AEW Europe has hired Philip Olmer as executive director and head of legal and compliance activities, based in London.
AEW Europe has hired Philip Olmer as executive director and head of legal and compliance activities, based in London.
Prior to joining AEW Europe, Olmer was a partner at real estate law firm Nabarro. He has almost 30 years' experience as a lawyer in the commercial real estate sector.
Before Nabarro, Olmer was a partner at Berwin Leighton Paisner and Olswang.
His appointment comes amid the need for European real estate funds to comply with strict regulation and oversight by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) with the imposition of the European Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).