The billionaire landowner, whose family wealth dates back to the 17th Century, died on Tuesday after suddenly being taken ill. 
Following a nine day hearing, the former managing director who filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against the firm has withdrawn his claim.
The real estate investment management arm of property services firm Savills said the move demonstrates the shift in focus from overseas investors to those based domestically. 
The property consultancy has appointed Eiji Sakaguchi as the chief executive officer for its operations in Japan
The London-based executive, who had previously worked for Tristan and Corestate, has left the direct property and infrastructure investment arm of the Australian bank after just over a year.
Sean Ruhmann is one of three consultants at NEPC that recently jumped ship to work at fund managers.  
The asset management arm of JPMorgan Chase is aiming to take advantage of opportunities arising from the country’s political and economic troubles.
One of the Chicago-based real estate investment manager’s latest recruits replaces an executive who had served in his role for only three months before leaving in April.
Stephen Blyth, who resigned after 17 months as CEO of the company managing Harvard University’s $37.6 bn endowment, had sought to improve returns at the fund, which invested about a quarter of its portfolio in real assets as of September 2015.
The Chicago-based property services firm has tapped cross-border capital transactions specialist Alistair Meadows to develop the firm’s roster of global clients. 
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