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AEW strengthens European platform with logistics expert Anthny Butler

AEW is placing its European industrial and logistics platform in experienced hands: Anthony Butler will take over the newly created role of Head of Industrial and Logistics Europe from March 2026. Based in London, he will lead a portfolio of more than 6.4 million sqm across 11 countries and report to CEO Vanessa Roux-Collet.
Thursday, 22. January 2026

C&W doubles down on EMEA debt advisory with twin strategic hires

Cushman & Wakefield continues to expand its EMEA Debt Advisory team: David Poremba in Frankfurt and Winnie Sun in London, two proven financing experts, are joining the growing capital markets platform. Both bring extensive experience in investment banking and European transactions to the table and are expected to further stre...
Wednesday, 21. January 2026

CBRE IM closes secondaries fund above target with $1.6bn raised

CBRE IM has raised $1.62 billion for its Real Estate Partners 2 fund, exceeding the $1.25 billion target. With co-investment capital included, the strategy now deploys over $2.25 billion. REP2 will focus on discounted, income-producing assets across the US, Europe and Asia Pacific—building on $15.5 billion of secondaries tran...
Wednesday, 14. January 2026

GRR Garbe Retail appoints Thomas Wagner to management board

GRR Garbe Retail Real Estate is strengthening its leadership team as it sets its sights on pan-European expansion. Thomas Wagner joins the management board as of 1 January 2026, bringing two decades of real estate experience to the team. His appointment marks a strategic move to prepare the platform for its next growth phase,...
Monday, 5. January 2026

Nick Maclean becomes RICS President for 2026

Nick Maclean officially steps into the role of President at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in 2026. A seasoned leader with 30 years at CBRE and former Scottish Trade Envoy, Maclean has been acting in the role since March 2025. His priorities include strengthening the profession’s talent pipeline, accelera...
Monday, 5. January 2026

NEPI Rockcastle appoints Marius Barbu as Chief Operating Officer

NEPI Rockcastle has announced the appointment of Marius Barbu as Chief Operating Officer, effective 1 April 2026. The move ensures continuity in the group’s operational leadership as Barbu succeeds current COO Marek Noetzel, who is set to become CEO. The appointment highlights NEPI Rockcastle’s focus on internal talent develo...
Wednesday, 24. December 2025

pbb agrees on SRT transaction with Oaktree on $2 billion loan portfolio

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (pbb) has signed a significant risk transfer (SRT) transaction with funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management. The investment manager will write protection against a mezzanine tranche of pbb’s performing US portfolio amounting to approximately $320 million. The underlying performing US portfolio h...
Tuesday, 23. December 2025

Milestone and BaseStack merge to launch Tribera platform

A new European living platform has entered the market: Tribera unites the expertise of Milestone and BaseStack under one brand. Managing over 11,000 beds across eight countries, Tribera combines institutional capital management with design-led, community-focused operations — with Vienna set to host the first Tribera-branded p...
Monday, 22. December 2025

M7 acquires €600m logistics portfolio in UK and France

A newly completed transaction by M7 Real Estate, on behalf of Oxford Properties and AustralianSuper, adds 2.4 million sq ft of high-quality logistics space to the ESCIP platform. Located in core UK and French markets, the €600 million investment grows the joint venture’s total AUM to €1.4 billion, with continued focus on valu...
Monday, 22. December 2025

Cibus acquires 11 grocery assets for €41.9m

Cibus continues to expand in the grocery property segment with the acquisition of 11 fully let assets in Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Belgium. The €41.9m portfolio spans 20,500 sqm and includes key tenants such as ICA, Axfood, Netto and Jumbo. All leases are long term and over 90% of income is from daily goods retailers.
Monday, 22. December 2025

Cushman & Wakefield appoints senior leads for APAC & EMEA growth

Cushman & Wakefield has strengthened its Multi-Markets leadership across APAC and EMEA with the appointments of Richard Pickering and Alvin So. The new roles aim to sharpen the firm's strategic foresight and execution for cross-border clients in an evolving real estate landscape.
Wednesday, 17. December 2025

Miro receives a €250m refinancing boost from Aareal

Aareal Bank has successfully arranged a €250 million refinancing for a pan-European lifestyle hotel portfolio, which will largely be operated under InterGlobe’s new lifestyle hotel brand, Miiro. The portfolio comprises nine properties across seven European countries. The financing supports InterGlobe’s strategy to reposition ...
Wednesday, 17. December 2025

Kering and Ardian Form JV for Prime Fifth Avenue Property

Luxury group Kering and investment firm Ardian have formed a joint venture for 715-717 Fifth Avenue, a flagship Manhattan retail property. The $900 million deal marks Ardian’s first US real estate investment and strengthens Kering’s long-term retail footprint while enhancing its financial flexibility. The site, comprising app...
Wednesday, 17. December 2025

Aberdeen Investments expands Japan residential portfolio

Aberdeen Investments has acquired a newly completed BtR building in Yokohama and a portfolio of 29 rental properties in prime Tokyo districts. With nearly 900 residential units, the transaction significantly expands Aberdeen’s footprint in Japan’s growing multifamily sector.
Wednesday, 17. December 2025

Union Investment sells two office buildings in Mexico City

Union Investment has successfully sold the Montes Urales I and Montes Urales III office buildings in Mexico City to the Mexican property company Inmofin. The parties have agreed to keep the sale price confidential. Montes Urales I has been part of the portfolio of the UniImmo: Europa open-ended real estate fund since 2006, wh...
Friday, 12. December 2025

CBRE IM expands EMEA direct real estate division

CBRE Investment Management has announced a further expansion of the leadership structure within its EMEA Direct Real Estate business. The move underscores the firm’s continued commitment to developing its integrated investor-operator platform and delivering market-leading performance.
Thursday, 11. December 2025