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António Pereira Dias
Partner
Havenstone
http://www.havenstonecapital.com
916694998
Lisbon | Portugal
Havenstone Capital is an Investment Management firm with a pan-European focus. Leveraging on the team’s extensive experience on both the Equity and Debt markets, the firm is dedicated to funding real estate projects in various asset classes, mostly through senior loans, whole loans and mezz facilities.
Havenstone Capital’s Private Debt platform addresses the observed funding gap in the European real estate market and the tightening of financing conditions from commercial lenders.
The firm also provides Pref Equity solutions as a means of providing liquidity to Real Estate projects across Europe headed by best-in class operating partners.
Benjamin Richard
General Manager France, BeLux & Spain
Aareal Bank
http://www.aareal-bank.com
+33 1 44 5166 30
Paris | France
Aareal Bank is a leading international provider of financing solutions and services, particularly in the real estate industry. Whether office buildings, hotels, shopping centers or logistics and residential properties, whether in North America, Asia or Europe: With tailor-made and flexible solutions, we support our customers in financing their international property investments. With the most modern banking and software solutions as well as innovative digital services.
Cristina García-Peri
Senior Partner Head of Strategy and Business Development
Azora
http://www.azora.es/
+34 913 106 370
Madrid | Madrid | Spain
AZORA is an independent private equity styled asset manager of real assets, based in Spain but investing across Europe and the USA. It currently manages €9.2 bn of AuM (once its various vehicles committed firepower is fully invested) with Hospitality and Living representing c. 70% of this. AZORA has a value-add approach with a strong track record in pioneering new assets classes in Southern Europe and a special expertise in building fully integrated platforms in operational assets classes.
Daniele Bianchi
Co-Founder & CEO
Brera Opportunities Management
Milano | Milan | Italy
Brera Opportunities Management is an independent asset management firm providing investors and clients with strategic consulting, transaction, structuring and asset management services for real estate and bad loans (Special Situations).
The company aims to be a new paradigm of the asset management services in Italy.
Thanks to the possibility to aggregate under a sole entity some of the most recognized professionals (with an aggregate experience on well above Euro 10 bln of AUM) and service providers, it may change the prospected outcome for investors.
David King
Senior Managing Director
Harbert Management Corporation
http://www.harbert.net
+44 20 7408 4120
London | United Kingdom
Logistics & industrial, residential, student & seniors housing, infrastructure – US, Europe – 50-250 mm – primarily existing, some development
David Pralong
Managing Partner
Maya Capital
http://www.maya-cap.com/
+44 (0) 207 318 5930
London | United Kingdom
Maya Capital is a pan-European investment firm focused on real estate and private equity opportunities, through value creating initiatives, with a hands-on strategy.
Dominic Seely
Chief Development & Acquisitions Officer
Room Mate Hotels
Madrid | Madrid | Spain
In Room Mate Hotels we value self respect and we also respect all those around us. We practice transparency and honesty with our customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders. We promote equal opportunities, non-discrimination and diversity of ideas and cultures. We like to constantly innovate in our products and services to meet the expectations of all our visitors but above all, we maintain a friendy and close working environment where our employees while working, have fun .
Janusz Dzianachowski
National Managing Partner, Head of Real Estate practice
Addleshaw Goddard
https://www.addleshawgoddard.com/en/
+48 22 526 50 00
Warsaw | Poland
Welcome to Addleshaw Goddard (AG). We are a London headquartered, international, full-service law firm that consistently delivers high-quality outcomes for our clients globally.
We have been advising clients for 250 years, and today we support over 5000 of the world's most respected organisations. We help them in over 50 areas of business law, across more than 100 countries. And while the opportunities and challenges they bring us vary, we solve each in a uniquely AG way.
Jean-Philippe Küss
Founder & CEO
Trustone REIM
https://trustone.fr/
+33 1 45 78 85 18
Paris | France
Investment Manager, Asset Manager and Fund Manager.
Justin Hildebrandt
Sr. Managing Director - Head of Europe
Affinius Capital
Melissa Baltus
Investment Director
ECE Real Estate Partners GmbH
https://www.ecerep.com/
+49 40 606 06-9101
Hamburg | Germany
ECE Real Estate Partners GmbH develops, realizes, and operates major real estate projects such as residential and office buildings, logistics centers, hotels, and urban districts; invests in their development and enhancement; and thus creates state-of-the-art working and living spaces that inspire people and offer them room to grow. As part of the internationally active real estate and investment company ECE Group, ECE Work & Live has more than 55 years of expertise in developing and operating real estate and offers all its services from a single source – from plot scouting, planning, and project management to leasing, sales, and asset management of the real estate. The ECE Group manages real estate assets with a total value of more than 33 billion euros, has ongoing construction and planning activities with a volume of over 2.8 billion euros, and has been under the ownership of the Otto family since the founding of ECE in 1965.
Omar Fjer
Head of RE France & Managing Director
Ardian
http://www.ardian-investment.com
+33 1 41 71 92 00
Paris | France
Ardian is a world-leading private investment house, managing or advising $140bn of assets on behalf of more than 1,370 clients globally. Our broad expertise, spanning Private Equity, Real Assets and Credit, enables us to offer a wide range of investment opportunities and respond flexibly to our clients’ differing needs. Alongside our range of direct funds, we build bespoke portfolios for institutional clients through Ardian Customized Solutions and offer a specialist service for private clients through Private Wealth Solutions.
Piotr Krawczynski
CEO
DeA Capital
https://deacapitalrepoland.eu/
505897339
Warszawa | Poland
DeA Capital Real Estate SGR is an Asset Management Company specialized in real estate AIFs (alternative investment funds). We manage 12.6 billion of assets in 55 real estate funds, 2 of which are listed in the MIV segment of the Italian Stock Exchange, one SICAF and one SIIQ. DeA Capital Real Estate SG .
Tim Wilkinson
European Commercial Director
Indotek Group
http://www.indotek.hu/
+36-1 688-1700
Budapest | Hungary
Indotek Group is one of the leading investment management groups in Hungary. It is engaged primarily in investing the assets under its management to purchase real properties and non-performing corporate loans secured by real estate.
Attilio Giaquinto
CEO and Founder
Holding 18
http://www.holding18.it/
+39 011 53 43 87
Torino | Italy
My primary occupation is CEO of Giaquinto architetti associati, a design company in the top 150 companies in italy for architecture.
On the side I'm Ceo of other 8 real estate operators specialized in developing of real estate bussinesses
António Pereira Dias
PartnerHavenstone
Portugal
António Pereira Dias is a Partner at Havenstone Capital, a leading European venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology investments. With extensive experience in venture capital and private equity, he specializes in identifying and nurturing high-growth startups across various sectors including fintech, healthtech, and enterprise software. Based in Portugal, António plays a key role in Havenstone's investment strategy and portfolio management, leveraging his deep understanding of European markets and emerging technologies. His expertise spans deal sourcing, due diligence, and post-investment support, helping entrepreneurs scale their businesses internationally. António is recognized for his strategic vision and commitment to supporting innovative companies that drive digital transformation across Europe.
Benjamin Richard
General Manager France, BeLux & SpainAareal Bank
France
Benjamin Richard is the General Manager of Aareal Paris Branch. Since joining Aareal in 2006, Benjamin has held various positions within the bank and has worked on a wide range of financings secured against all class of assets: office, logistics, retail, residential and hotel.
Cristina García-Peri
Senior Partner Head of Strategy and Business DevelopmentAzora
Spain
Cristina García-Peri is Senior Partner and Head of Strategy and Corporate Development for the Azora Group. Prior to joining Azora in 2011, she worked for 16 years in the investment- banking sector at both Merrill Lynch (2 years) and JP Morgan (14 years), where she held various positions across M&A and Equity Capital Markets, and for 10 year, she was Managing Director responsible for Corporate Equity Derivatives for EMEA as well as Equity Capital Markets for Spain and Portugal. Cristina holds a bachelor degree in Economics from ICADE (Spain) and an MBA from Harvard Business School (USA). Cristina is Board Member at Bankinter, a Spanish IBEX 35 banking institution, where she Chairs the Nominations and Sustainability Committee.
Daniele Bianchi
Co-Founder & CEOBrera Opportunities Management
Italy
Daniele is an experienced manager with a solid background in real estate investment, asset management, turnaround and development projects in all asset classes. 25-year experience as CEO of Brera, Head of Single Names at Illimity Bank, CEO of Copernicus RE Italy, CIO/Head of Investments at Castello SGR, Asset and Investment Manager at DB’s RREEF, and member of the investment and asset management team of other national and international investors and AM firms, investing and managing more than Euro 10 bn of RE, NPEs and Corporate transactions;
David King
Senior Managing DirectorHarbert Management Corporation
United Kingdom
Mr. King is a seasoned real estate investor with 19 years of continuous experience in acquiring assets and companies across diverse sectors and markets. As Senior Managing Director, he leads the European Real Estate team, providing guidance and support to drive asset performance and appropriately price risk. Mr. King joined HMC’s European Real Estate team in 2007 and latterly served as the Principal for the UK, Ireland, and Netherlands, playing a pivotal role in investing, divesting and raising capital. Mr. King has managed acquisitions and dispositions representing €5.0 billion in value through four closed-end fund vintages. He was responsible for overseeing all aspects of the investment process, from deal sourcing, through to negotiation, due diligence, financing, and execution.
David Pralong
Managing PartnerMaya Capital
United Kingdom
Has over 12 years of real estate investment experience. David was previously Head of the Real Estate practice at Helios Capital, a London-based family office, and, prior to that, a senior member of the investment team at Moor Park Capital Partners. He has an extensive track record in real estate, having been involved in £2bn+ real estate transactions since the start of his career, both in equity and debt positions. David holds an MA from HEC Lausanne, HEC Paris and La Sorbonne University. He speaks French and English and is a Swiss and French citizen.
Dominic Seely
Chief Development & Acquisitions OfficerRoom Mate Hotels
Spain
Dominic is Chief Development & Acquisitions Officer of Room Mate Hotels Group, a leading lifestyle hotel brand and lease management company with 32 hotels across Europe including, but not limited to, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Florence, London, Madrid, Milan, Rome, and Venice. Owned by TPG Angelo Gordon, the global asset management firm, and Westmont Hospitality Group, one of the largest privately held hospitality organisations worldwide. He has led the acquisition of over 60 hotels across 20 cities and resorts in Europe on behalf of Westmont Hospitality Group together with its various investment partners, into hotels.
Janusz Dzianachowski
National Managing Partner, Head of Real Estate practiceAddleshaw Goddard
Poland
Janusz advises international and domestic corporates, investors and developers on major real estate transactions in Poland and CEE. The transactions on which he has advised include acquisitions (including portfolio transactions and sale and leasebacks), joint venture structures for real estate investments, property development, lease agreements (including for build-to-suit projects). He has extensive knowledge of all asset classes. Janusz has been regularly recommended by the most prominent legal directories such as Legal 500, Chambers & Partners and IFLR1000 for his real estate work. He is a member of the firm’s CEE desk
Jean-Philippe Küss
Founder & CEOTrustone REIM
France
Before founding TRUSTONE REIM, Jean-Philippe was Deputy Director within the Investment team at BNP PARIBAS REAL ESTATE and led the team dedicated to Families and Institutional Investors which he had launched 10 years before.
He worked on all types operations: development, yield investment, property trading transactions and supervised more than 500 commercial Real Estate transactions. Jean-Philippe started his career structuring Real Estate investment funds. He then moved to BNP PARIBAS where he held various positions in the Real Estate market. Jean-Philippe graduated from IEP Paris and ASSAS University, Paris.
He worked on all types operations: development, yield investment, property trading transactions and supervised more than 500 commercial Real Estate transactions. Jean-Philippe started his career structuring Real Estate investment funds. He then moved to BNP PARIBAS where he held various positions in the Real Estate market. Jean-Philippe graduated from IEP Paris and ASSAS University, Paris.
Justin Hildebrandt
Sr. Managing Director - Head of EuropeAffinius Capital
USA
Justin Hildebrandt serves as Executive Managing Director, Head of Europe, for Affinius Capital, where he is responsible for overseeing all European operations and investments, including fund management, joint venture relationships, acquisitions, developments, and dispositions. Justin sits on the Board and is actively involved in the pan-European logistics joint venture, Mountpark Logistics EU Sarl, and its majority ownership of the Mountpark Logistics development company for which he is also CEO. In addition to the logistics businesses, Justin leads the firm's growing investment activities in Europe in purpose-built rental housing, data centers, and credit.
Melissa Baltus
Investment DirectorECE Real Estate Partners GmbH
Germany
Melissa is an Investment Director at ECE Real Estate Partners. ECE Real Estate Partners is an institutional investment management firm focused on European shopping centres and hotels with more than € 10bn assets under management. Melissa is responsible for a portfolio of shopping centres throughout Europe. In addition, Melissa carries out acquisitions of new assets for the various funds and divestments of the existing assets. Prior to joining ECE REP in April 2018, Melissa worked as an Analyst for Aerium Finance in London from August 2015 to March 2018, focusing on commercial investments (retail & office) in Germany, Finland, Spain, and the UK. Melissa holds a Master of Science degree in Real Estate Investment from Cass Business School
Omar Fjer
Head of RE France & Managing DirectorArdian
France
Omar Fjer joined Ardian in 2015. Prior to joining Ardian, he spent 2 years as head of investments at Société Foncière Lyonnaise. He started his career working at Unibail-Rodamco as an asset manager on major French shopping centers.
Piotr Krawczynski
CEODeA Capital
Poland
Piotr Krawczyński joined DeA Capital Real Estate Poland as CEO to build up the Polish operations in 2020. Before joining DeA Capital Real Estate Poland, he worked for BNP Paribas Real Estate as Head of Capital Markets CEE. Prior to that he worked for almost 18 years in Kulczyk Group, Polish well-recognized investment company. At Kulczyk Group he was responsible, among other duties, for the entire commercial real estate business unit.
Tim Wilkinson
European Commercial DirectorIndotek Group
Hungary
Tim Wilkinson is driving the European expansion strategy of the Indotek Group, a value-add private fund currently with over Eur 2 bln AUM. Tim is responsible for sourcing and acquiring opportunistic investments across 13 European countries, with a focus on direct assets and/or real estate companies that need new capital to unlock un-realised potential. Previously he spent over 20 years with a focus on the emerging markets of Central & South East Europe, most recently as the Head of Capital Markets and equity partner with the Romanian affiliate of Cushman & Wakefield. Tim is a graduate of Nottingham Trent University and a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Attilio Giaquinto
CEO and FounderHolding 18
Italy
Attilio Giaquinto is founding partner of Holding18 and of Giaquinto Architetti Associati. He has matured, personally a deep and highly qualified experience in the Italian real estate market including retail, commercial, leisure and residential.
Attilio holds an EMBA at the ESCP Europe.
The G*AA architecture office is designing in this moment over 40 different projects all chacacterized by 3 crucial points:
- quality of architecture
- attention to the commercialization of the asset through very specific design
- sustainability
Attilio is bringing all these characteristics not only on the real estate companies he manages but also in his client investments creating a very special mix of opportunities.
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Architectural Highlight of the Year
Build-to-Rent (BTR) Project of the Year
Corporate Project of the Year
Fundraising of the Year
Hospitality Project of the Year
Industrial & Logistics Project of the Year
Proptech of the Year
Real Estate Destination of the Year
Residential Project of the Year
Retail Project of the Year
Retrofit Project of the Year
Social Action Project of the Year
Sustainability Highlight of the Year
Transaction of the Year
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