers team as a director and brings with him over 20 years of experience, with expertise in property management strategy, leadership and enhancing client relationships. Del Medico has led teams working across multiple sectors for clients ranging from private individuals to property companies and institutions. His most recent role involved...