Madison Capital Group, Stockbridge, Colliers, Hines, Principal Asset Management, Cushman & Wakefield, Lattis, GARBE, Zenzic Development Finance, Hongkong Land, APG, Qualitas
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.
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.
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.
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 — 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.
