Portugal Real estate
Managing the impacts of Coronavirus

Thursday 9th April
15.00 - 16.00 | Lisbon time (GMT+1)

Submit your interest (Non-members)

Participation is restricted to Club Members and eMembers.

If you would prefer to contact us by email, please send to [email protected].

Our team will get in touch with you soon to confirm your participation
-
Confirmed Participants
Co-chairs
Francisco SottomayorNorfin
Henrique ValeAntecâmara
Jerome LassaraEnnismore
Joan VidiellaSpinnia
José Antonio de Pedro CuadradoDistrito Natural
João CristinaMerlin Properties
Katja PazelskayaBlue Tagus
Leonardo PeresM7 Real Estate
Luis CaritaRefundos Explorer
Luke SavageMedical Properties Trust
Marius KochCerberus
Miguel LopesPCInvest Family Office
Pedro Marques dos SantosQuifel Group
Pedro SeabraRefundos Explorer
Pedro VicenteOverseas
Ricardo ValenteCâmara Municipal do Porto
Vittorio Calvi di BergoloLX Partners
Confirmed Participants
Francisco Sottomayor
Associate Director - Development
Norfin
Henrique Vale
Partner
Antecâmara
Jerome Lassara
EVP Development Europe
Ennismore
Joan Vidiella
Managing Partner
Spinnia
José Antonio de Pedro Cuadrado
Partner
Distrito Natural
João Cristina
Country Manager
Merlin Properties
Katja Pazelskaya
Managing Partner
Blue Tagus
Leonardo Peres
M7 Real Estate
Luis Carita
Partner
Refundos Explorer
Luke Savage
Vice President - Head of Global Acquisitions
Medical Properties Trust
Marius Koch
Managing Director
Cerberus
Miguel Lopes
CIO
PCInvest Family Office
Pedro Marques dos Santos
Business Dev't & Financial Director
Quifel Group
Pedro Seabra
Partner
Refundos Explorer
Pedro Vicente
CEO
Overseas
Ricardo Valente
Former Councillor
Câmara Municipal do Porto
Vittorio Calvi di Bergolo
Managing Director
LX Partners
Francisco Sottomayor
Francisco Sottomayor
Associate Director - DevelopmentNorfin
Portugal
Henrique Vale
Henrique Vale
PartnerAntecâmara
Portugal
Henrique Vale is a Partner at ANTECAMARA since 2015, where he manages the commercial department and integrates the project management team, having participated directly in the development of projects of the most varied dimensions, especially in the city of Porto. With a Management Education from the University of Aveiro, his professional career consists of experiences in companies in the telecommunications and real estate sectors, having collaborated for several years with the PT Comunicações group. Currently, in addition to its role at ANTECÂMARA, is involved in several initiatives related to the real estate market in the north of Portugal.
Jerome Lassara
Jerome Lassara
EVP Development EuropeEnnismore
Italy
Joan Vidiella
Joan Vidiella
Managing PartnerSpinnia
Spain
Joan is the Managing Partner of Spinnia, a leading real estate investment manager mainly focussed in Spain, Portugal and Florida (USA), sourcing, executing and managing opportunities for a broad base of international institutional investors in the industrial/logistics and hospitality sectors, eventually coinvesting in the opportunities. Through his 30-year career of real estate investment and development experience in Europe, the Americas and the Middle East, Joan has been active across various asset classes including industrial, office, mixed use, and residential, totalling a track record of almost €4 Bn of investments. Joan holds a BA (UB, Barcelona), and an MBA-MIM (ESADE, Barcelona).
José Antonio de Pedro Cuadrado
José Antonio de Pedro Cuadrado
PartnerDistrito Natural
Spain
Chief Development Officer at Distrito Natural | Partner at Fluxus Ventures With extensive experience in the real estate sector, I specialize in advising investment funds on asset transformation and delivering innovative solutions to real estate portfolios. I have successfully managed multiple co-working and co-living projects, introducing cutting-edge strategies for portfolio enhancement. Currently, my focus is on driving the decarbonization of the industry through timber-structure residential developments, accelerating sustainable practices for a greener future. Education: - MSc in Industrial Engineering, Major in Structural Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Bachelor of Architecture, École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture Paris Malaquais
João Cristina
João Cristina
Country ManagerMerlin Properties
Spain
João Cristina is the Portugal Director of Merlin Properties since 1 January 2018. From 2006 until that time, he held Investment Management positions at Rockspring PIM and Orion Capital Managers, all based in Madrid. He returned to Portugal, during 2014, to assume the General Manager role in SILCOGE, a leading Portuguese real estate company. He studied Finance at ISCTE and has an MBA from IE -Instituto de Empresa. Joao Specialized in acquisitions and asset management throughout the Iberian Peninsula, where he has more than 12 years’ experience. Over the last year, João has focused on increasing Merlin’s footprint in the Portuguese real estate market (acquisitions) while improving present occupational levels of the portfolio asset management
Katja Pazelskaya
Katja Pazelskaya
Managing PartnerBlue Tagus
Portugal
Following a decade of experience in the real estate financing sector, Katja (Ekaterina) Pazelskaya became a managing partner at Blue Tagus, co-founded by her in 2013. In her role, she has been focused on translating investment strategies into tailor-made real estate investment programmes that work in geography-specific context. Next to that, Katja manages acquisitions, as well as creates real estate products adequate to the economic and market cycle. Before co-founding Blue Tagus, Katja had extensive experience in structuring and placement of funding and capital solutions for real estate loans portfolio. She was an Executive Director at ABN AMRO (Amsterdam / London) , overseeing a €120 billion real estate loan book.
Leonardo Peres
Leonardo Peres
M7 Real Estate
Portugal
Luis Carita
Luis Carita
PartnerRefundos Explorer
Portugal
Partner at Refundos Explorer and Advisor to the Administration of Refundos. Joined Refundos Explorer in 2023. He was part of the IPG/Colliers Group between 1992 and 1997, responsible for Market Studies and Valuations. In 1997, he chaired Finimus, S.G.F.I.I., S.A., Grupo Finibanco, with €150m in AuM. In 1999, within the Banif Group, he created several real estate fund structures where he reached €1,500 m in AuM, in several countries: Portugal, Central Europe, Brazil and Florida/USA. He was also a director of the Pension Fund and Securities and Alternative Fund Management Companies. Subsequently, in 2014, at Silvip, SGOIC, S.A., he was co-responsible for the strategic change and raising of several mandates, reaching 10 funds/SIC and €850 m of AuM. He participated as a speaker in several conferences dedicated to real estate. He has published several works and articles mainly dedicated to the topic of real estate investment.
Luke Savage
Luke Savage
Vice President - Head of Global AcquisitionsMedical Properties Trust
USA
Luke Savage serves as VP of International Acquisitions for MPT the leading source of capital for hospitals in the United States, Australia, and Western Europe and the only U.S. healthcare REIT focusing exclusively on hospitals. He has been a part of MPT since 2007, serving in the Birmingham, AL corporate headquarters, the NY office, and has opened and is currently located in the company’s Luxembourg office. His responsibilities include leading the international acquisitions team, sourcing, due diligence and selection of investment opportunities as well as International Operations. During his career with MPT, the company’s portfolio has grown to almost 400 hospital properties in 8 countries, worth over $16 billion USD.
Marius Koch
Marius Koch
Managing DirectorCerberus
Germany
Marius Koch, Managing Director. Mr. Koch joined Cerberus in 2009. Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Koch worked in the Real Estate Research Department of Corpus Sireo. Mr. Koch graduated from the European Business School (EBS) with a B.S. in General Management and a M.S. in Real Estate Finance and Investments. His responsibilities include the underwriting and execution of real estate and NPL transactions across Europe with a focus on Germany, Portugal, Nordics and CEE.
Miguel Lopes
Miguel Lopes
CIOPCInvest Family Office
Portugal
Miguel Lopes serves as Chief Investment Officer (CIO) at PCInvest Family Office in Portugal, where he leads investment strategy and portfolio management for high-net-worth clients. With extensive experience in financial markets and wealth management, Lopes specializes in asset allocation, risk management, and alternative investments. His expertise encompasses both traditional and innovative investment approaches, helping families preserve and grow their wealth across market cycles. At PCInvest, he oversees investment research, due diligence processes, and strategic asset allocation decisions while maintaining strong relationships with institutional partners and investment managers across global markets.
Pedro Marques dos Santos
Pedro Marques dos Santos
Business Dev't & Financial DirectorQuifel Group
Portugal
Pedro Marques dos Santos serves as the Business Development & Financial Director at Quifel Group, a Lisbon-based holding company with diverse interests including IT, Real Estate, Financial Services, and Energy. He has been involved in the strategic development and investment strategies of Quifel, notably in agribusiness, where he was identified as a Principal at Quifel Natural Resources. His work has focused on identifying and leveraging long-term trends to guide Quifel's business expansion and investment portfolio.
Pedro Seabra
Pedro Seabra
PartnerRefundos Explorer
Portugal
Board Member and major shareholder of Refundos Explorer. He joined Explorer Investments in 2012 as responsible for the Discovery Fund. Since 2017 he is responsible for the real estate area, namely the real estate fund EREF I (Explorer Investments Real Estate Fund) and Penha Longa. Joined CBRE in Madrid in 1987 and founded CBRE in Portugal in 1988. Since then and until 2012 headed CBRE operation in Portugal. During that time supervised more than €1.5bn of Commercial Real Estate Transactions, headed property Funds such as Selecta and Fundo Primeiro Imobiliário (today Square Asset Management) and was board member of Neoturis.
Pedro Vicente
Pedro Vicente
CEOOverseas
Portugal
Pedro Vicente is OVERSEAS CEO. OVERSEAS is an independent "committed to green" developer, based in Lisboa, Portugal, focused on ESG, nZEB buildings, electric mobility, branded and luxury real estate. The company was incorporated in 2022 and has currently 5 projects, with an investment of 130M€. Pedro has a large experience in the real estate market in Portugal, through companies like EPUL - Empresa Pública de Urbanização de Lisboa (state owned company), Level Constellation (Chinese real estate fund) and Habitat Invest (top 5 real estate developers in Portugal). Pedro is Vice-President of APPII (Real estate investors and developers Portuguese Association).
Ricardo Valente
Ricardo Valente
Former CouncillorCâmara Municipal do Porto
Portugal
Vittorio Calvi di Bergolo
Vittorio Calvi di Bergolo
Managing DirectorLX Partners
Portugal
Prior to founding LX Partners, Vittorio spent over 25 years in banking working for Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, CSFB and Bear Stearns in London and more recently was General Partner of a Luxembourg based Special Investment Fund SICAV and CEO of a regulated family office backed investment partnership. Vittorio has degree in Law and Master in International Affairs. LX Partners is a principal investor in Portugal (and opportunistically other jurisdictions) with special focus on RE asset backed distressed credit and NPLs. Over last 24 months also developed RE strategies in co-living sector becoming one of the largest investor in Portugal and more recently interest in the Italian market.
Portugal’s tenant economy relies greatly on service driven demand; hospitality, F&B, retail and leisure. Now with the coronavirus impacting business, livelihood and footfall, concerns are raised on the safety of rental income for landlords as well as how to safeguard the economy. How will legal and regulatory frameworks help or hinder the situation?
 

Tenants in Distress - Safeguarding hospitality, retail and F&B

 

Asset Owners Contingency Planning

 

Rent Control, Mortgage Freeze and other Government Solutionss

 

Insolvency Challenges

 

New Demand Assets - Responding to changing consumer demands

 
Submit your interest (Non-members)

Participation is restricted to Club Members and eMembers.

If you would prefer to contact us by email, please send to [email protected].

Our team will get in touch with you soon to confirm your participation

Participation is restricted to Club Members and eMembers.

If you would prefer to contact us by email, please send to [email protected].

Sponsorship opportunities

GRI eMeetings offers a unique opportunity for companies to raise their profile in front of the most senior executives of the Real Estate industry worldwide
Contact our team and check the sponsorship and exposure opportunities according to the strategy of your company.
 
Sponsorship Opportunities
Sucessful Registration! Our team will reach out soon to proceed with the next steps.
Club Partner
←  SHARE
REAL ESTATE
This eMeeting is exclusive
for Premium members
This event is exclusive for GRI members.
Privacy policy and how we use cookies
We use cookies to give you the best experience on our website.
By continuing we'll assume you're on board with our privacy policy