Activum, the European real estate investor and 'turnaround' manager, hss appointed Axel Kochsiek as a partner and head of asset management. Kochsiek comes from Fortress Investment Group where he was head of the leasing strategies for Eurocastle.

Activum, the European real estate investor and 'turnaround' manager, hss appointed Axel Kochsiek as a partner and head of asset management. Kochsiek comes from Fortress Investment Group where he was head of the leasing strategies for Eurocastle.

Axel Kochsiek was responsible At Fortress for the lease-up of more than 600 assets of varying types throughout Germany and built a leasing department with a team of 20 in several German cities. Prior to Fortress, Kochsiek worked at Metro AG having focused on the strategic asset management of Metro AG’s real estate portfolio. Earlier in his career he worked for Jones Lang LaSalle and Hochtief.

In September 2008, Activum bought a 22,000 sq m office and retail complex, located in the Prenzlauer Berg area of Berlin. The building was acquired out of an insolvency for an undisclosed purchase price.