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BNP Paribas Real Estate reshapes governance

BNP Paribas Real Estate has unveiled a new governance structure effective 1 March 2026. Jean-Maxime Jouis has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, while Thierry Laroue-Pont takes on the role of Executive Chairman. The move is designed to support the company’s strategic and transformation roadmap amid ongoing shifts in the ...
Monday, 16. February 2026

Nuveen swallows Schroders and forms asset management giant

Nuveen, the investment management arm of TIAA, has reached an agreement to acquire British asset manager Schroders for approximately £9.9 billion. The transaction will create a global powerhouse with nearly $2.5 trillion in assets under management (AUM) and an extensive presence across more than 40 countries. The acquisition,...
Friday, 13. February 2026

ULI appoints Simon Durkin of BlackRock as CEO Europe

The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has appointed Simon Durkin as Chief Executive Officer Europe. He succeeds Lisette van Doorn and will assume his role in early March 2026. Durkin joins from BlackRock, where he served as part of the Senior Leadership Team and held the position of Global Head of Real Estate Research and Strategy. ...
Thursday, 12. February 2026

Proprium Capital Partners expands European real estate team with BC Partners group

Seventeen professionals from BC Partners Real Estate are joining Proprium Capital Partners, bringing an estimated $1bn in AuM and adding extensive sector and geographic expertise. The transaction complements Proprium’s existing European operations and follows L&G’s 2025 investment in Proprium, supporting growth in private equ...
Thursday, 5. February 2026

Colliers appoints Charlie Edwards as Director for EMEA Industrial & Logistics

Charlie Edwards has joined Colliers as Director, EMEA Capital Markets – Industrial & Logistics. With a track record in building logistics portfolios alongside capital partners like KKR and Blackstone, Edwards will support cross-border transactions and strategy execution across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.4In his new ro...
Friday, 30. January 2026

Clarion Partners strengthens global industrial and logistics investments in 2025

Clarion Partners is significantly expanding its European logistics platform. Following transactions totalling over US$2 billion across the US and Europe in the last 12 months, the company is focusing more and more on modern Grade A assets in core European markets, where there is robust demand and strong structural market driv...
Thursday, 29. January 2026

Apollo taps Valor for pan-European urban logistics mandate

A 24-asset, 230,000 sqm last-mile logistics portfolio 11 of Europe’s dominant metropolitan centres will now be managed by Valor, following its appointment by Apollo. With tenants ranging from e-commerce to light industrial users, the portfolio is primed for ESG-focused refurbishment and long-term value creation.
Tuesday, 27. January 2026

Deka Immobilien buys office tower in Canada for $240 million

Deka Immobilien has acquired an office skyscraper in Montréal. The seller is Cadillac Fairview, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. The property will be added to the portfolio of the open-ended real estate fund Deka-ImmobilienMetropolen (DIM). According to Canadian media, the purchase price is $2...
Monday, 26. January 2026

Newsec takes over 28 Nordic hotels from CapMan

CapMan Real Estate has entrusted Newsec with the financial management of its entire Nordic hotel portfolio. The mandate includes 28 hotels across Sweden, Norway and Denmark, making it one of the largest consolidated portfolios of its kind in the region. The collaboration signals the start of a broader strategic partnership wi...
Friday, 23. January 2026

AEW strengthens European platform with logistics expert Anthony 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