Madison Capital Group, Stockbridge, Colliers, Hines, Principal Asset Management, Cushman & Wakefield, Lattis, GARBE, Zenzic Development Finance, Hongkong Land, APG, Qualitas, PGIM, Stoneweg, PGIM Real Estate, BauMont, BCLP, New Zealand Superannuation, Precinct Properties
Principal Asset Management — Guido Beddig has been appointed as managing director and head of the asset management team in Europe, where he will strategically and operationally develop the firm’s European platform focusing on real estate and assume responsibility for the asset management activities of the European portfolio. Beddig joins from TREUREAL Property Management, where he served as managing director and developed the institutional client business, and previously held the role of senior manager at DIC. With over 20 years of experience, he also spent several years at firms including Kintyre and Corestate, where he established a track record in building high-performing asset management structures and implementing strategic growth projects. In his new role, he will support Principal Asset Management‘s target of active value creation within the portfolio and the integration of sustainability aspects to further strengthen the European platform.
New Zealand Superannuation — Brendon Jones has been appointed to the role of head of real assets. Jones, who joined the fund in 2014 as an analyst in the New Zealand direct investment team, has been key to some of the NZ Super’s most significant investments, including Kaingaroa Tipu, NZ Gourmet, Fidelity Life and Kiwibank. Prior to joining the NZ Super Fund, Jones spent six years in investment banking in Sydney, including time with the Royal Bank of Scotland and Australian investment bank, Moelis.
Hongkong Land — Graeme Torre, the former head of Asia Pacific of APG Asset Management, has joined the Hong Kong-based property group as chief executive officer, Hong Kong Central. He looks after the company’s portfolio in the special administrative region. Torre left APG in November after more than eight years to pursue other opportunities. Prior to 2017, he was managing director Asia Pacific of Invesco Real Estate and before that he was the head of real estate between 2005 and 2011 at AIG Global Real Estate.
Madison Capital Group — Archie Hughes has been appointed as executive vice president for the southern region, where he will oversee distribution efforts and strengthen relationships across independent broker-dealer and RIA channels in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Hughes joins from Stockbridge, where he served as private wealth senior market director, and previously held the role of senior market director at Apollo Capital Management. With over 25 years of experience, he also spent several years at firms including Griffin Capital Securities and CNL Securities, where he established a track record as a top producer across an array of alternative investments. In his new role, he will support Madison Capital Group‘s target of scaling its real estate platform and broadening advisor access to its expanding suite of alternative investment strategies.
Hines — Tatiana Tezel has been appointed as fund manager for Hines European Property Partners, where she will lead the next phase of the flagship core-plus fund’s growth, focusing on capital formation and strategic deployment across Europe’s most dynamic markets. Tezel joins from BlackRock, where she served as managing director and co-portfolio manager of BlackRock’s Europe Property Fund VI, and previously held senior investment roles with responsibility for fund strategy and portfolio performance. With nearly 20 years of experience, she also spent several years at BlackRock, where she established a track record in cross-sector expertise spanning logistics, living, office, retail, data centres and hospitality. In her new role, she will support Hines‘s target of building on the fund’s high-quality, income-producing foundation and contributing to continued performance and progress as liquidity returns to the European market.
PGIM — Zineb Jamai has been appointed as head of France for the real estate business, where she will oversee investment and asset management portfolios and lead the sourcing and execution of transactions. Jamai joins from her previous role within the firm as head of transactions for France, Spain and Portugal, and previously held senior positions at Colliers International and Unibail-Rodamco. With over 17 years of experience, she also spent over a decade at PGIM, where she established a track record in growing the firm’s diverse French portfolio across the industrial, prime office, residential, and self-storage sectors. In her new role, she will support PGIM’s target of securing attractive risk-adjusted returns by leveraging short-term price dislocations and deployment into high-quality assets with resilient long-term growth fundamentals.
Precinct Properties — Padraig Brown has left Mercer to become director in charge of capital partnerships origination at the Auckland-based property group. Brown was Mercer’s chief investment officer for 14 years working from its Sydney office before relocating to Auckland.
Stoneweg — Josselin Granier has been appointed to launch and oversee a pan-European retail investment vertical, where he will be responsible for the structuring, sourcing and execution of a new strategy targeting €1bn in assets under management. Granier joins from Louis Delhaize, where he served as group real estate director, and previously held the role of board member at Galimmo Real Estate. In his new role, he will support Stoneweg’s target of diversifying its investment platform and capturing cyclical entry points through asset transformation and tenant mix optimisation within grocery-anchored and retail park clusters.
Colliers — Larissa Esser, Laura Hernando, Gonzalo Gutiérrez, Andreas Ewald and Lewis Corby have been appointed to the newly formed EMEA hospitality practice group leadership team, where they will oversee pan-regional capital markets capabilities and advisory mandates for hotel owners, operators, and investors. The team joins from within the firm’s regional offices in Spain, Germany and the UK, and previously held leadership roles supporting the Colliers global hotels platform. In their new roles, they will support Colliers’ target of accelerating growth across EMEA and providing connected services that reflect the complexity of the current hospitality landscape following the transition of Dirk Bakker to a consultancy role.
BauMont — Ibrahim Awan has been appointed as investment director for Germany, where he will originate value-add transactions and work with local operating partners to drive the performance of the firm’s German assets. Awan joins from PGIM Real Estate, where he served as vice president in the German acquisitions team, and previously held roles at Barings and JLL. In his new role, he will support BauMont’s target of expanding its presence in Europe’s largest real estate market and pursuing high-conviction opportunities, particularly in the living sector, following the firm’s acquisition by M&G Real Estate in late 2024.
Zenzic Development Finance — Roger Comben has been appointed as head of lending, where he will lead the firm as it continues to support SME housebuilders and developers while overseeing deal origination through to execution and post-investment monitoring. Comben joins from Clearwell Capital, where he served as head of loan origination, and previously held the role of senior director at Maslow Capital. With over 20 years of experience, he also spent several years at firms including United Trust Bank and Nationwide Building Society, where he established a track record in senior roles across the property and development finance sector. In his new role, he will support Zenzic Development Finance‘s target of addressing the lending gap for SME real estate developers and building on strong momentum following a record start to 2026.
Garbe Infrastructure — Tobias Brosze has been appointed as senior advisor, where he will advise the company exclusively on the development of new partnership models at the interface of municipal business and institutional capital. Brosze joins from Mainzer Stadtwerke, where he served as chief technical officer and deputy chairman of the board, and previously held the role of chair of the digitisation committee at the Association of Municipal Enterprises. With over 10 years of experience, he also spent several years at Mainzer Stadtwerke AG, where he established a track record in managing conventional and renewable energy supply, heat supply, grids and digitalisation. In his new role, he will support Garbe Infrastructure‘s target of strengthening infrastructure resilience and implementing the energy transition in heat and electricity as large municipalities submit their heat planning in 2026.
Cushman & Wakefield — Jeff Alson and Reno Cardiff have been appointed as heads of EMEA logistics & industrial capital markets and EMEA office capital markets respectively, where they will enhance the delivery of specialist sector expertise and institutional relationships across the region. Alson, an international partner with 10 years at the firm, joins from his ongoing role as head of capital markets in Central & Eastern Europe and previously held positions across the European logistics sector for over two decades. Cardiff takes on his new position while remaining a leader in the firm’s Spanish capital markets business, bringing 30 years of experience in complex office investments and asset repurposing. Christian Davis has been appointed as partner for the UK living team, where he will provide capital markets advice and execution to student accommodation developer and operator clients across the UK. Davis joins from CA Ventures, where he served as executive vice president, living, and previously held the role of investment director at Watkin Jones Group. With over 20 years of experience, he also spent several years at The Student Housing Company, where he established a track record as head of UK investment. In his new role, he will support Cushman & Wakefield‘s target of widening and deepening its skillset to ensure the continued delivery of industry-leading advice for clients as the firm’s living team evolves and grows.
Qualitas — Jack Delaforce has been appointed director in the firm’s advised distribution team. Based in Sydney, Delaforce reports to Dean Winterton, global head of capital and Ivan Katz, head of private capital. He will focus on developing adviser relationships and delivering real estate credit and investment solutions to sophisticated investors, bringing his experience across private markets and wealth distribution, from his previous roles at BlackRock and JP Morgan in Australia and Asia. His appointment follows Qualitas’s move in January to expand Michelle Porcelli’s role to that of director, platforms & distribution. Porcelli has been with Qualitas since 2022 and brings experience in asset management and investor relations in Australia and Europe.
Lattis Management — Manuel Garza III has been appointed as a partner and head of the firm’s North America power business, where he will oversee the scaling of the firm’s power infrastructure offering and provide backup power solutions for commercial and industrial customers. Garza joins from MG3 Energy, where he served as CEO, and previously held leadership roles at RPower and Austin Energy. With nearly 20 years of experience, he also spent several years at H-E-B Grocery Company, where he was key in the deployment of their distributed generation portfolio. In his new role, he will support Lattis Management‘s target of developing and maintaining power infrastructure assets while leading the firm’s new office in Austin, Texas.
BCLP — Claibourne Harrison will join the real estate team as a partner in London, where he will focus on real estate private equity, venture capital, and growth investment transactions for institutional investors. Harrison joins from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he served as a partner, and previously established a reputation as a dual-qualified advisor in both England & Wales and Texas. In his new role, he will support BCLP’s target of expanding its transatlantic real estate platform and meeting increasing client demand for full-spectrum private equity and real estate investment strategies.
