Europe Opportunistic & Value Add - High risk, unclear rewards, how to rationalise the curve?
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Thursday, 8th April
14:00 - 15:00 | British Summer Time (GMT+1)
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Discussion will touch on:
- Value Add Market in Europe - How to identify future projects and ensure their quality and profit?
- Rates & Yields - When and how can we ensure profitability of those deals?
- Market Attractivity - Where does Europe stand against the US and Asia?
- Private Equity - Dry powder impact on risk and price anticipation?
- Banks' Appetite & Lending Confidence - Why does the crisis impact banks' involvement in opportunistic and value add projects?
- Asset Conversions & Managing to Core - Solution to rise up yields in what and where?
- Value Add & ESG - Who is going to pay the green bill?
- Forward Funding & Refinancing the only way forward?
Moderator
Beverley Kilbride
Chief Operating Officer - Europe
LaSalle Investment Management
Charles
Balch
Head of Real Estate Finance UK & USA
pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank
Guillaume
Turcas
Managing Partner
Faro Capital Partners
Jean-Philippe
Besse
Accenta
Michael
Kandarakis
Partner - Global Co Head - Real Estate
Quilvest Capital Partners
Mohamad
Abouchalbak
CEO
SFO Capital Partners
Nihaal
Khanna
Founding Director
Nihaven Capital
Beverley Kilbride
Chief Operating Officer - EuropeLaSalle Investment Management
France
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
Head of Real Estate Finance UK & USApbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank
United Kingdom
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.
Guillaume Turcas
Managing PartnerFaro Capital Partners
France
Guillaume has an 18-year experience in the real estate industry and is Managing Partner at FARO CAPITAL PARTNERS, a boutique real estate investment and asset management company. He held senior positions at AEW and CBRE Global Investors from 2006 to 2017. Fellow member of the RICS, Guillaume holds a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from ESTP School and a Master’s Degree in Finance and Real Estate from Paris Dauphine University – where he is also a teacher.
Jean-Philippe Besse
Accenta
France
Michael Kandarakis
Partner - Global Co Head - Real EstateQuilvest Capital Partners
United Kingdom
Michael has over 27 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, out of London and NYC. He was then a Founding Partner of Soros Real Estate (later Grove), building up the firm’s business in Asia with close to $2.0bn in equity invested across a variety of asset classes. He is now responsible for Quilvest funds that invest in the EMEA region and a member of the firm's global Investment Committee. Michael sits at the boards of numerous investee companies. He also sits at the board of the Hellenic Public Properties Company, the largest company for management and development of public assets in Greece.
Mohamad Abouchalbak
CEOSFO Capital Partners
United Kingdom
Mohamad is the CEO of SFO Capital Partners. He is also a member of SFO’s Board of Directors and its ESG Committee, and chairs the firm’s Executive and Investment Committees. Mohamad has been leading all aspects of the firm’s development since 2013.
With over 18 years of experience, Mohamad has been involved in more than USD15 billion of transactions in both advisory and principal roles across the real estate, hospitality and financial services sectors. Prior to joining SFO, Mohamad held positions at Kingdom Hotel Investments, JLL and Gulf Merger where he advised and acted on behalf of institutional investors and family offices on cross border transactions including mergers and acquisitions, direct investments and asset management.
Nihaal Khanna
Founding DirectorNihaven Capital
United Kingdom
By background, Nihaal is a senior private equity & debt finance lawyer and has been involved in the management of the family real estate portfolio comprising residential, commercial, student housing, hotels and cinemas. He was responsible for expanding the portfolio into London and founded Nihaven Capital in 2018 to invest in London real estate together with a global investor base of high net worth individuals and single & multi-family offices.
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