Real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield has promoted David Gingell to co-head of its EMEA equity, debt & structured finance (ED&SF) team.
Gingell takes on joint leadership, alongside existing team head Maud Visschedijk, of the EMEA-wide team, providing capital solutions to investors.
Visschedijk has led the first phase of growth of the debt & structured finance business, building an international and diverse team working across Europe.
Cushman & Wakefield’s ED&SF team works with the leading players in European real estate including recent transactions with Blackstone, Greystar and Tishman Speyer, trusted to act on many of the most significant deals in Europe this year.
Deals of size are also returning, with Cushman & Wakefield sourcing a €440 mln acquisition loan from six lenders for a Brussels office portfolio with the express purpose of repositioning and repurposing.
Said Visschedijk: 'David and I have complementary skills and together we bring greater diversity of ideas and skills to the table. We have enjoyed phenomenal success in recent years, to which David has been instrumental since joining, and I look forward to building on that together as we enter this next phase of growth as a team.'
Added Gingell: 'What a way to celebrate what is my second anniversary with Cushman & Wakefield. I have greatly enjoyed our experiences so far, driving together with a high-performing team, and was thrilled when asked to expand my leadership role as co-head.
'The fact we are a truly pan-European team within a global company – rather than in name only – is a differentiator that adds meaningful value to our clients.'
Gingell joined Cushman & Wakefield in 2022 from PGIM Real Estate where he was head of European senior debt, having co-founded the European arm of the US commercial real estate lender.
