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August 11, 2025

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie appoints Stuart Dickie as associate in commercial property team

Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has appointed Stuart Dickie as an associate in its commercial property team, based in Edinburgh.

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British Council for Offices Northern Committee appoints Sasha Norcliffe

August 11, 2025

PTXRE hires Leiv Pfizenmaier as director of transactions

HSBC AM names Karim Ghannam global head of real assets

Bonaventure appoints Mike Auerbach chief growth officer

Newmark appoints Tobias Köhler as co-head of Living Capital Markets Germany

Newmark names André Berger as co-head of Living Capital Markets Germany

Savills names Sam Alexander associate director in South Australia

UK’s Sandyford names Jason Goss head of building surveying

JLL hires Angelo Augenbroe as Düsseldorf capital markets director

Sixth Street acquires 38% of Sorgenia in €4bn renewables platform deal

Call for entries: Top Industrial & Logistics Projects

King Street appoints Michael Fuller to lead European real estate strategy

Cushman & Wakefield makes Martin Polifke head of business development services in Germany

Hines names Hao Zhan as its head of Asia, private wealth solutions

Square One Law appoints Pav Lalria to property team in Leeds, UK

Hydrogen push accelerates with £200m Thames Freeport investment

Invesco Real Estate appoints Kim Hourihan as head of global strategy

JLL names Daniel Bey head of project and development services in Germany

Intervest appoints Dominik Weis to lead German business

PATRIZIA names Ker Gilchrist head of UK investment management

Crescent Real Estate appoints Troy Furbay as managing director, hospitality

Noble Investment Group appoints Chris Ascari as director of finance

Newcastle’s HTA Real Estate appoints Richard Scott as director to lead investment strategy

Savills IM names Ilona Szafer as Head of Poland

Newcore appoints George Coulson Associate Director

Robeco names Anton Eser as chief investment officer

Jo Bond appointed non-executive director at Citivale

WTW expands UK real estate practice with Shaun Grainger appointment

Newmark appoints Nathalie Wegner to lead Berlin office leasing

Trowers & Hamlins adds Brian Hitchcock as partner in projects and construction

CTP secures €500m sustainability-linked loan for bond buyback

Joachim Pfisterer takes over as managing director for Wilma Immobilien in Bavaria

Wilma Immobilien appoints Ingo Schilling as Rhine-Main managing director

Knight Frank appoints Matt Roper to London lease advisory team

Tom Donnelly appointed head of commercial at NAI Harcourts Australia

Pierre Nolte named head of Germany at Cushman & Wakefield

Colliers names Manuel Backfisch head of capital markets for B- and C-tier cities in Germany

Cushman & Wakefield makes Emma Rossetti head of operations for Asia Pacific and EMEA

Cushman & Wakefield names Tom Gibson as president of project and development services for Asia Pacific and EMEA

Cushman & Wakefield appoints James Young as president of markets for Asia Pacific and EMEA

Yousof Sabri promoted to director of development management at ROSHN

CBRE names Chris Connelly as executive group president for the US and Canada

Cushman & Wakefield names Ben Cullen as head of UK & Ireland

Isabelle Scemama, AXA IM Alts: ‘What’s happening everywhere in the world is a wake-up call’

Fiera finds its niche in Europe’s mid-market real estate

What’s behind the growth of branded residences?

We know what works for senior living: now it needs to scale

Sylwia Ziemacka

CSOs must gain financial power as green energy support diminishes

Renewed shift to defence will drive logistics demand

Savills appoints Ben Schubert as head of capital transactions and advisory in Australia and New Zealand

Savills names Paul Roberts as CEO of Savills Australia and New Zealand

Zoltan Zolyomi appointed to lead Wallacea Living’s first London retirement community

Martin Linz joins Artprojekt in Germany as senior developer

UK’s HaysMac appoints Sarah Redstone as audit director in property team

Katie Clemence-Jackson named CEO of the UK’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard

‘Retail is mispriced’: inside Evonite’s contrarian real estate strategy

Real Asset Insight – August/September 2025

Urban Land Institute UK names Alexis Muller as vice chair of Young Leaders group

Urban Land Institute UK appoints Louis Lallouette as chair of Young Leaders group

Landmark Properties appoints Ioannis Verdelis to lead European development and investment

Pluto Finance expands to Scotland with Jamie Drummond leading Edinburgh office

Shakespeare Martineau hires David Adams as a partner in the UK’s Midlands

Elders appoints John Talbot to lead commercial real estate growth

Rockwood hires Jimmy Yung as global head of originations

Shurooq appoints Yousif Ahmed AlMutawa as chief real estate officer

James White to lead DekaBank’s London real estate lending operations

Cushman & Wakefield appoints Chris Bennett to lead London offices capital markets

Colliers hires Peer Nikolai Neiser to lead capital markets in Frankfurt metro region

Fritz Maier-Hartmann to lead JLL’s Munich office

Baytree appoints Stefan Siegle to lead German operations

Michael Hardman joins Evans Randall Investors as development director

Simon Carter becomes president of British Property Federation

Gen II appoints Ben Mardon to lead real assets in Europe

Oliver Bauscher to head Germany’s Next Values advisory firm

StudentCrowd names Nathan Goddard as non-executive director

Hägen Wolf appoints Sharon Mathieson to lead new Newcastle office

Transport Logistic 2025: intensifying competition for logistic real estate

Richard Betts, founding partner of Real Asset Media

Taylor Wessing names Emma Chadwick head of real estate disputes

LIP Invest promotes David Zimmermann to co-managing director

David Green-Morgan joins ANREV as director of research and professional standards

CoStar appoints Alexa-Maria Rathbone Barker to lead European expansion

Jens Münch joins German real estate firm Midstad as head of asset management

UK’s Strutt & Parker hires Tamerah Couchman to lead marketing and client experience

UK’s Strutt & Parker names Gary Higgins as managing director

Watling Real Estate appoints Guy Brett to lead new consulting division

easyHotel appoints Charley Le Peillet as development director for France and Belgium

Savills Germany appoints Oliver Baumgärtel as director in Berlin

Mandarin Oriental names Brad Berry head of residences and homes

Stephen Proctor to lead real estate and construction at McCann FitzGerald

Baker McKenzie names Benedek Kovács international partner in Hungary

Knight Frank makes Michael Kwok head of capital markets, Australia

Knight Frank names Rob Sewell head of institutional sales, Australia

AXA IM Alts promotes Antoine Mesnage to lead Asia Pacific real estate

AXA IM Alts appoints Laurent Jacquemin to lead North American real estate

Focus on land for logistics as competition grows

Raimund Paetzmann, managing partner at Logivalue GmbH

Simon Ellis appointed manager of M&G European Property Fund

infinitSpace appoints Heiko Himme as head of real estate for mainland Europe

HauckSchuchardt names Dr. Sven Wortberg as partner

Ric Lewis appointed chair of The Crown Estate

Ward Hadaway hires Richard Bradbury as real estate partner in Manchester

Catella appoints Petra Blazkova as head of research and strategy

Ryu Kudo appointed CEO of Yanmar Compact Equipment

Pablo Buendía joins Savills Spain as national retail leasing director

Zachary Vaughan to lead Northwest Healthcare Properties REIT as CEO

Apterra Infrastructure Capital appoints John Pugh as chief risk officer

Jens Ahring to lead shopping centre asset management at Garbe Retail

Neoshare hires Joachim Smejkal for logistics transactions team

Martin Froelich takes on digital leadership role at Savills Germany

Dan Batterton to lead housing strategy at Legal & General

SEGRO names Susanne Schroeter-Crossan as CFO

Forsters appoints Noel Ainsworth to launch real estate funds practice

Dubai property market soars to $18.2bn sales in May

Interview – Rudiger Dany: ‘Our assets are too important for retailers to ignore’

Courtney Fingar

“Optimism abounds” as ULI conference returns to London

Imogen Thompson, executive director of ULI UK.

How will logistics navigate choppy waters amid tariffs?

‘By using AI, we’re able to cover much more ground’

SHHA interview: ‘We see huge, long-term potential in all areas of healthcare’

Sylwia Ziemacka

Investors to increase co-living allocations as resi focus grows

Mike Edge joins Beyond Corporate as head of real estate

CBRE names Henrica Ginström managing director in Finland

New lending fuels Greek real estate

Praemia REIM appoints Guy-Young Lamé head of research and strategy

Auren names María Eugenia Aldama partner in real estate law

A&L Goodbody appoints Kevin Murphy to lead real estate in Belfast

Scaling solutions for a global challenge

Sylwia Ziemacka

The Building Safety Act: what it means for PBSA… and students

TLT hires Neal Bhattacharyya as real estate partner in London

Logicor appoints Susann Birkert-Müller head of development in Germany

Westbridge names Benita Schneider chief commercial officer

Sirius Real Estate appoints Angus Fay as strategic adviser

Fiera Capital names Ignacio Ruíz Gallego to Iberian debt role

Stabilisation in Europe and strategic opportunities in Dutch real estate finance

Alexander Huber, Global Head of Real Estate, and Annemarie Leeuwen, Head of Real Estate, Amsterdam at BayernLB.

Gresham House closes £375m UK forestry fund with institutional backing

Energy and infrastructure are key for UK investment

Peter Rolton, executive chairman of engineering consultancy Rolton Group.

Catella names Daniel Gorosch head of corporate finance Europe

Czech industrial market steadies as 1.6m sq m under construction

John Carter appointed head of real estate finance at Hodge

Casilda Mulliez joins Edgar Suites as director for Spain and Portugal

Issie Armstrong appointed head of client capital at Aboria Capital

M&G Real Estate acquires €73.2m logistics hub in Germany’s Rhine-Main

Completions fall 14% as Germany misses housing target again

Alexandre Reinbold named head of Groupama Gan REIM

Jupiter AM appoints William López head of Europe and Latin America

Gilson Gray names Rajan Shori head of real estate for England

Iceland’s K64 Circular Industries aims to redefine sustainable industrial development

Elin Guðnadóttir, Programme Director, KADECO.

Porto mayor tackles the talent paradox

Rui Moreira, Mayor of Porto

FDI expert calls for a focus on opportunities amid uncertainty

Dr. James Zhan, Senior Advisor to WAIPA and Chairman of the Executive Board of WAIPA’s World Investment Conference.

Oman Vision 2040 is opening a new era for investors

Dr. Khalfan Said al Shu'aili, Oman’s Minister of Housing and Urban Planning.

Real estate is an untapped opportunity for investment promotion agencies

Ismail Ersahin, CEO and executive director of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA).

ULI Europe names Jan W. Peter as chief operating officer

Resolution Property appoints Stéphanie Mareschal as senior asset manager

Titanvolt targets global growth with battery breakthrough for homes

Neill Richardson, chief executive officer of Titanvolt.

UK’s West Midlands unveils £19bn digital platform to lure real estate investors

UK law firm TLT names Colin Brown partner in Edinburgh office

Fusion Group names Andre Ferdinand projects director and board member

Capital returning but political risks and insurance availability top investor concerns

Thomas Veith, Global Head of Real Assets at PwC.

Long Harbour appoints Sylvain Fortier as Senior Adviser

INREV appoints Lucy Fletcher as Chair

Germany’s public investment plans set context for deal-by-deal strategy

Gereon Kohlgrüber, managing director and head of investments, Germany at AEW.

Senior housing must be rethought for an ageing population

Caroline Gronack, Managing Director, Apleona Invest GmbH

Market recovers at different speeds in Europe with residential a big focus for the Netherlands

Alexander Huber, Global Head of Real Estate, BayernLB Annemarie Leeuwen, Head of Real Estate Amsterdam, BayernLB

We’re backing the French logistics market: this is why

Robust financing structures key to deals in a challenging logistics market

Real Asset Insight – May/June 2025

Kula launches new governance model for impact investments

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 surpasses key milestones

Knight Frank: more global investors opt for ESG strategies

New study on how to leverage ESG shareholder engagement

‘Coalition of the willing’ needed to fight backlash against ESG

Mark Allnutt, Greystar: ‘Regardless of the economy, people need somewhere to live’

Worboys returns with target of £1bn volume in two years

The fundamentals driving real estate success in Greece

Today’s urban centres need to offer more than just shopping

Senior living: ‘The opportunity lies in reimagining ageing as an asset’

Sylwia Ziemacka

Senior living evolves to meet the needs of an ageing world

Sylwia Ziemacka

SHHA new partners and members

Hotels: the renaissance of a once-written-off asset class

We only see the number of REIT investors increasing

Pragmatism, not politics, will be a winning strategy

Our challenge is to show infrastructure’s benefits

Risk and opportunity has become the ‘new normal’

There are still meaningful opportunities out there

Investors and operators need to be more aligned

Prognosis for the future of real assets seems fair

Reshoring and nearshoring will force a rethink of investment strategies

To retain agency over AI, we need to learn over and over again

US installed record-breaking 50GW of solar capacity in 2024

MIPIM: Media savvy cities increasingly turn to TikTok

All eyes remain on Europe’s interest rates

Will investors continue to find real estate attractive?

We are very optimistic about a recovery in 2025

Living set to be the star performer over five years

Italy has latent potential for asset repositioning

CRE needs a compelling customer proposition

Our focus is on housing for young professionals

Structural challenges are still keeping us busy

Interest rate cuts could kickstart M&A activity

Tenants have developed an awareness of ESG

Quality and location are the decisive factors

Conservative risk profile served us well in 2024

US residential asset class has shown resilience

Reshuffling of supply chains could drive demand

Opportunities as markets become more high-tech

CEE logistics benefits as nearshoring continues

The main element of our strategy is unaltered

Continuing to expand our talent pool is essential

2025 will be a transition year to the new cycle

Adding value through refurbishment of assets

Logistics fundamentals still exceptionally strong

Data will play a key role in investment decisions

We laid the groundwork in 2024 for future growth

Real estate fundamentals haven’t changed

DUEL megatrends will shape 2025 investment scene

Investors seek the best assets in flight to quality

Eindhoven to buy Brainport campus as ASML expands

Listed real estate faces financing challenge

Resilient strategies key in evolving landscape

The current environment presents opportunities

Sidelining sustainability in projects is a mistake

Offices revive as demand for alternatives grows

French asset values set to rise in 2025 after market recovery

Hopes for recovery in German market after difficult 2024

No magic bullet as Germany looks for return to normality

Positive year ahead for Poland and CEE as investors return

Real Asset Insight – March/April 2025

Riga eyes public-private partnerships to unlock development potential

Fredis Bikovs, Director, Riga Investment and Tourism Agency.

Investors shift focus as Europe’s markets evolve amid uncertainty, say experts

Outlook Summit: data sharing is the key to ESG compliance

February 19, 2025

Real Asset Insight – February 2025

February 10, 2025

New INREV focus group aims to make ESG more valuable

February 5, 2025

Investment needed to support continued growth of Uzbekistan’s high-flying tourism industry

January 31, 2025

Project finance plummets in 2024, greenfield FDI remains weak and M&A is stable: UNCTAD report

January 27, 2025

ADR unveils Europe’s largest solar plant at Fiumicino Airport

January 22, 2025

Milan’s Vertical Forest: ten years as a green inspiration

January 21, 2025

Aviva redoubles commitment to energy infrastructure

January 16, 2025

LCBI & Afilog JV to measure carbon footprint of logistics

January 14, 2025

Patrizia and Revive JV to build affordable housing in Benelux

January 9, 2025

Study shows solar motorways a viable solution for Germany

January 9, 2025

Wind energy the largest source of electricity in UK for first time

January 7, 2025

Saudi Arabia: partnerships help make progress to Vision 2030

Fahad Al-Hashem, Ministry of Investment, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

December 20, 2024

New technology to the fore as ROSHN focuses on Saudi vision

Waleed Bawaked, Senior Director, Strategy & Planning, ROSHN

December 19, 2024

Manchester: High quality real estate critical to FDI success

Joe Manning, Managing Director, MIDAS.

December 18, 2024

‘I wish we were in a calmer world, but I guess it creates opportunities’

December 18, 2024

Hotspots remain popular as logistics providers look to de-risk

December 18, 2024

Sienna IM creates first private debt biodiversity impact fund

December 17, 2024

New Murabba is establishing a new ‘downtown’ for Riyadh

Carl Schibrowski, Chief Development Officer, New Murabba Development Company

December 17, 2024

Logistics: development seen as a ‘very smart’ route going forward

December 17, 2024

Student housing is now ‘an institutional investment product’

December 17, 2024

Regulatory frameworks drive data-centre demand

December 17, 2024

Looking for consistency in uncertain times

December 17, 2024

Urban densification ticks climate resilience and social impact boxes

December 17, 2024

Good data is key to managing the social aspects of ESG

December 17, 2024

Debt market is ‘massively’ more liquid, but legacy issues remain

December 17, 2024

Spain dives into the ‘blue zone’ of senior living development

December 16, 2024

Collaboration key to quality care delivery

Sylwia Ziemacka

December 16, 2024

Affordability and home working dictate investors’ living strategies

December 16, 2024

Supply-demand imbalances abound in the German market

December 16, 2024

‘Entire value chain’ needs to address resi affordability crisis

Hilke Nijmeijer, Portfolio Manager Europe Residential Strategy, CBRE Investment Management.

December 12, 2024

Savills: indoor air quality is a problem for real estate industry

December 11, 2024

€2bn Mareterra waterfront project launched in Monaco

December 4, 2024

M&G’s 40 Leadenhall bets on amenities to lure workers back

December 3, 2024

Real Asset Insight – December 2024

December 2, 2024

CTP and Raben install Europe’s largest heat pump in Warsaw

November 27, 2024

Changing attitudes detected as market starts upward climb

Alexandre Grellier, CEO, Drooms.

November 26, 2024

LCBI and One Click LCA team up to decarbonise real estate

November 26, 2024

BNP Paribas AM launches fund to invest in sustainable forestry

November 21, 2024

Clarion secures €240m green NAV loan from NatWest

November 19, 2024

Ikea lines up €1.5bn for energy improvements to retail units

November 15, 2024

Panattoni report: sustainability still a challenge for logistics

November 12, 2024

Solivus’ solar installation for Farnborough Airport complete

November 11, 2024

Data privacy and AI approach make Switzerland R&D magnet

Patrik Wermelinger, Chief Investment Promotion Officer, Switzerland Global Enterprise.

November 11, 2024

Gehrke to head DACH construction at Nexspace Data Centers

November 5, 2024

Deals activity destined for an increase as market transforms

Duco Mook, Head of Treasury and Debt Financing EMEA, CBRE Investment Management

November 4, 2024

Panattoni and GFH to invest $500m in I&L projects in Saudi

November 1, 2024

Industry unity needed in the face of new environmental law

Jan Kristian Westerlund, Chief Commercial Officer, Freesi.

October 31, 2024

Empowering investment promotion agencies: a critical step for global FDI recovery

October 30, 2024

New software first step in giant ‘Sandcastle’s’ sustainability bid

October 29, 2024

EXPO Real: ‘United front’ by UK cities as sentiment improves

October 28, 2024

ESG: ‘Exciting times’ ahead as consensus on KPIs grows

Robbie Epsom, EMEA head of Sustainability, CBRE Investment Management.

October 27, 2024

ZIN project in Brussels to set new standard for sustainability

October 25, 2024

Case for office retrofitting stronger as rent gap hits 35%

October 24, 2024

Can real estate leverage the AI data management revolution?

Sri Ramachandran, CEO and president, NTrust Infotech.

October 22, 2024

Interlinking all ESG issues makes it easier to drive value

Emily Hamilton, Chief Sustainability Officer, Savills Investment Management.

October 17, 2024

LCBI awards first European labels to low-carbon projects

October 17, 2024

Montea’s Antwerp project wins EXPO Real Impact award 2024

October 14, 2024

Ingka’s stake in energy project puts more wind in its sales

October 11, 2024

‘The AI data management revolution is upon us’

October 10, 2024

Lender leverages real estate platform in changing landscape

October 9, 2024

German real estate market: on the cusp of a new cycle

October 9, 2024

Europe’s logistical strength: stable and sustainable growth

October 7, 2024

Real Asset Insight – October 2024

October 2, 2024

AEW: decarbonising real estate more costly but still achievable

September 30, 2024

KGAL energy transition fund bets on green hydrogen plant

September 27, 2024

Flexible & sustainable buildings help deliver social impact

September 18, 2024

Data Uncovered: Audits the key to avoid expensive inaccuracy

Martin Betts, Vice President Commercial Real Estate EMEA, NTrust.

September 18, 2024

Climate risk has risen to the top of investors’ agendas

September 17, 2024

Germany turns to geothermal energy in the quest for ‘green’

September 17, 2024

Social impact and good returns go hand in hand, experts say

September 14, 2024

Heike Martin to head Invesco’s DACH and NL investment

September 12, 2024

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