People News – Page 64
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Airport project leaves IVG in the red
GERMANY – German real estate company IVG reported net losses for 2009 of €158m – almost all of which can be attributed to a project near the Frankfurt airport, an IVG-spokesman confirmed to IPE.
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ING REIM chief steps down after a year
GLOBAL – George Jautze has retired as chief executive of ING Real Estate Investment Management (ING REIM) after less than 12 months in the role.
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Drivas Jones merges with Deloitte
UK – Drivas Jonas, the oldest real estate advisory firm in the UK, has become the first to join forces with one of the ‘big four’ accountancy firms.
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SanFran CCERS moves assets from bankrupt Capmark
UNITED STATES – The San Francisco City and County Employees’ Retirement System is transferring the assets held in a separate account managed by Capmark Real Estate Equity Group following the asset manager’s bankruptcy.
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New arrival to pursue European deals for OMERS
GLOBAL – Oxford Properties, the real estate division of Canadian pension fund OMERS, has appointed Simon Marriott to lead its European investment programme as it gears up to make its first acquisitions in the UK since 2007.
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USS beefs up its real estate strategy
UK – Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has poached Alex Turner from Hermes Real Estate to manage its UK office portfolio, just as other changes are being made to improve its performance.
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Meulenbelt to step into Cooper’s shoes at ING RE
GLOBAL – Jan Meulenbelt has been announced as the replacement for Nick Cooper, who is leaving as global head of ING Real Estate Select - the global multi-manager business he helped established.
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Fresh Fof expertise decamps to Aviva
EUROPE – The transferral of BlackRock’s European fund of funds expertise to Aviva Investors continued last week as fund manager Catriona Allen is the latest to move to the asset manager.
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ING RE FoF shake-up shakes out Cooper
GLOBAL – Global multi-manager ING Real Estate Select is to lose its founder and chief executive because it is relocating to its parent company’s home country.
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Gellatly's FoFs follow to Aviva
EUROPE – Aviva Investors has taken over the management of BlackRock’s European fund of funds vehicles following fund manager John Gellatly’s move from the latter to the former in September 2009.
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CBRE takes over Merseyside contract
UK – The Merseyside Pension Fund has appointed CB Richard Ellis Real Estate Finance as its strategic property adviser, replacing Savills , following a detailed tendering exercise.
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Maudsley lands a new role
EUROPE – Charles Maudsley, currently co-head of Europe for LaSalle Investment Management alongside Simon Marrison, is leaving to work for British Land and will not be replaced.
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Mercer expands its real estate staff
UNITED STATES - Mercer Investment Consulting has expanded its US real estate team and hired Chad McWhorter as an associate.
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CalEast CEO resigns
UNITED STATES - Russ Blackwell, chief executive of CalEast Global Logistics, has resigned as head of the company but is staying on with the company until the end of the year.
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INREV’s van Doorn returns to ING roots
EUROPE – Lisette van Doorn is leaving the European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles (INREV) to rejoin ING Real Estate Investment Management.
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APREA opens its doors to pension funds
ASIA – Pension funds will be able to join the Asian Public Real Estate Association for the first time after the organisation created a new membership category.
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AXA REIM appoints new CIO
GLOBAL – AXA Real Estate Investment Managers (AXA REIM) has appointed Dennis Lopez as global chief investment officer.
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Mercer expands real estate operation
UNITED STATES- Mercer Investment Consulting is growing its real estate staff with the hiring of David Nix as a senior researcher.
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Pramerica creates high-yield debt platform
UNITED STATES - Pramerica Real Estate Investors has created a team as part of a move to put together a high-yield debt platform to conduct transactions on a global basis.
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Goodman loses Wilkinson to AEW Europe
EUROPE - Rob Wilkinson is leaving the Goodman Group to head up AEW Europe’s fund management and separate accounts business.
