Europe

Anne Valentine Andrews’ exit follows those of all three of the firm’s regional real estate heads over the past two years.

The London-based logistics specialist exceeded its target size for the core-plus vehicle within five months of launch.

Several real estate professionals have left the firm since last year, bringing down the curtain on a platform that has been in operation since 2010.

The firm’s head of Europe real estate, James Seppala, expects buyers and sellers to emerge from the sidelines from here on out, creating further opportunities to deploy in the region.

The former Apollo senior executive has left the Swiss investment group less than a year after he joined in April last year.

The London-based manager is winding down two entities in the country amid efforts to simplify its corporate structure across Europe.

With the enforcement of CSRD directive in Europe this year, it will only get harder to lease real estate that is environmentally obsolete, says ICAWOOD’s Laurence Desmazieres.

The road ahead for private real estate looks bumpy. But long-awaited positive rate signals from central banks are the tonic the market needs to get moving again.

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Lauren Hochfelder, co-chief executive officer for Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing says logistics will remain a favorite asset class for her firm. But she predicts there will be less of a rising tide lifting all boats now.