Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva, has appointed Grégoire Bailly-Salins to the position of head of transactions for Continental Europe as it strengthens its pan-European real estate capabilities.
Based in Paris, Bailly-Salins will report to Daniel McHugh, managing director of real estate at Aviva Investors, and be responsible for overseeing acquisition activities across all real estate asset classes in Continental Europe. Reflecting Aviva Investors’ focus on strategic locations across Europe, he will primarily target assets in France, Germany, Spain, Benelux and the Nordic region.
Bailly-Salins joins Aviva Investors after spending six years at Union Investment, most recently as a senior investment manager operating between Paris and Hamburg.
McHugh said: ‘Grégoire’s appointment is reflective of the ambitions we have for real estate investment in continental Europe. It follows a successful 2019, where we allocated approximately €1 bn of capital in continental Europe on behalf of our clients. We believe Grégoire will enable us to increase our asset acquisition programme, particularly given his knowledge of the European cities we have identified as being of strategic importance.’
