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Real Asset Insight – March/April 2025

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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

Real Asset Insight – February 2025

Lucien Howlett

New INREV focus group aims to make ESG more valuable

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

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

ADR unveils Europe’s largest solar plant at Fiumicino Airport

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

Aviva redoubles commitment to energy infrastructure

LCBI & Afilog JV to measure carbon footprint of logistics

Patrizia and Revive JV to build affordable housing in Benelux

Study shows solar motorways a viable solution for Germany

Wind energy the largest source of electricity in UK for first time
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Saudi Arabia: partnerships help make progress to Vision 2030

Fahad Al-Hashem, Ministry of Investment,  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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New technology to the fore as ROSHN focuses on Saudi vision

Waleed Bawaked, Senior Director, Strategy & Planning, ROSHN
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Manchester: High quality real estate critical to FDI success

Joe Manning, Managing Director, MIDAS.

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

Paul Strohm

Hotspots remain popular as logistics providers look to de-risk

Paul Strohm

Sienna IM creates first private debt biodiversity impact fund
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New Murabba is establishing a new ‘downtown’ for Riyadh

Carl Schibrowski, Chief Development Officer, New Murabba Development Company

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

Paul Strohm

Student housing is now ‘an institutional investment product’

Nicol Dynes

Regulatory frameworks drive data-centre demand

Paul Strohm

Looking for consistency in uncertain times

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Urban densification ticks climate resilience and social impact boxes

Paul Strohm

Good data is key to managing the social aspects of ESG

Paul Strohm

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

Paul Strohm

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

Nicol Dynes

Collaboration key to quality care delivery

Sylwia Ziemacka

Affordability and home working dictate investors’ living strategies

Paul Strohm

Supply-demand imbalances abound in the German market

Nicol Dynes
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‘Entire value chain’ needs to address resi affordability crisis

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

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

€2bn Mareterra waterfront project launched in Monaco

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

Real Asset Insight – December 2024

Lucien Howlett

CTP and Raben install Europe’s largest heat pump in Warsaw
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Changing attitudes detected as market starts upward climb

Alexandre Grellier, CEO, Drooms.

LCBI and One Click LCA team up to decarbonise real estate

BNP Paribas AM launches fund to invest in sustainable forestry

Clarion secures €240m green NAV loan from NatWest

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

Panattoni report: sustainability still a challenge for logistics

Solivus’ solar installation for Farnborough Airport complete
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Data privacy and AI approach make Switzerland R&D magnet

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

Gehrke to head DACH construction at Nexspace Data Centers

Paul Strohm
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Deals activity destined for an increase as market transforms

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

Panattoni and GFH to invest $500m in I&L projects in Saudi
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Industry unity needed in the face of new environmental law

Jan Kristian Westerlund, Chief Commercial Officer, Freesi.

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

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

EXPO Real: ‘United front’ by UK cities as sentiment improves
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ESG: ‘Exciting times’ ahead as consensus on KPIs grows

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

ZIN project in Brussels to set new standard for sustainability

Case for office retrofitting stronger as rent gap hits 35%
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Can real estate leverage the AI data management revolution?

Sri Ramachandran, CEO and president, NTrust Infotech.
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Interlinking all ESG issues makes it easier to drive value

Emily Hamilton, Chief Sustainability Officer, Savills Investment Management.

LCBI awards first European labels to low-carbon projects

Montea’s Antwerp project wins EXPO Real Impact award 2024

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

‘The AI data management revolution is upon us’

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Lender leverages real estate platform in changing landscape

Paul Strohm

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

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Europe’s logistical strength: stable and sustainable growth

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Real Asset Insight – October 2024

Lucien Howlett

AEW: decarbonising real estate more costly but still achievable

KGAL energy transition fund bets on green hydrogen plant

Flexible & sustainable buildings help deliver social impact
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Data Uncovered: Audits the key to avoid expensive inaccuracy

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

Climate risk has risen to the top of investors’ agendas

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

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

Heike Martin to head Invesco’s DACH and NL investment

Paul Strohm

Chris Gill made MD of Kajima Europe’s partnerships business

Paul Strohm

Ben Beck joins Tri7 to launch office investment business

Paul Strohm

Pellicer and Warren bolster Evonite leadership

Paul Strohm

Knight Frank launches new Social Value Consultancy team

Savills Germany hires Thomas Nandzik as retail agency director

Paul Strohm

Birchgrove hires The Collective’s Beresford

Paul Strohm

Krewel joins Real IS board of management

Paul Strohm

ESG upgrade-rate needs to double to meet targets: KF
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Rate cuts do little to dispel concerns as ESG costs rise

Alexandre Grellier,CEO, Drooms.

Europa hires Patrizia’s Aqil Nagji

Paul Strohm

DEFAMA hires Bernreuther for  management team

Paul Strohm

Hayate joins CBRE IM as senior director client solutions

Paul Strohm

Stransky takes on business development at CTP

Paul Strohm

CBRE strengthens debt advisory capability with senior hire

Paul Strohm

Summer break!

Shah is Madison International’s new VP investments

Paul Strohm

CBRE appoints new head of leasing in the UK

Paul Strohm

Quadrant appoints two new development directors

Paul Strohm

Former GPE director Steven Mew joins Runway East board

Paul Strohm

Mende steps in as Klein and Schreppel quit CBRE Germany

Paul Strohm

KGAL appoints Vormann new head of institutional business

Paul Strohm

Amawi joins KF as general manager to help Saudi growth

Paul Strohm

Eichelberger joins Commerz Real to head office & industrial

Paul Strohm
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Branded residences heading for phenomenal growth

Rob Sykes, Director, Advisory, WTAG.

Roundtable: Meeting the future challenges of data

Nicol Dynes

KGAL forms JV to develop 1.1 GW of battery storage in Italy

AI aid for Scope 3 reduction a ULI Nordics proptech winner

Lamb joins Dolphin as development director

Paul Strohm

Legal & General’s Affordable Housing Fund up to £280m

Greening Group expands in Italy with five more solar plants

Insight interview: Ben Bannatyne, Prologis Europe

Paul Strohm

FDI fortunes mixed among regions and type, shows report

AEW debt strategy supports €2bn Dunkirk gigafactory

Real Asset Insight – August/September 2024

Lucien Howlett

ASR Real Estate launches €400 million renewable energy fund

CTP logistics ‘clubhaus’ most sustainable non-resi building

Swiss Life AM buys Vergia to finance green energy transition

Eiffel launches first impact debt fund dedicated to SMEs

GRESB launches Transition Analytics to help reach net zero

Sovereign investors up their game in terms of best practice

Europe’s green leaning deters North American investors

AEW first in line to adopt the FCA Sustainability Impact label
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Offices now a good entry point and retail could surprise: AEW

Hans Vrensen, European Head, Research and Strategy, AEW

CTP completes largest PV project in Czech Republic

SINDI, a new digital platform to measure social sustainability

Stranded assets are a “ticking time bomb” for European CRE

Infranity’s AUM in sustainable infrastructure go over €10 bn

Amazon adds €1.4 billion to its affordable housing fund in US
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Working closely with clients the banks’ approach in France

Serge Bacconnier, Deputy Head, Paris Office, Berlin Hyp AG

NREP to build greenest timber resi block in Copenhagen

Public-private partnership to create 300 senior flats in Rome
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Soaring interest in data centres prompts surge in M&A activity

Cay-Marco Fritsch, PwC Germany Partner, Corporate Finance, M&A Digital Infrastructure and Business Services

Where is logistics at? The investment manager’s view

Paul Strohm

After tough 2023, logistics adjusts to the new normal

Paul Strohm

Europe’s student housing sector shows its resilience

Nicol Dynes

BayernLB: a strategy for a changed market

Paul Strohm
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Former power station brings mixed-use energy to Warsaw

Dariusz Domański, Managing Partner Poland, White Star Real Estate
Ron van Bloois

Join SHHA in Brussels for our second Summit

Ron van Bloois

Logistics: a strategic response to lack of space in urban centres

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Garbe goes beyond warehouses

Paul Strohm
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Data centre proliferation demands digital ecosystem

Tania Tsoneva, Senior Director, CBRE Investment Management

Is Italy’s out-of-town retail in again?

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Katarzyna Zawodna-Bijoch, President and CEO at Skanska’s commercial development business unit in CEE

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Impact interview: British Land’s three sustainability pillars

Nicol Dynes
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ULI Europe’s Milan conference ready for RE’s tough questions

Sophie Chick, VP, Research and Advisory Services, ULI Europe

Branicks new renewables fund shows the way the wind blows
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Urbanisation still drives CEE but geopolitics can frustrate

Marcus Cieleback, Chief Urban Economist, Patrizia,

Amundi infrastructure unit flicks switch on new wind farm
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Patron’s 7th fund targeting assets ‘in need of a bit of love’

Keith Breslauer Managing Director & Senior Partner Patron Capital.

CEE Summit: optimism on the rise as foreign investors return
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Poland about to benefit from better-than- expected position

Justyna Kedzierska-Klukowska, Head of Warsaw Office, Berlin Hyp AG
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UK’s ‘unregulated’ market an income growth opportunity

Miles Skinner, Head of Investment Management UK & Ireland, Union Investment Real Estate
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Costs of climate mitigation will likely multiply if action delayed

Xavier Jongen, Managing Director, Catella Residential Investment

Property leaders line up for Iberian property summit
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Green guidelines embedded in plans for Egypt’s new capital

Mohamed Al Desouky Energy Director, ACUD Administrative Capital for Urban Development.

M7 to create Ireland’s greenest refurbished logistics building
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Polish rental housing the bright light on the horizon

Pepijn Morshuis CEO TREI Real Estate.
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Data centre demand soars but energy consumption a concern

Thomas Veith Global Real Estate Leader PwC
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Energy efficient infrastructure sector has ‘enormous potential’

Christopher Garbe, Managing Partner, Garbe Industrial Real Estate
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Breaking down data barriers key to protecting asset value

Johanna Fuchs Boenisch, CEO, Susteco.

Real Asset Insight – May/June 2024

Lucien Howlett
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New project generates tenant interest at Val d’Europe

Boris Solbach, Senior Vice-President Business Strategy and Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Disneyland Paris .
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Energy efficient infrastructure sector has ‘enormous potential’

Christopher Garbe, Managing Partner, Garbe Industrial Real Estate

Property and hotel potential with Iceland airport growth

Pace of investment picks up in Riga as Baltics prep for future

Belfast adds EU proximity to its list of investment attractions
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Mercedes’ business case for Polish FDI project explained

Dr Ewa Łabno-Falecka, Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Poland
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Investors and consultants are needed for Egypt’s new capital

Khaled Abbas, Chairman and CEO, Administrative Capital for Urban Development - ACUD

Government-led €880m deal to recast Brussels’ EU quarter

ULI Europe develops free tool to build net zero into appraisals
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UK resi ‘opportunity for income growth’ and an inflation hedge

Miles Skinner, Head of Investment Management UK & Ireland, Union Investment Real Estate
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Positive signs emerging for the listed real estate sector: EPRA

Dominique Moerenhout, CEO, EPRA
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Tech: Do it better and cheaper, or perhaps do different things

Richard Gerritsen, Senior Director, Yardi Systems
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Iceland’s airport growth creates RE and hotel FDI possibilities

Brynjar Vatnsdal, Development Manager, Keflavik Airport

Northern Horizon’s evergreen social infrastructure fund starts
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Diversification the best way to navigate challenging market

Alexander Huber, Global Head Real Estate, and Laura Williams, Head Real Estate UK, BayernLB
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Greece’s new economic and political stability shows in FDI

Marinos Giannopoulos, CEO, Enterprise Greece
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KADECO looks to leverage Iceland airport expansion

Pálmi Randversson, Managing Director, Keflavik Airport Development Company, (KADECO).
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Belfast adds EU proximity to its list of investment attractions

Damien Martin, Strategic Director of Place and Economy, Belfast City Council.
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Pace of investment picks up in Riga as Baltics prep for future

Fredis Bikovs, Director, Riga Investment and Tourist Agency.
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Belfast port is now major force in Northern Ireland’s FDI drive

Joe O’Neill, CEO, Belfast Harbour.

ULI & LaSalle offer new tool to assess physical climate risk
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Kicking the carbon can down the road: ‘a silly thing to do’

Xavier Jongen, Managing Director, Catella Residential Investment
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Redevco sets out plans for creation of liveable cities

Brigit Gerritse, Head of Research & Strategy, Redevco
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New cycle under starter’s orders: ‘living’ in pole position

Raj Kotecha, chairman, CEO and co-founder, Amro Partners.

Patrizia buys stake in ‘circular’ Italian waste processing firm

Europe’s private rented sector a possible €7.2 trn opportunity

Blackstone sells Milan asset to Kering in record €1.3bn deal

First close for Savills IM’s UK Simply Affordable Homes Fund

Vonovia issues €850 million bond to finance social projects
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Market awaits rate changes and a bit of ‘rational optimism’

Tom Leahy, Head of EMEA Real Assets Research, MSCI
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Property management shapes up for changed environment

Nigel Mapp, founder and chairman, Mapp.

Alrik plans to cut emissions in Europe’s construction logistics

Morgan Stanley fund buys two Vita Student assets in Spain

Aviva backs development of Welsh cancer treatment centre
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Iceland exploits leadership on sustainability and diversity

Eliza Reid, First Lady, Iceland

AEW: ‘Solid fundamentals’ for Europe’s prime resi markets

Canadian pension fund CPP buys Round Hill PBSA interests

CBRE buys and develops 522 affordable rental homes in UK

VTS: London falls behind New York in office space demand

British Land sells low-cover London site to value-add fund
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Investors gear up for 2025 although mood still vulnerable

Real Estate outlook: Pertti Vanhanen, MD, Europe, Cromwell Property Group.

CBRE IM closes third green eurobond raising €750m
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Socio-economic trends the basis for ‘investable strategies’

Christian Scheuerl, Managing Director, Neworld Investment Management GmbH

First deal for new Investec strategy with £150m pipeline

Berlin Hyp ahead on green targets in challenging market

Deas reworks Copenhagen asset, puts flexibility to the fore

ICG lends developer Salboy £100m for Manchester resi

ULI Europe launches the 2024 PropTech Innovation Challenge

Tirana office project’s BREEAM win blazes ESG trail in Albania
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ESG and senior living both mainstream MIPIM ’24 topics

Ron van Bloois, chair SHHA, & Managing Editor Real Asset Impact.

NatWest to provide £5 billion lending to UK social housing

Azora vehicles pick up Spanish logistic portfolio for €91m
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Transformed real estate market awaits monetary policy shift

Guillaume Turcas, Managing Partner, Faro Capital Partners.

Panattoni in Poland goes from BTS logistics to animal shelters
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MIPIM 2024: ‘Cautious optimism’ the key phrase as markets foresee the upturn

Courtney Fingar and Richard Betts.

Pre-election inertia stymies English senior housing sector

Solar parks in Southern Europe attracting investors’ interest
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Warsaw offices more resilient than western counterparts

Marcin Juszczyk Board Member & Partner, Capital Park Group

UKSIF: three ways to keep green investors in the UK
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Real estate leadership needed in face of rising climate cost

Guy Grainger, Global Head of Sustainability & ESG, JLL

CBRE: energy efficient assets deliver stronger performance
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Alternative energy sources now a ‘critical’ strategic necessity

Gabriella Zepf, Sustainability Director, Segro.

M&G’s stake in sustainable housebuilder rises to £45m
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UK logistics warrant attention as return to health is fastest

Dr. Peter Bartholomäus, Head of Fund Management & Capital Markets, GARBE Industrial Real Estate GmbH

UK cities must respond to call of the wild to remain attractive
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City of London sets the ESG bar high for itself and investors

Andrien Meyers, Chair, Investment Committee, City of London Corporation

Amro Partners & Falco finance green PBSA project in Spain
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Indications increase that fall in base rates further than hoped

Rogier Bos, Head of Real Estate Finance Benelux, Berlin Hyp

AI could halve real estate’s carbon footprint by 2030
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Investor opportunities beckon as Val d’Europe story continues

Boris Solbach, SVP & CFO, Disneyland Paris..

Lisette van Doorn, chief executive, ULI Europe

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

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Lonneke Löwik, CEO, INREV (European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate)

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Jon Phillips, chief executive officer, GIIA (Global Infrastructure Investor Association)

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Zoe Hughes, CEO, National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (NAREIM)

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Steven A Wechsler, president and CEO, Nareit

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Dominique Moerenhout, CEO, EPRA (European Public Real Estate Association)

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Best offices still in focus but must ‘earn the commute’

Miles Skinner, Head of Investment Management UK & Ireland, Union Investment Real Estate

Climate finance strategies a must for resi investors: Catella

Doug Bruhnke, CEO, Global Chamber

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WFH: the struggle for balance in post-covid offices

Paul Strohm

Greek real estate bounces back

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Ron van Bloois

SHHA: Collective power will take us forward

Ron van Bloois
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Equity poised to buy Dutch assets but sellers hold out

Rogier Bos, Head of Real Estate Finance Benelux, Berlin Hyp AG

Italy’s SWF invests in Coima’s plan for Milan’s Olympic Village

BNP Paribas: certified green assets on the rise in Germany

Lars Huber, CEO, Hines Europe

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Paul Gibson, CIO – EMEA Direct Real Estate Strategies, CBRE Investment Management

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Tony Brown, global head, M&G Real Estate

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Robert Dobrzycki, CEO and co-owner, Panattoni Europe & India

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Michael Hughes, CEO, Verdion

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Rune Kock, CEO, NREP

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Ben Bannatyne, president, Prologis Europe

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Michael Bütter, CEO, Union Investment

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Philip La Pierre, CEO, Europe, LaSalle Investment Management

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Keith Breslauer, managing director, Patron Capital

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Rikke Lykke, group CEO, DEAS Group

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Christian Fladeland, deputy CEO and CIO, Heimstaden

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Manfredi Catella, founder and CEO, Coima

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Pertti Vanhanen, managing director, Europe, Cromwell Property Group

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Henning Koch, CEO, Commerz Real

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Mark Allnutt, executive director – Europe, Greystar

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John O’Driscoll and Timothé Rauly, global co-heads of real estate, AXA IM Alts

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Logistics vacancy rates up but still below historic averages: P3

Frank Pörschke, CEO, P3 Logistic Parks

Frank Pörschke, CEO, P3 Logistic Parks

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Jean-Pierre Hanin, CEO, Cofinimmo

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Real Asset Insight – March 2024

Lucien Howlett

Remon Vos, chief executive, CTP

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Sonja Wärntges, CEO, Branicks Group AG

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Jan Philipp Daun, managing director, Garbe Industrial Real Estate

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Raj Kotecha, chairman and CEO, Amro Partners

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Sascha Klaus, CEO, Berlin Hyp

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Nick Pink, head of Europe Real Estate and Portfolio Management, Barings Real Estate

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Cristina Garcia-Peri, senior partner and head of business development and strategy, Azora

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Vehicle maker’s business case for Polish FDI project explained

Dr Ewa Tabno-Falecka, Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Poland

Elmar Schoonbrood, co-CEO and board member, Multi Corporation

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Rob Wilkinson, CEO Europe, AEW Group

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Cath Webster, CEO, Thriving Investments

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Panattoni starts £900m rework of former Honda UK car plant

Andrew Coombs, CEO, Sirius Real Estate

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HIH Invest Real Estate €750m fund buys German wind farm

Srikanth Ramachandran, CEO, NTrust Infotech

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Stars are aligned for logistics despite the recent headwinds

Nick Preston, Head of Investment Management, Panattoni Investment Management.
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Opportunities open for real estate as macro-signs improve

Oliver Kummerfeldt, Head of European Real Estate Research, Schroders Capital

Extra core capital needed to deliver more senior housing

Senior housing: why the UK should look at New Zealand
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CEE markets facing 2024 with a mood of cautious optimism

Kevin Turpin, Regional Director, Capital Markets, CEE, Colliers

Triple benefits of Integrated Retirement Communities

Opportunities emerge from Iceland’s development plans
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Logistics still providing fresh opportunities despite tough ’23

Frank Pörschke, CEO, P3 Logistic Parks
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New series: how can real estate harness data’s full potential?

Martin Betts, vice president commercial real estate for EMEA at Ntrust Infotech
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Light at the end of the tunnel draws buyers to Polish market

Marcin Juszczyk Board Member & Partner, Capital Park Group
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French net zero regs keep property sector on its toes

Öykü Kurtoglu, Head of Sustainability & ESG at Paref Group.

Patrizia to play key role in Germany’s hydrogen switch
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Renewables are simply ‘good governance’ but context is fluid

Joost Leendertse, Founder & CEO, VerusSol
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CEE construction is getting into shape – and it’s circular

Agnieszka Sznyk, president of the board, INNOWO, Poland.
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Investors’ faith justified as Polish market prepares

Justyna Kedzierska-Klukowska, Head of Warsaw Office, Berlin Hyp AG
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Poland will come off sidelines as investors recognise benefits

Piotr Mirowski, Senior Partner, Director, Head of Investment Services, Colliers

Nido partners with Utopi to reduce PBSA carbon footprint
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Designers have crucial role to ensure property nails net zero

Signe Kongebro, Global Design Director of Urbanism, Henning Larsen Architects.
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Promising prospects as UK logistics’ economic stars align

Chris Hornung, MD, Garbe Industrial Real Estate UK.

Real Asset Insight – February 2024

Lucien Howlett
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Investors have the ability to push real estate to net zero

Jeremy Oppenheim, Co-founder and Senior Partner, Systemiq
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Single standard would help collection of carbon data

Derk Welling, Senior Responsible Investment & Governance Manager, APG Asset Management