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Mark Hatcher Managing Director - Real Estate Acquisitions
Tyler Goodwin Founder & CEO
Meeting's Overview
The UK office market continues to shine with sales at relatively optimistic pricing post COVID. However, with ESG, rising inflation and occupier work preferences changing, is the prime commercial office still the jewel in the crown for portfolios or are smart investors, owners, operators and developers rethinking their game to reposition office assets and unlock value?
GRI Club UK members will come together for a collegial discussion on the future of the UK office market, designed for those with AUM and capital at risk in the UK, the conversation is designed to foster dealflow, engage with peers and meet new partners.
Discussion will touch on
Demand
London - Is the pricing right?
The Regions - Offering enough competitive returns?
WFH, Mixed Use, Flex, Tech & ESG -How is demand changing and how to remain competitive?
Tenant Experience & Preferences - How to create greater experiences for the users?
Values & Dealflow
Where to chase yields? Core, Core+ or Repositioning?
Pricing - Dangerous inflation, increase in construction costs and ESG regulatory restraints?
FDI Capital - Has there been a slowdown or never better?
Bid & Ask Gap - Are we back to pre COVID levels and for better or worse?
Portfolios & Asset Management
The strength of mixed use schemes and placemaking - Is the traditional office concept dead?
Sustainable Portfolios - New and core or repurpose is the new golden value add?
Are real estate players embracing more and more tech & innovation solutions to build and diversify office portfolios?
Disruptors & Innovation
The strength of mixed use schemes and placemaking - Is the traditional office concept dead?
Space & Digital Transformation - Are these transformations generating some of the fastest-growing smart and innovative office building management practices?
Tech Solutions - What are the most positive ones for creating better efficiency, sustainability & financial results?
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Much like a conversation in your own living room, the dynamic environment allows you to engage with your peers in an informal and collegial setting.
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Brady, along with his brother Blair, co-founded Slate in 2005. He has over two decades of experience in the real estate industry in North America and Europe. Slate is one of Canada’s most active and innovative real estate investors and operators, with over $6.5 billion in assets under management. Working with like-minded partners and investors, Slate is building the next great asset manager with a focus on real estate and an unwavering commitment to generating value.
Chris Fritz, is an Investment Director at Orion Capital Manager’s London office and is responsible for deal origination, underwriting and asset management with a focus on the German market. Prior to joining Orion in 2014, Mr. Fritz served as Investment Manager with Resolution Property from 2008 to 2014 where he worked on acquisitions and value-added initiatives on portfolio assets in Poland, Denmark and Germany. Prior to joining Resolution Property, Mr. Fritz was an associate for the real estate group in the London office of Lehman Brothers from 2005 through 2008. Mr. Fritz is a native German and English speaker and holds First class honours degree in International Business with French from Warwick Business School.
David is head of WeWork's UK and Ireland real estate team. Before joining WeWork, David was a lawyer at a pre-eminent real estate law firm in the City of London advising developers and landlords on investment, development and asset management work across a number of industries and sectors. David graduated with a law degree from the University of Birmingham and obtained a distinction in his LPC qualification from BPP, London.
Has over 12 years of real estate investment experience. David was previously Head of the Real Estate practice at Helios Capital, a London-based family office, and, prior to that, a senior member of the investment team at Moor Park Capital Partners. He has an extensive track record in real estate, having been involved in £2bn+ real estate transactions since the start of his career, both in equity and debt positions. David holds an MA from HEC Lausanne, HEC Paris and La Sorbonne University. He speaks French and English and is a Swiss and French citizen.
Investment VP & Head of HospitalityDeutsche Finance International
United Kingdom
Francesco Orofino is an Investment Vice President and Head of Hospitality at DFI. Prior to joining DFI, Francesco was at London and Regional Properties and CBRE Global Investors, as part of the Europe Value Partners fund series team, where he was focused on pan-European value-add investments. He previously worked within Deutsche Bank RREEF and EY as a management consultant. He holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management and a Master’s degree in Real Estate Finance from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University.
Gregoire is a Director at Starz Real Estate, where he is involved in all aspects of origination, underwriting and execution of real estate credit opportunities across Europe. Prior to joining Starz Gregoire worked for Deutsche Bank’s Credit Solutions Group, focused on illiquid and esoteric credit trades backed by real assets and Bank of America Merrill Lynch RESF team where he focused on underwriting, structuring and execution of senior loans, mezzanine debt, loan-on-loan financings and CMBS, across all real estate classes in Europe. Gregoire started his career as an Analyst at Westmont Hospitality Group involved in all corporate finance aspects. Fluent in French and English, Gregoire holds an MBA from ESSEC Business School.
