NEPI Rockcastle, Harbert Management Corporation, LSL Property Services, Serco, Newmark, Modal, Starwood, Mileway, CLS Holdings, HSPG, L&G Affordable Homes, Mac Mountain, Bain Capital, Feldberg Capital, Aquilius Investment Partners, HarbourVest Partners
NEPI Rockcastle – Marek Noetzel has been appointed designated CEO, effective 1 April 2026. Noetzel was confirmed as the company’s permanent COO in June 2022 and is responsible for its operations across 60 properties in eight countries in Central and Eastern Europe, where NEPI Rockcastle is also the largest owner, operator and developer of shopping centres in the region. He will succeed NEPI Rockcastle’s current CEO, Rüdiger Dany. During his four-year mandate, Dany has made a significant contribution to the group, particularly in driving growth through transformational acquisitions, enhancing the balance sheet and delivering consistent year-on-year returns. Noetzel joined Rockcastle Global Real Estate in 2016, establishing the company’s offices in Poland and expanding its activities abroad.
Harbert Management Corporation – John Harbert has been appointed executive vice president and will now oversee the asset manager’s European real estate platform, working alongside co-heads David King and Florent Danset on client engagement and capital formation. Harbert will also continue to focus on strategic initiatives for the firm, including data and technology, and corporate responsibility. Kathryn O’Neal has been appointed senior vice president of operations. O’Neal joined Harbert in 2008 and most recently served as vice president of real estate accounting. Jack Bryant, executive vice president and senior managing director, will now oversee the firm’s credit solutions and growth equity strategies in addition to his current responsibilities, which include leadership of the Harbert Crossover Fund and the Alabama Futures Fund.
LSL Property Services – David Tilak has been appointed CFO and executive board director with effect from 12 January 2026. Tilak will join LSL from Serco Group, where he is currently group finance director, responsible for driving operational performance, internal and external reporting and fiscal controls. He previously held leadership roles at companies including General Electric and he spent six years at Imperial Brands, where he progressed to become Group Finance Director.
Mac Mountain – Jared Perry has been appointed head of capital markets. In this newly created role, Perry will spearhead Mac Mountain’s capital markets strategy, investor engagement and financial structuring as the firm accelerates its growth across fibre broadband deployments and strategic partnerships. Perry joins Mac Mountain from Bain Capital, where he most recently served as managing director and COO of partnership strategies. Previously he held other senior investment roles within Bain Capital and senior roles at Athena Capital Advisors, Stonehorse Capital Management and Duke Management Company.
Feldberg Capital – The real estate investment manager has expanded the responsibilities of Robert Bahr by appointing him managing director and head of German Investments since April 2025. Bahr, who joined the company in 2023 and has been, will now become a member of Feldberg Capital’s investment committee, where he will support investment decisions across Germany and the UK. Bahr assumes these responsibilities from Andreas Quint, who is stepping down from the management board at year-end as planned to retire. His expanded role includes sourcing deals in the residential sector and P&L responsibility for Feldberg’s German investment team. Bahr will continue to report to Rodney Bysh, Founder and Managing Partner of Feldberg. Quint joined Feldberg as managing partner in January 2023. Prior to joining Feldberg, he served as CEO of CA Immobilien Anlagen from 2018 to 2021, and as head of corporate finance and portfolio transactions at BNP Paribas Real Estate from 2013 to 2018. Between 2008 and 2013, he was CEO Germany and subsequently CEO corporate finance Europe at JLL. Earlier in his career, he held senior roles at Catella Property Group and EY real estate.
Aquilius Investment Partners – Martin Yung has joined the firm as managing director and head of private equity secondaries, and Patrick Qian has been appointed principal. Both will be based in the Aquilius’ newly opened Hong Kong office. Yung joined from HarbourVest Partners in Hong Kong where he has worked for a decade and co-led its Asia Pacific secondaries business. Before joining Aquilius, Qian spent over five years at HarbourVest.
HSPG – Chris Hewitt has been appointed CFO. As CFO at HSPG, Hewitt will oversee funding, financial and investor reporting and help shape the strategic direction of the social impact business alongside co-founders Guy Horne and David Searle. Hewitt has joined from L&G Affordable Homes, where he spent over three years as CIO and finance director, collaborating with housebuilders, Homes England and registered providers nationwide to deliver affordable housing. Previously, Hewitt co-founded Heylo in 2014, helping it grow into one of the UK’s leading shared ownership providers, with around £1bn in capital and a portfolio of 5,000 homes.
Newmark – The firm has expanded its UK business rates team with the appointments of Matthew Dolben as partner and Magdalena Singh as associate in Birmingham, focused on licensed leisure. Dolben brings more than twenty years of industry experience, specialising in licensed leisure properties including pubs, bars and hotels. Singh adds over eight years of experience, with a strong focus on the licensed leisure sector. Both join from BNP Paribas Real Estate.
Modal — Joshua Lennox has joined the firm as financial director from Starwood, where he focused on European real estate finance. Eliza Birkett joins as senior asset manager from Mileway. Mimi Tangney joins as transactions and asset manager from CLS Holdings, where she worked across UK asset management. The appointments follow the earlier additions this year of Emma Bruce-Smythe as director of asset management from Indurent and Hashim Chowdhary as investment analyst from Lazard.
