European real estate investment manager Europa Capital has announced the appointment of Roberto Varandas to the newly created role of head of business development, as it works in partnership with its majority shareholder, Mitsubishi Estate Co. (MEC), a Japanese listed real estate developer, to expand its global capital raising capability.
Varandas will be responsible for leading Europa Capital’s fundraising initiatives as well as expanding new and existing investor and consultant relationships in the EMEA region for MEC’s global real estate investment management platform, MEC Global Partners, including Europa Capital.
Additionally, he will support Europa Capital’s investor relations function, playing a strategic role in product development initiatives, including the prioritization of target institutional client segments and the development of relevant real estate investment products.
He joins from China Orient Summit Capital where he spent the last five years as head of EMEA, before which he was global head of Business Development – Property at Aberdeen Asset Management between 2011 and 2016. He also served as European head of business development – Global Real Estate at UBS Global Asset Management.
Rob Sim, managing partner at Europa Capital, commented: ‘As head of business development, Roberto will play an important role in strengthening our fundraising capabilities and expanding our client relationships across the EMEA region, not only for Europa Capital but also for MEC’s global real estate investment management platform, MEC Global Partners. This is a further important strategic hire, and I look forward to working closely with Roberto and our expanded senior team going forwards.’
