CBRE Global Investors, Henderson Global Investors, Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers Europe, Laxfield Capital, Invesco Real Estate, Forum Partners, Ignis Real Estate
CBRE Global Investors – Michael Clarke has been appointed head of investor services EMEA. Clarke will be responsible for investor relations, equity raising, targeting new investors and EMEA investment strategies. He will be based in London and takes up the role next month. He was previously senior managing director and head of European real estate at Mesirow Financial. Clarke also spent 18 years at Schroders and is chairman of INREV’s Secondary Market and Liquidity Committee, a member of the steering committee for new INREV Guidelines due this year.
Henderson Global Investors – Linus Nilsson has been appointed real estate analyst and portfolio manager. He will be based in Henderson’s Stockholm office and report to Johan Åström, head of property for Sweden. He joins from Valad Property Group, where he was responsible for asset management of a diversified office and retail portfolio.
Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers Europe – Kristina Foster has been appointed as real estate finance director. She will report to Chris Bates, head of real estate finance for Europe, with responsibility for sourcing new real estate financing opportunities. She joins Cornerstone from RBS, where she was a director in the bank’s non-core real estate division.
Laxfield Capital – Chris McMain has been appointed as transaction associate. He will report to Alexandra Lanni, head of transactions and focus on debt origination and execution. McMain joins from RBS’s corporate banking division, where he worked for six years, most recently in the real estate finance team.
Invesco Real Estate – Etienne Dupuy has joined the investor as senior director of asset management for Europe. Dupuy will be based in IRE’s Paris office and joins from BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Services, where he spent the past five years as managing director. He was previously at AXA Real Estate Investment Managers.
Forum Partners – Evelyne Dubé has been appointed managing director for capital markets and global business development. Dubé, who will be based in Forum’s London office, joins from Apollo Global Management, where she was head of real estate investor relations. Prior to Apollo, she held positions at Citi Property Investors and AEW Europe/Curzon Global Partners.
Ignis Real Estate – Lucy Williams has been appointed as product specialist for real estate. She joins Ignis from Lothbury Investment Management, where she was responsible for business development and investor relations for the Lothbury Property Trust.