Jamie Henderson
Executives from investor Allianz Real Estate and advisor Macquarie Capital discuss how to navigate the obstacles facing European-focused investors and fund managers today.
Dick van Hal, chief executive of Bouwinvest, the Netherlands’ third largest real estate investor, recalls the pension fund manager’s determination to continue investing through the crisis – while others held back – and reaping the rewards.
The diplomatic assault on Qatar by its Gulf neighbors has left executives in the private real estate market wondering what it means for the country’s sovereign wealth fund.
In the aftermath of the UK’s vote to leave the EU, Germany has become Europe’s top pick for property investment. But it remains to be seen how long its advantage will last.
After brokering two of the biggest office sales in Europe this year, property ‘super-agent’ James Beckham has chosen to jump ship from Cushman & Wakefield to rival CBRE.
The German real estate investment manager beat competition from DIC Assets and Hamburg Trust to secure the €9.8bn funds subsidiary of IVG in a deal which saw its assets grow to €30bn.
Henderson Park has continued its expansion into European real estate by entering the student accommodation sector following the formation of a joint venture with Houston-based investment manager Hines. Nick Weber, the former Mount Kellett executive and founder of Henderson Park, and Lars Huber, chief executive of Hines Europe, said the partnership would be targeting value-add […]
When Oxford Properties sold its flagship London asset, the Cheesegrater, in March for £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion; €1.35 billion), industry commentators viewed the deal with CC Land Holdings as a shrewd piece of business, especially given the uncertainty surrounding London’s post-Brexit status and the record-breaking price involved. But little did those voices realize that Oxford, […]
TH Real Estate has collected an extra €422 million of equity from five institutional investors for its latest European property fund, saying the vehicle “resonated” with investors because its city-focused approach looked beyond short-term cycles. The London-based investment manager, owned by US investor TIAA, launched the open-ended, core European Cities Fund in March last year […]
On the sidelines of PERE’s Global Investor Forum in Amsterdam, Stephen Tross, head of international investments at Dutch pension manager Bouwinvest lays out to PERE the advantages of combining unlisted real estate with its more volatile listed cousin.