Knight Frank has strengthened its Berlin office with the appointment of three Living Sectors experts, brought in to significantly bolster the firm’s offering.

Trio join KF Belin from JLL

Trio Join KF Belin From JLL

The Berlin trio will form the new residential investment team at Knight Frank Berlin. Sebastian Christensen will join as a director and will lead the new team; Carolin Stauche has been appointed associate director and Johannes Birkner-Behlen enters the firm as a senior consultant.

They all join from Jones Lang LaSalle, where they built an international investor network.

Alon Brahm, MD at Knight Frank Berlin, said: 'I am proud that we have been able to acquire such a well-coordinated team. The three of them, who boast an excellent international network of clients and contacts, can push us forward on our ambitious path. I am particularly looking forward to working with them all and would like to welcome my new colleagues on behalf of Knight Frank Berlin.'

James Mannix, head of global living sectors at Knight Frank, added, 'Knight Frank is on a mission to significantly grow its Global Living Sectors teams by hiring the very best talent in key markets around the world. We identified an opportunity to expand our offering in the key global city of Berlin.