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Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva, has announced a further hire to its European real estate team, appointing Edmond de Fels as investment manager. De Fels is the fourth significant addition to Aviva Investors’ growing European Real Estate team this year, as the business continues to grow its real estate strategy across the continent, having completed approximately €700 million of deals in 2022 so far. Based in Paris, he will manage real estate investments in the French...

David Harleman has been appointed as head of Fund Management as of 1 October. He will lead the Fund Management team of a.s.r. real estate. He takes on this leadership role in addition to his current position as fund manager for the ASR Dutch Farmland Fund. David Harleman joined a.s.r. real estate last year as fund manager of the ASR Dutch Farmland Fund. Before that, he spent ten years at Triodos Investment Management in various positions, including as Head of...

IPUT Real Estate (‘IPUT’), Ireland’s leading property company and the largest owner of offices and logistics assets in Dublin, announces the appointment of Ms Annette Kröger as a non-executive Director with effect from 1 October 2022. Ms Kröger is CEO Europe of Allianz Real Estate, one of the world´s largest real estate investment managers. With a 20 year career in real estate, she adds significant international industry expertise to the IPUT Board. John Mulcahy, Chairman, IPUT Real Estate, said: “Annette...

CBRE Investment Management (“CBRE IM”) has appointed Henrik Skoog as CFO in the Nordics. He will be responsible for all financial reporting processes and tax matters as well as external financings within the company on the corporate and property investment sides and will be the main financial contact person for fund and separate account teams. Henrik will be based in Stockholm, Sweden. Henrik joins from Artmax AB, where as CFO he was responsible for reporting to the owner, legal compliance...

KKR has hired Alexander Thams as head of Nordics within KKR’s European real estate team, effective immediately. Based in KKR’s Stockholm office, Thams will drive all KKR’s real estate investing activities in the Nordics, while also building out the team within the region. Thams joins KKR from Pictet Alternative Advisors where he was head of Nordics, real estate, responsible for all real estate investments in the region. Thams has previous experience from working at Alma Property Partners and Niam. He...

LaSalle Investment Management (“LaSalle”) today announced that Tom Rose, LaSalle’s current Head of UK Relative Returns, will succeed Julian Agnew as Head of Custom Accounts, Europe, effective from 1 December 2022. After a long and successful career at LaSalle, Julian has confirmed he will be leaving the business at the end of December 2022. Tom has been a key member of Julian’s team for more than 20 years, with responsibility for client portfolios with relative return investment strategies within the...

CTP N.V. (CTPNV.AS), (‘CTP’ or the ‘Company’) continental Europe’s largest owner, developer and manager of high quality industrial and logistics real estate,1 has appointed Maarten Otte as Head of Investor Relations. He joins CTP Group from Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, one of the world’s leading developers and operators of shopping malls, where he was Group Director of Investor Relations. Remon Vos, CTP CEO, said: “CTP is excited to have the young, talented Dutch man Maarten Otte joining as Head of Investor Relations. Maarten...

ICG Real Estate has teamed up with hotel investor Pro-invest to invest up to £500 million (€572 million) in UK assets. The two firms have created a venture which intends to acquire “high-quality hotel assets” in London and other core-UK markets. Krysto Nikolic, the global head of ICG Real Estate, said: “We are excited about the opportunity developing in the UK hotel sector. “This joint venture combines the strengths of ICG and Pro-Invest in hotel investing and asset management, positioning...

Sani/Ikos Group (SIG), the leading luxury beach resort group in the Mediterranean, and GIC, global institutional investor, have entered into a strategic partnership under which GIC will become the leading shareholder alongside SIG’s management team. The transaction values the Sani/Ikos Group at €2.3 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the 4th quarter of 2022, subject to customary regulatory approval. Under the leadership of its founders, Stavros Andreadis, Andreas Andreadis and Mathieu Guillemin, who remain significant shareholders, SIG has...