GRI Living Assets Europe 2026

Mark Allnutt is an Executive Director and leads our vertically integrated platform in Europe, overseeing investment, development, and operations in seven markets. He works closely with our in-country leaders in Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Netherlands, and the UK to deliver a superior product for consumers and drive returns for investors. Since 2013, we have grown exponentially, delivering purpose-designed and thoughtfully amenitised buildings at scale for multifamily, young professional, and student housing.

Mike is Head of UK, overseeing all UK business operations, having previously held the position of Head of Asset Management for Europe excluding Ireland. Mike joined Kennedy Wilson Europe in October 2015 and brings over twenty years' experience in the property and investment industry. Prior to Kennedy Wilson Europe, Mike worked at The Blackstone Group for ten years, where he was a Managing Director in the Real Estate Group, and latterly he led the management of its pan-European logistics business (Logicor) as well as its office portfolio. Prior to Blackstone, Mike was at Deloitte. Mike is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.

Has been appointed to a newly created position as head of value-add real estate for Europe

With 18 years at JLL, she has built extensive expertise across multiple real estate sectors and European markets. Her career includes serving as Senior Director in EMEA Office Capital Markets and experience with the German Shopping Centre Investment team in Frankfurt. Gemma advises on complex asset sales and portfolios across Europe, including the recent CDC portfolio sale in France, and serves as lead advisor to multifamily investors throughout Europe.

John Dunkerley, founding partner and Chief Executive Officer of Apache Capital Partners, has 30 years experience in property and investment management. John is a qualified Chartered Surveyor and for a period of 12 years, John worked for Jones Lang Wootton and Fletcher King, specialising in UK wide investment before building London & Capital's expanding property division. In 2008, together with Richard Jackson, John established Apache Capital Partners, a business that is structured to take advantage of the current market conditions, specialising in investing on behalf of Middle Eastern investors into the UK. Apache Capital now manages in excess of £500m of assets with a pipeline which takes AUM to £1.4bn.

Paul Oberschneider is the Founder & CEO of Hilltop Credit Partners, a UK real estate private equity firm specializing in residential development finance. With over 30 years of experience in property development, asset management, and financial structuring, he has transacted over £1 billion in UK and Continental European real estate. His extensive career includes working on Wall Street and founding Ober-Haus Real Estate, a prominent firm across Central and Eastern Europe.

Rob Fairfax serves as Director of European Real Estate Private Equity at Barings Asset Management, a leading global investment management firm. Based in the UK, he specializes in European real estate investment strategies and private equity transactions. Fairfax brings extensive experience in real estate capital markets, focusing on identifying and executing investment opportunities across diverse European property sectors. In his role at Barings, he is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and managing real estate private equity investments, contributing to the firm's comprehensive alternative investment platform that serves institutional and retail clients worldwide.

Sourcing and execution of residential investments for Heimstaden in Germany, Central Europe, France and Finland. Formerly responsible for residential investments in Europe at Round Hill Capital. Prior to this, he was an investment banker in the Goldman Sachs’ European real estate team in London. Stan holds a master’s degree in Finance and Business Strategy from Sciences Po University in Paris.

Mr Federico Bianchi joined Ho Bee Land in February 2025 as the CEO in the United Kingdom. He is responsible for overseeing the Group’s operations in the UK.

Ioanna Paschalidou is the Head of Portfolio Management at Henderson Park Capital Partners, leading the firm's Fund and Portfolio management teams since 2018. With over 17 years of real estate asset management experience across Europe, she has held significant roles at top firms. Before joining Henderson Park, she was a Principal at Blackstone in London, managing German office and retail portfolios worth around €5 billion. Her duties included strategy oversight for leasing, capital projects, financings, and sales. Paschalidou also held senior positions at Tishman Speyer, serving as a Senior Director in Development and Asset Management in Frankfurt and as a Portfolio Manager for their pan-European value-add fund in London. She started her career as an Analyst at JP Morgan Asset Management. Ioanna holds a Master of Engineering from the University of Oxford and a Master of Science from University College London.

Jill is currently building True North Management, a next-gen real estate platform creating a better way of living for today, tomorrow and the day after. Prior to that, Jill was the Chief Investment Officer at The Collective and was a member of the firm's Executive Committee. Prior to The Collective, she worked as Investment Director for Greystar Europe, where she sourced and managed a £1bn + student housing portfolio, and also in charge of the company’s Asia growth strategy and investor relationships. Jill received her Bachelor of Economics from Peking University, China and MBA from Harvard Business School, United States.

Paul is Managing Director and Head of Northern Europe Investments at DFI. Prior to joining the firm, he was an Associate in the investment team at Patron Capital, focusing on the origination, execution and asset management of opportunistic/value-add asset-backed investments across Europe. He began his career as an Analyst at Goldman Sachs in London. Paul holds a first-class Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Nottingham and achieved a distinction in his Postgraduate degree in Real Estate Economics and Finance from the London School of Economics.

Lars Meisinger is CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of DLE Group AG. As CEO of DLE Group AG, Lars is responsible for the strategic direction and overall management of the group, with specific oversight of sales, communications, and human resources departments. Bringing over 25 years of experience in the investment management sector to his role, he has a proven track record of leadership and expertise.

Expertise in commercial real estate investment & finance: sourcing, structuring and executing investment opportunities across Europe. Investment, development of 20 multifamily houses & management of residential portfolio across Germany. Creating value through repositioning asset. Build a strong network working 6 years in the European institutional market in London and expanded my network across family offices in Germany over the past 7 years.

4 More ist ein Operating Partner / Asset Manager mit anfänglichem Fokus auf Value Add/Development/Special Situations in der DACH Region.

Amroy is Vice President in the Value-Add Investments team at LaSalle, focusing on sourcing and executing value-add real estate transactions throughout Continental Europe and the UK across all sectors. He is a Chartered Surveyor and holds a First-Class degree in BSc Investment and Finance in Property from the University of Reading.

Daniel is currently Chief Investment Officer at Fusion Group, one of the UK’s leading PBSA developers having developed over 7,000 beds in the last decade and with a secured development pipeline of over 10,000 beds. In his role as CIO, Daniel oversees investment strategy and capital raising. Prior to joining Fusion Group, Daniel was Senior Managing Director, Head of Real Estate Investment-Europe at Cain International for over seven years. Before joining Cain International, Daniel was with Tristan Capital Partners, where he sourced and closed over €2.5 billion of transactions, Managing Director – Investments. Before that, Daniel spent three years at Heitman, followed by five years with MGPA, where he was Head of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), specialising in regional acquisitions.

John Jacobs is Global Head of Capital Markets ​at GSA, where he ​manages both the debt and new equity teams. ​The debt team is responsible for the origination for ​new funding transactions within existing and new markets and ​the overall refinancing strategy for AUM of in excess of $​6bn. ​The equity team is responsible for new capital raising activity. John joined GSA in 2017 and has over ​20 years’ experience in corporate banking, real estate and negotiating property transactions in multiple countries including the US, UK, Spain, Australia, and Ireland. Prior to GSA, John spent 13 years in ​corporate banking in Ireland.

Justin is an experienced C-Suite executive with a demonstrable track record of developing, delivering and executing on strategic direction; establishing, leading and motivating executive teams to advance employee engagement and develop a high performance culture; driving profitability and overseeing all operations and business activities to ensure results consistent with the overall strategy and mission of the business.

Oliver Cummings serves as Managing Director, Head of PBSA at Cain, a leading UK-based real estate investment firm. In his role, he oversees strategic investments and development initiatives across the European student accommodation sector. With extensive experience in real estate investment and asset management, Cummings specializes in identifying and executing value-creation opportunities in the student housing market. His expertise encompasses market analysis, investment structuring, and portfolio optimization across key European markets. At Cain, he plays a pivotal role in the firm's expansion strategy within the specialized student accommodation asset class, leveraging deep sector knowledge to drive institutional investment performance.

Zdenka Noack is the co-owner of Zeitraum Student Housing, a daughter company of Zeitgeist Asset Management. Since 2015, Zeitraum Student Housing is operating a student accommodation project in Holešovice, Prague. Zeitraum represents a new style of modern student living. Currently, Zeitraum acquires different properties in Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary to establish the new concept. The expectation is to become one of the major player in this segment in CEE. Before Zeitraum, Zdena has been working as an attorney-at-law in different international law firms in Czech republic and Germany. In this position, she was advising international, especially German clients, with M & A, Corporate and Real estate Law.

Daniel Hermann serves as Chief Growth Officer at Limehome GmbH, a leading European digital hospitality company specializing in extended-stay apartments. With extensive experience in growth strategy and digital transformation within the hospitality and tech sectors, Hermann plays a pivotal role in driving Limehome's international expansion across European markets. He focuses on scaling the company's innovative apartment-hotel concept, leveraging data-driven strategies to optimize customer acquisition and retention. Under his leadership, Limehome has strengthened its position as a disruptor in the traditional hospitality industry, offering fully digitized, design-forward accommodations that cater to modern travelers and remote workers seeking flexible, long-term stays.

Dimitri Chandogin is a Co-founder of Numa Group, the leading European digital hotel operator and technology developer. The company provides disruptive design hotels and serviced apartments for modern travellers. A trusted partner for investors, owners, and developers, NUMA uses proprietary technology-based operating solutions that largely automate operations and increase cost efficiencies and revenues. NUMA successfully operates over 8,500 units across 34 European A-cities.

Vice President Development and Asset Management

Real Estate professional & RICS member with a background in Coworking, Coliving, and Hospitality. Leading Bob W’s expansion across Europe, one of the fastest-growing, tech-enabled serviced apartment operators for 1–90 day stays. Bob W operates in 16 countries across Europe, with more than 4,500 apartments either in operation or development. We are the only carbon-neutral hospitality operator. We sign Master Leases and Management Agreements and work with investors and developers to secure funding and develop assets ranging from 25 to 200 apartments in core European markets. Backed by some of Europe’s top VC firms and UHNW family offices. Through our joint venture with OCIM, we have multiple capital partners to acquire, invest in, and develop hotel real estate across Europe.

Sergio Talarewitz is Senior Advisor at EPISODE, where he supports the group’s international expansion strategy and the development of relationships with investors, developers, and strategic advisors. With a career defined by company growth and transformation, he was previously Partner and Managing Director at Momentum REIM, where he played a key role in establishing the firm as one of the leading players in the European flex living sector. During this period, he worked alongside the founding partners on the development and subsequent divestment of two major portfolios, in collaboration with leading operators and institutional investors including Node Living, Greystar, Bain Capital, and King Street.

Tobias is leading Choice Hotels' growth efforts across EMEA. While the primary focus as a franchise only hotel group is on growing through franchising, Choice Hotels is also looking for strategic opportunities including capital investments, strategic equity acquisitions and growth partnerships including development partnerships and Master Franchises across EMEA. As part of Choice Hotel's EMEA leadership team, Tobias is also heavily involved in defining and executing the strategic vision of Choice Hotels in the EMEA market.

Daniel Johansson serves as Director of Development and Acquisitions at Cheval Collection, driving the company's global expansion and portfolio growth across Luxury Serviced Apartments and Branded Residences. With over 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry, his expertise spans development strategy, hotel management agreements, branded residences and master planning hotel projects.

More than 15 years of experience, across geographies and cultures, in communications, marketing strategies and business development at a global level with exposure to a various sectors and industries, in start-up businesses, SME enterprises, at governmental and consulting offices and in International Companies. Extensive public speaking experience and relationship management skills with natural influencing instincts and proven risks assessment capabilities. A methodological strategic planner with abilities to employ structured tactics in private and public sectors in complex ecosystem and fast pacing market. Innovative and entrepreneurial business personality.

Pranav joined Lodha in 2007 and co-leads Lodha’s UK business. Pranav has held numerous roles within Lodha and led the expansion into London in 2013. Prior to joining Lodha, he worked with McKinsey's Toronto office, advising clients across a range of industries. In a previous life, he developed enterprise software in silicon valley. Pranav obtained an MS in Management from Stanford University and has a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi.

Ricardo Pucci joined Galli on 2015 as CEO, the 3rd generation of the family in the business, and is responsible for overseeing operations in Brazil, US and Portugal. Before joining the family business he was Brazil RE Executive for Microsoft, Brazil Real Estate and Site Operations and Latam Strategy Executive for IBM. Prior he worked for Safra Bank and Natura Cosmetics. He is a Civil Engineer and has a Master's Degree from Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo.

Aexbridge Capital, a Madrid/London based privately held investment firm specialised in direct lending, asset backed distressed debt and other unique special situations, primarily in western Europe. Alberto is the Co-founder of URBANIA INTERNATIONAL, a real estate private equity firm with over €1 billion under management. Mr. Lopez has been involved in over €2 billion of opportunistic, value add and debt real estate investing in Europe. Mr. Lopez received an International MBA from EM Lyon & EOI and has a Bachelor’s degree of Economics.

Alfonso Agullo oversees real estate credit origination and investment at Santander Alternative Investments and works under across real estate credit functions in Deva-SAI, with a Southern European focus. He has over 20 years of experience in real estate. Before joining SAI in 2023, he spent 16 years in Banco Santander Corporate Investment Banking where Alfonso was Head of Commercial Real Estate and Head of Collaboration Revenues Structured Finance In his previous role, he was in charge of the origination, analysis and negotiation of Real Estate financing originating and structuring deals totaling more than €8bn in Commercial Real Estate. Prior to joining Grupo Santander, Alfonso held various positions, he was relationship banker of construction companies and worked in the project finance team at Bankia.

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.

I joined OakNorth Bank a few months prior to it’s initial launch in 2015. Since then, we're proud to have lent over £8bn to support fast-growth businesses. In 2021, I completed over 50 transactions, including several in the hospitality, leveraged finance and senior living sector. In 2020, I won the Corporate Banker of the Year Award at Insider Media’s South East Dealmaker Awards, having completed 30 transactions in the South East that year. Before joining OakNorth Bank, I spent almost 13 years at Santander where I was a Relationship Director originating and structuring deals for businesses with up to £50m turnover.

Emma Jack serves as Chief Investment Officer at Niam Capital, a leading Nordic real estate investment management company based in Sweden. With extensive expertise in real estate investment strategies and portfolio management, she oversees investment decisions across Niam's diversified property portfolio in the Nordic region. Jack brings significant experience in institutional real estate markets, asset allocation, and risk management. At Niam Capital, she plays a crucial role in identifying investment opportunities and managing the company's investment strategy across residential, office, and commercial property sectors. Her leadership contributes to Niam's position as one of the largest real estate investment managers in the Nordic market.

Jai is a Managing Director and Co-Head of Real Estate Debt. He is jointly responsible for the day-to-day implementation of ICG Real Estate's Debt strategies and serves as an investment committee member for both debt & equity strategies. Prior to joining ICG, Jai spent two years at Amro Partners - a real estate investment firm investing, developing and managing purpose built residential assets. As Investment Director he was responsible for acquisitions, capital raising and financing. Prior to this he held various debt investing roles at ICG-Longbow & Barclays, starting his career at Lehman Brothers Asset Management. Jai holds a BA in Industrial Economics from the University of Nottingham.

Joe joined ASK in June 2021 as part of the origination team: originating, analysing and executing transactions across all asset classes and capital structures. Joe was previously at property consultancy, Lambert Smith Hampton where he held a variety of roles in property finance, corporate finance, investment management. Joe has executed over £500m of alternative real estate transactions at ASK focussing on bridging, development and value-add strategies across the UK for a range of sponsors from SME developers to larger institutions. Joe holds a BSc in Industrial Economics from the University of Nottingham and an MSc in Real Estate from the University College of Estate Management.

John Harbert was recently elevated to Executive Vice President with management of HMC’s European Real Estate platform in addition to firm-wide data and technology initiatives. He initially joined HMC in 2011 in the Capital Formation group in New York and then London. In 2018, he transitioned to HMC’s U.S. Real Estate strategy focusing on transactions in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic U.S. regions, and was promoted to Director of Investments in 2022. In 2024, Mr. Harbert was named Senior Vice President focusing on firm-wide strategic initiatives including data and technology strategy, corporate responsibility, business development and capital formation. Mr. Harbert earned a Master of Business Administration from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School and holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Virginia.

Nick Sanderson is the founder and CEO of Audley Group. In the 1980s he founded, operated and then sold Beaumont Healthcare, one of the first corporate providers of private pay nursing care homes. Nick created Audley to develop a portfolio of private retirement villages and as one of the founders of the retirement village sector in the UK, he has acted as an adviser to public and private sector organisations. Nick is also Chair of the Associated Retirement Community Operators (ARCO).

Mr. Keith is a managing director in Oaktree’s Real Estate group based in London. He joined Oaktree in 2020 from Partners Group, where he was a vice president in the Private Real Estate group. Prior thereto, Mr. Keith was with Arcapita Limited as an associate in the Real Estate Private Equity team. He began his career as a mergers and acquisitions analyst with Robert W. Baird & Co., before joining the Financial Sponsors group with Goldman Sachs & Co. Mr. Keith received an M.A. in international business from Edinburgh University.

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.

John joined Invesco Real Estate (IRE) in April 2013 and is responsible for spearheading the expansion of the firm’s European residential expertise and investments in Europe. With over 26 years’ experience in the industry, John spent 12 years at Grosvenor, where he was the head of residential strategy, and at Aberdeen Property Investors as director of residential fund management. In these roles, John has raised, invested and managed c.£200m in two residential funds on behalf of UK and European institutional investors. He also has experience with the student and serviced apartment sectors. John’s extensive experience covers transactions, developments, valuations as well as asset and property management.