Urban real estate developer and investor Thor Equities has appointed James Smith as director of asset management.
An investment expert focused on pan-European real estate, Smith was previously senior transaction manager at Atrium European Real Estate, where he led the centralised Amsterdam M&A team throughout the CEE markets. Before that, he was in investment management at Balmain Asset Management, European transaction management at Goodman, and acquisitions and development at Europa Capital.
'We are pleased to welcome James to our London office, where he will lead the European asset management team as we continue to locate and acquire properties in key global gateway cities including London, Paris, Madrid and Milan,' commented Melissa Gliatta, COO of Thor Equities.
The company’s European assets include the newly acquired 5 Puerta del Sol, 11 Puerta del Sol, and 16 Calle Fuencarral in Madrid; 26 Via della Spiga in Milan; 102 Ave. des Champs-Elysees, 51-53 Blvd. Haussmann, and 32 Rue des Archives in Paris; and 65 Blvd. de la Croisette in Cannes.
Thor also owns a number of properties in London including 1 Dover St, 145 Oxford St, 105-109 Oxford St, and Bond Street House at 14 Clifford St. as well as Burlington Arcade.
