Europe Opportunistic & Value Add - High risk, unclear rewards, how to rationalise the curve?

Beverley is responsible for leading the operations of LaSalle France, overseeing the local acquisitions and asset management teams. Beverley is also co-Fund Manager of LaSalle's pan-European Value Add fund series. Beverley joined LaSalle in 2006 and has since worked in Asset Management, Acquisitions and several years in Fund Management based in Paris but with a European scope. Under her management over 50 assets have been acquired, developed, leased, financed, refinanced and divested across Europe. Beverley has hands-on Asset Management and Investment experience from directly taking-on responsibility for the management and divestment of a selection of strategic value-add assets. Beverley is a member of the RICS.

Charles Balch has been working within the property financing sector since the mid-1980s. His role as Head of Real Estate Finance International Clients, UK, CEE and USA. Previously he was Managing Director, Chief Credit Officer, responsible for new business & existing portfolio for Asia, Europe, Germany, US & Asset Finance. His previous roles include Managing Director, Europe, heading the Origination Structured Finance & Investment Banking Team for Europe at Hypo Real Estate Bank International. Before joining the Hypo Group, he was Head of Global Clients, building a multi-cultural acquisition team & as a 'Bereichsleiter' within the Head Office, managing certain country teams at Aareal Bank.

Michael has over 23 years of experience in real estate private equity, having worked in Europe, Asia and the U.S. He started as one of the initiating members of the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds in Europe, working with the firm out of London and NYC. He was then a founding partner of Soros Real Estate (later Grove International Partners). He built up the firm’s business in Asia which at its peak held 7 investment platforms with close to $2.0bn equity invested in a variety of asset classes including commercial real estate, non-performing loans, hospitality, healthcare and retail.

Graduated in Hotel Management and Postgraduate in Business Management, he began his career as a Cost Controller in a Portuguese hotel group being later promoted to Director with responsibility over the group's hotel units in Lisbon. Later, he performed the same role in the Algarve in an internationally branded beach resort. Since 2015 has been working as an Investment Consultant in Commercial Real Estate, participating in several transactions in segments such as hotels, offices or logistics within Capital Markets and Development departments which in total achieved +150k sqm and +€ 200m.

Beverley is responsible for leading the operations of LaSalle France, overseeing the local acquisitions and asset management teams. Beverley is also co-Fund Manager of LaSalle's pan-European Value Add fund series. Beverley joined LaSalle in 2006 and has since worked in Asset Management, Acquisitions and several years in Fund Management based in Paris but with a European scope. Under her management over 50 assets have been acquired, developed, leased, financed, refinanced and divested across Europe. Beverley has hands-on Asset Management and Investment experience from directly taking-on responsibility for the management and divestment of a selection of strategic value-add assets. Beverley is a member of the RICS.

Charles Balch has been working within the property financing sector since the mid-1980s. His role as Head of Real Estate Finance International Clients, UK, CEE and USA. Previously he was Managing Director, Chief Credit Officer, responsible for new business & existing portfolio for Asia, Europe, Germany, US & Asset Finance. His previous roles include Managing Director, Europe, heading the Origination Structured Finance & Investment Banking Team for Europe at Hypo Real Estate Bank International. Before joining the Hypo Group, he was Head of Global Clients, building a multi-cultural acquisition team & as a 'Bereichsleiter' within the Head Office, managing certain country teams at Aareal Bank.

Federico has more than 20 years’ experience leading loan portfolio and commercial real estate transactions across Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and the Middle East and has been involved in over 85 transactions with a combined face value in excess of €98 billion. His clients have included numerous banks, leading financial institutions and specialist real estate funds as well as several of the national asset management agencies across Europe. Prior to joining Evercore to lead the European RE team, Federico set up the C&W European Loan Sales team in 2012, before he was at KPMG Corporate Finance in London & Hong Kong

Leonardo, Managing Director of M7 Real Estate Portugal, joined M7 in September 2015. He is responsible for both the acquisition and asset management programmes and the growth of the M7 Portuguese platform.

Michael has over 23 years of experience in real estate private equity, having worked in Europe, Asia and the U.S. He started as one of the initiating members of the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds in Europe, working with the firm out of London and NYC. He was then a founding partner of Soros Real Estate (later Grove International Partners). He built up the firm’s business in Asia which at its peak held 7 investment platforms with close to $2.0bn equity invested in a variety of asset classes including commercial real estate, non-performing loans, hospitality, healthcare and retail.

Miguel is a founding partner and the managing partner of Accure Real Estate Investment. He works closely with limited partners relating to capital raising and new product developments. Before becoming founder of Accure, he was a Senior Fund Manager until 2015 in Novo Banco (formerly BES – biggest private bank in Portugal) with the responsibility of 22 regulated closed-end real estate investment funds for a total AUM of more than 1bn€. Miguel holds a MBA, a Master´s degree in Real Estate Finance, and a Master degree in Structural Engineering.

Mohamad is CEO of SFO Group, leading the firm’s direct investments in private equity and real estate in addition to its global advisory services. Mohamad serves on the board of directors of SFO, and is a member of the firm’s Investment and Executive Committees. Since joining SFO in 2013, Mohamad has established the firm’s platform, resulting in the acquisition and management of over $1 billion of real estate investments across various stages, asset classes and geographies. Mohamad has over 15 years of experience in real estate investment and asset management. He spent the early part of his career at JLL and GulfMerger advising institutional investors and family offices on cross border transactions including M&A.