Coronavirus & Real Estate Solutions
Creating Cashflow Through All Lockdown Scenarios
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SPECIAL GUEST:
HEIDI LEARNER Chief Economist Savills - NY 
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Monday 6th April
15:00 - 16:00 | London time (GMT+1)
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As Coronavirus spreads, patterns of response from government, business and the public might offer insights for real estate and capital markets to map out contingencies in current deals, transactions and asset management.
This eMeeting will gather senior real estate leaders to discuss openly amongst each other and share what steps they are taking in order to benchmark solutions as a global community. What is the state play in different sectors, regions and asset classes to buy, sell, hold or ditch?
This eMeeting will gather senior real estate leaders to discuss openly amongst each other and share what steps they are taking in order to benchmark solutions as a global community. What is the state play in different sectors, regions and asset classes to buy, sell, hold or ditch?
Mapping market fundamentals with the current coronavirus reaction patterns
Asset classes & Appetite - Time for a new risk curve?
What can we learn from the different outbreak scenarios?
Looking into the future - is Europe and America on the same curve as Asia?
Short-term vs long-term consequences for real estate & the economy
Sector specific disruption
Regional specific disruption
Business as usual cash and dealflow? If not now, when?
Submit your interest (Non-members)
Participation is restricted to Club Members and eMembers.
If you would prefer to contact us by email, please send to [email protected].
Our team will get in touch with you soon to confirm your participation
Participation is restricted to Club Members and eMembers.
If you would prefer to contact us by email, please send to [email protected].
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Confirmed Participants
Alessio
Lucentini
Managing Director, Investment and Asset management, Italy
HIG Capital
Ben
Lehrecke
Managing Partner
Fundament Advisory
Birgit
Kraml
Partner
Wolf Theiss
Carsten
Czarnetzki
Country Head Spain
AEW Europe
Christo
Iliev
Executive Chairman
AG Capital
Dobrin
Staikov
CFO & Head of Capital Markets
Lion's Head
Eduardo
Christiano
Gerente Sr. Valoração
CBRE
Eric
Assimakopoulos
Founder & Managing Partner
Revetas Capital
Felipe
Antunes
CEO
Next Realty
Florent
Avella
Managing Director & Founder
Silver Oaks Hospitality Solutions
Florian
Schaefer
Senior MD
Northwood Investors
Fraser
Greenshields
Partner & Real Estate Finance Leader
EY
Gonzalo
Sarmiento Giove
CEO
ardatz
Gunther
Deutsch
MD, Head of Investment Transactions EU
Barings
Hunt
Doering
Founder & CEO
ERL Engenharia
Jan-Willem
Sterk
Director Real Estate
Vistra - Netherlands
Josef
Preschel
Managing Director & Founder
Peninsula Investment Group
Juliana
Blau
Managing Partner
B11 Inteligência Imobiliária
Kevin
Cooper
Co-Head ICG Real Estate
ICG
Luke
Savage
Vice President - Head of Global Acquisitions
Medical Properties Trust
Marcos
César
Director, Occupiers Services & Retail
CBRE
Matthew
Weiner
Chief Executive - Curious Real Estate
U + I Group
Paola
Ricciardi
Country Managing Director
KROLL Real Estate Advisory Group
Robert
Abt
Managing Director
Clarendon Properties Group
Sebastián
Sommer
Founder & Director
Tayron Capital
Tanya
Kosseva-Boshova
Managing Partner
Lion's Head
Walter
Cardoso
Presidente
CBRE
Alessio Lucentini
Managing Director, Investment and Asset management, ItalyHIG Capital
Italy
Alessio Lucentini joined EQT Partners in September 2019. Prior to joining EQT Partners, Alessio was Country Team Head and Managing Director of AXA Real Estate Investment Managers in Italy. Alessio was responsible for managing the Italian office and investments in the Italian market, increasing the portfolio and covering all asset classes, Prior to that Alessio held asset management and financial analyst positions at AIG/Lincoln and American JV, developing multi-classes real-estate projects. Alessio started his real estate career at Cushman & Wakefield in the valuation team, analysing single assets and portfolios in all Italian territory. Alessio holds a B.Sc in Economics from the University “La Sapienza” of Rome, Italy.
Ben Lehrecke
Managing PartnerFundament Advisory
Germany
Prior to founding Fundament, Ben acted for 12 years as country head of Round Hill Capital including 5 years as CEO of Vitus Group. Selected previous experience include Head of German and Austrian real estate business for Pears Global, Director of Acquisitions at The Mills Corp. and KanAm Group in Munich, and Director of New Business Development at Tishman Speyer Properties in London and New York.
Ben holds a Dual Masters degree in Business Management and Engineering from TU Berlin and Masters of Real Estate Development from USC, Los Angeles.
Birgit Kraml
PartnerWolf Theiss
Austria
Dr. Birgit Kraml, LL.M., is a specialised Real Estate lawyer and Partner at Wolf Theiss. She regularly advises large companies on significant real estate projects in Austria and CEE, and is known for her outstanding expertise in project developments, real estate acquisitions and sales, lease law and Real Estate disputes. She specialises in private and public property law, tenancy law, construction, plant and environmental law, as well as in real estate dispute resolution. She has extensive experience in contract negotiations and represents clients before national civil and administrative courts and authorities. Since July 2023 Birgit is Chairwoman of Urban Land Institute Austria. Birgit is also Conseiller du Commerce Exterieur de la France.
Carsten Czarnetzki
Country Head SpainAEW Europe
Spain
Carsten is Country Head for Spain as well as portfolio manager for AEW Europe Value Investors, a core-plus/value-add fund actively acquiring office assets across Europe. Carsten has over 15 years’ experience in acquiring and managing real estate assets throughout the US and Europe. Prior to joining AEW, Carsten was a Director at Generali, previously also working at Deutsche Bank M&A, JER Partners and Starwood Capital Group. Carsten is a German national, fluent in English, Spanish and French.
Christo Iliev
Executive ChairmanAG Capital
Bulgaria
Distinguished entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in real estate, Christo is the Founder and Chairman of AG Capital, a prominent residential and commercial property investor, and asset manager in Central and Eastern Europe. Under Christo's leadership, AG Capital has earned a reputation as a trusted and innovative multi-asset class real estate investment and management group of companies with AUM of EUR 500M.
In addition to his role at AG Capital, Christo actively contributes to the professional community as a member of reputable organizations, including the YPO and the Harvard Business School Alumni network.
Dobrin Staikov
CFO & Head of Capital MarketsLion's Head
United Kingdom
Dobrin Staikov serves as CFO & Head of Capital Markets at Lion's Head. Prior to this he joined AG Capital’s executive team in July 2016 after over 12 years at EBRD in London. At EBRD he developed the bank's distressed asset & non-performing loan financing and investing practice and enhanced the private-equity type business in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), Turkey and North Africa. He was also part of the Deutsche Bank (London) Emerging Markets Structuring team with focus on the CEE region. He has been a board member of equity investee companies across CEE and Turkey. He holds MBA from INSEAD and is chartered certified accountant in the UK (ACCA).
Eduardo Christiano
Gerente Sr. ValoraçãoCBRE
Eric Assimakopoulos
Founder & Managing PartnerRevetas Capital
United Kingdom
Eric has over 22 years of experience in the real estate sector, principally as a developer and investor. He is a US national and spent the majority of the last 15 years in Europe, initially investing in Belgium, Germany, and the Slovak Republic. Eric has completed over €1 billion of real estate transactions throughout US and Europe. In 2002, he launched and built Bifrost Investment Group (predecessor to Revetas Capital) into a leading CEE investment and asset manager. Since 2009, he has actively developed a platform to restructure and recapitalise distressed real estate in CEE, leading to the formation of Revetas Capital. Since then, Eric successfully restructured and recapitalised over €600 million worth of real estate assets in the region
Felipe Antunes
CEONext Realty
Brazil
Florent Avella
Managing Director & FounderSilver Oaks Hospitality Solutions
Belize
Florent Avella is the Managing Director and Founder of Silver Oaks Hospitality Solutions.
Florent brings with him an impressive wealth of experience in hospitality development. Florent carries a degree in hospitality management, Certification in Accounting & Finance, US GAAP, and Real-Estate & Hotel Investment Certification from Cornell University NY. His previous roles were as CFO & Finance Director in both branded &
independent hotel groups in French Polynesia, Saint Martin, South East Asia, Iraq, & Belize. Flo is an avid PADI certified diver who also likes cooking & photography.
His favorite quote is “Price is what you pay, Value is what you get”.
Florent brings with him an impressive wealth of experience in hospitality development. Florent carries a degree in hospitality management, Certification in Accounting & Finance, US GAAP, and Real-Estate & Hotel Investment Certification from Cornell University NY. His previous roles were as CFO & Finance Director in both branded &
independent hotel groups in French Polynesia, Saint Martin, South East Asia, Iraq, & Belize. Flo is an avid PADI certified diver who also likes cooking & photography.
His favorite quote is “Price is what you pay, Value is what you get”.
Florian Schaefer
Senior MDNorthwood Investors
United Kingdom
Florian Schaefer is a Senior Managing Director at Northwood and is responsible for sourcing and executing real estate equity and debt opportunities in Europe. Prior to joining Northwood Investors, Mr. Schaefer served as a Managing Director at the Blackstone Real Estate Group. During his 14 year career at Blackstone, Mr. Schaefer was based in London and Hong Kong and was involved in over $10 billion of real estate acquisitions, disposals and financings across all property types in Europe and Asia. He has been involved in the Blackstone Real Estate Group’s international expansion and most recently played a key role in leading Blackstone Real Estate’s core plus business in Asia. Mr. Schaefer received an MBA from the EBS University;
Fraser Greenshields
Partner & Real Estate Finance LeaderEY
United Kingdom
Gonzalo Sarmiento Giove
CEOardatz
Peru
Gonzalo is CEO of Inversiones Centenario S.A.A., the largest real estate company in Peru, with more than US$ 1.4 billion in assets with a diversified portfolio which includes office buildings, shopping centers, industrial lots, hotels, apartments, and land development for housing. Gonzalo is alumni of Harvard Graduate School of Design; earned a Scholarship in General Management at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He is MBA from Escuela de Postgrado de la Universidad del Pacífico, Lima - Perú; as well as Bachelor in Business Administration from Universidad de Lima - Peru. He also has participated in Executive Education programs at several business schools and professional institutions.
Gunther Deutsch
MD, Head of Investment Transactions EUBarings
Germany
Gunther Deutsch is Barings Head of Transactions Europe and Managing Director at Barings Germany. He is overseeing the investment markets Sweden, Finland, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Spain, France and the UK. Transaction volume executed over the last 3 years. 3 bn EUR of acquisistions and 2.25 bn EUR of dispositions. Prior to co-founding PAMERA in 2010 (before its acquisition by Cornerstone/Barings in 2014), Gunther Deutsch was founder and owner of the asset management platform Metis Asset Management GmbH in 2004. Previous to that, he spent 13 years in senior positions at Deutsche Bank (RREEF) and Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) in Munich, Berlin and New York.
Hunt Doering
Founder & CEOERL Engenharia
United Kingdom
Jan-Willem Sterk
Director Real EstateVistra - Netherlands
Netherlands
Josef Preschel
Managing Director & FounderPeninsula Investment Group
USA
He has been both an Investor and Developer of residential and mixed-used projects across Latin America and the South Eastern US. While working in Latin America, Josef identified a significant regional housing deficit, which he saw as a great opportunity to create value by investing in the residential development space; therefore, in 2005 he co-founded Peninsula with Mauricio Levitin. At Peninsula, Josef is responsible for overseeing investments, portfolio allocation in Mexico, Panama and Colombia, and managing investor relations. He is a member of the Investment Committee of the different funds of the firm.
Juliana Blau
Managing PartnerB11 Inteligência Imobiliária
Brazil
Juliana Blau is the managing partner of B3 Empreendimentos Imobiliários. She is responsible for the consolidation of previously acquired assets, professionalization of the firm as well as new investments and portfolio strategy. Juliana holds a bachelor degree in Business from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV).
Kevin Cooper
Co-Head ICG Real EstateICG
United Kingdom
Kevin is Co-Head of ICGRE, managing responsibility for Sale & Leaseback, Development Finance & Private Equity strategies. Kevin previously held responsibility for the Partnership Capital investment strategy. He is a Member of the ICGRE IC, AM IC & ICG Management Committee. In 2006 Kevin co-founded Longbow Real Estate Capital, a real estate private capital business, which was acquired by ICG in 2011. Prior to joining ICG, Kevin was a Managing Director at GMAC & lead the market entry and expansion of GMAC’s U.K. real estate debt business (2002-2006). Prior to joining GMAC, Kevin was a Founder Member of the Structured Property Finance business for Halifax from 1998-2002. Kevin began his career as a trainee corporate banker at Barclays.
Luke Savage
Vice President - Head of Global AcquisitionsMedical Properties Trust
Luxembourg
Luke Savage serves as VP of International Acquisitions for MPT the leading source of capital for hospitals in the United States, Australia, and Western Europe and the only U.S. healthcare REIT focusing exclusively on hospitals. He has been a part of MPT since 2007, serving in the Birmingham, AL corporate headquarters, the NY office, and has opened and is currently located in the company’s Luxembourg office. His responsibilities include leading the international acquisitions team, sourcing, due diligence and selection of investment opportunities as well as International Operations. During his career with MPT, the company’s portfolio has grown to almost 400 hospital properties in 8 countries, worth over $16 billion USD.
Marcos César
Director, Occupiers Services & RetailCBRE
Brazil
Matthew Weiner
Chief Executive - Curious Real EstateU + I Group
United Kingdom
Matthew was appointed as Chief Executive in 2015, after previously serving on the Board of Development Securities PLC as a Director since 2004. While at Development Securities, Matthew spearheaded the Company’s acquisition activities, completing transactions with a GDV of well over £3bn. Prior to joining Development Securities, Matthew worked as a Fund Manager at both Legal & General and AXA Investment Management looking after segregated Fund management mandates across all property sectors.
Paola Ricciardi
Country Managing DirectorKROLL Real Estate Advisory Group
Italy
Paola Ricciardi is the country managing director and chairman of the Board at Kroll Real Estate Advisory Group (REAG) based in Italy.
In addition to supervising the primary main service lines (Advisory, REAG4loans, Technical Services, Transaction Advisory and Debt Advisory Services), Paola also coordinates business operations in Italy.
Previously, as European Coordinating Manager, she was responsible for supervising pan-European projects and cross-border projects with the U.S.
Paola regularly takes part as a speaker at real estate events and conferences and collaborates with prestigious Italian universities.
In 2006 she helped to found Real Estate Ladies Italian Association (AREL).
Robert Abt
Managing DirectorClarendon Properties Group
Germany
Robert has over 17 years of experience in M&A and Corporate Finance. He has advised on real estate transactions in excess of €5bn. Transactions include the acquisitions of shopping malls as well as large residential portfolios, financings of such acquisitions with German mortgage banks (Pfandbriefbanks) as well as with commercial banks and the CMBS (pre-Lehman as well as CMBS 2.0). Robert started his career with the investment bank Lazard and worked as a lawyer and partner for international law firms in Frankfurt, Munich, London and New York. Robert received a law degree from Heidelberg University.
Sebastián Sommer
Founder & DirectorTayron Capital
Argentina
Tanya Kosseva-Boshova
Managing PartnerLion's Head
Bulgaria
Walter Cardoso
PresidenteCBRE
Brazil
Walter Cardoso é formado em Engenharia Civil pela UNESP e tem especialização em Matemática Financeira na FGV. Começou na CBRE em 1985 e passou por diversos setores antes de chegar à presidência da companhia. Foi responsável pelo departamento de desenvolvimento de novos projetos (1985-1989) e diretor de investimentos entre 1989 e 1994. Como Managing Director (1994-1998), Cardoso consolidou todas as linhas comerciais de negócios no Brasil. Assumiu o papel de presidente em 1998, após a fusão de Richard Ellis e a CB Commercial. Hoje ele é responsável pelas orientações estratégicas e desempenho dos escritórios da empresa em todo o país e supervisiona uma equipe de mais de 1.000 profissionais, fornecendo soluções para o mercado imobiliário.
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Warsaw | Poland
With the largest commercial real estate team in Europe and one of the biggest worldwide, CMS is well positioned to help investors, funders, developers, landlords and occupiers navigate all aspects of the real estate market and maximise their assets. Whatever the size and scope of your project or deal, with almost 800 real estate lawyers in 46 countries we have the resources to meet your needs quickly and efficiently, offering expert advice. We have been active in real estate in our markets for decades, so we understand the culture, the economic context, the local legal context and the history.
http://www.colliers.com/en-pl/poland
+48 22 331 78 00
Warsaw | Poland
Colliers (NASDAQ, TSX: CIGI) is a leading diversified professional services and investment management company. With operations in 68 countries, our more than 15,000 enterprising professionals work collaboratively to provide expert advice to maximize the value of property for real estate occupiers, owners and investors. For more than 25 years, our experienced leadership, owning approximately 40% of our equity, has delivered compound annual investment returns of almost 20% for shareholders. In 2019, corporate revenues were more than $3.0 billion ($3.5 billion including affiliates), with $33 billion of assets under management in our investment management segment.
Milan | Italy
Kroll Real Estate Advisory Group (REAG) provides real estate advisory services tailored to meet the requirements of specific jurisdictions and aims to develop and increase the value of individual assets or properties. REAG has a network of over 750 professionals across Europe. Kroll provides proprietary data, technology and insights to help our clients stay ahead of complex demands related to risk, governance and growth. Our solutions deliver a powerful competitive advantage, enabling faster, smarter and more sustainable decisions. With 5,000 experts around the world, we create value and impact for our clients and communities.
http://www.sil.pt
+351 210 124 500
Lisbon | Portugal
The SIL Group is a consortium of several independent companies, complementary to each other and often working in collaboration. The SIL Group has over 60 years experience in the Portuguese real estate sector.
http://www.wolftheiss.com/
+48 22 378 8900/ 48 22 378847
Warsaw | Poland
Wolf Theiss is one of the leading law firms in CEE and SEE. We have built our reputation on a combination of unrivalled local knowledge and strong international capability. We opened our first office in Vienna 60 years ago. Our team now brings together over 340 lawyers from a diverse range of backgrounds, working in offices in 13 countries throughout the CEE and SEE region. Over 80% of our work involves cross-border representation of international clients, and we offer full range of services.
Confirmed Participants
Eduardo Christiano
Gerente Sr. ValoraçãoCBRE
Florent Avella
Managing Director & FounderSilver Oaks Hospitality Solutions
Belize
Florent Avella is the Managing Director and Founder of Silver Oaks Hospitality Solutions.
Florent brings with him an impressive wealth of experience in hospitality development. Florent carries a degree in hospitality management, Certification in Accounting & Finance, US GAAP, and Real-Estate & Hotel Investment Certification from Cornell University NY. His previous roles were as CFO & Finance Director in both branded &
independent hotel groups in French Polynesia, Saint Martin, South East Asia, Iraq, & Belize. Flo is an avid PADI certified diver who also likes cooking & photography.
His favorite quote is “Price is what you pay, Value is what you get”.
Florent brings with him an impressive wealth of experience in hospitality development. Florent carries a degree in hospitality management, Certification in Accounting & Finance, US GAAP, and Real-Estate & Hotel Investment Certification from Cornell University NY. His previous roles were as CFO & Finance Director in both branded &
independent hotel groups in French Polynesia, Saint Martin, South East Asia, Iraq, & Belize. Flo is an avid PADI certified diver who also likes cooking & photography.
His favorite quote is “Price is what you pay, Value is what you get”.
http://silveroaksasset.com
+501 824 2696
San Ignacio | Belize
Silver Oaks Hospitality Solutions (SOHS) is a recognized hospitality asset management and hotel finance training firm. The company is led by seasoned hospitality & investment specialists and was founded with a genuine objective to help Hotels and Resort's back of the house operation and management - to help them save money in the long run while increasing performance and efficiency.
Fraser Greenshields
Partner & Real Estate Finance LeaderEY
United Kingdom
http://www.ey.com/
+44 20 7951 2000
London | United Kingdom
Ernst &Young’s Real Estate Group employs 3,500 real estate professionals around the world providing financial advisory, corporate finance, valuation, audit, and tax services to corporate occupiers, investors, developers and indeed anyone with an interest in real estate. We provide a full service delivery capability through our multi-disciplined team which combines the skills of financiers, direct & indirect tax specialists, real estate specialists, surveyors, accountants and lawyers. We use our combined skills to develop and implement innovative, fully considered solutions that address the business needs of our clients. Ernst & Young has built a powerful global network of businesses and organisations – from established market leaders to innovative start up companies to provide relevant knowledge, leading technologies, products and services that compliment the firm’s core competencies in corporate finance, audit and tax.
Hunt Doering
Founder & CEOERL Engenharia
United Kingdom
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