PERE
Debt and Finance Forum Virtual Experience 2021
21 - 22 September 2021,
BST Virtual Event
The PERE Debt and Finance Forum 2021 is part of the PERE Global Passport!
The PERE Global Passport subscription is a new way for private real estate’s investors and industry leaders to stay connected to the market, elevate fundraising, and advance investment strategies.
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Connecting Europe’s alternative lending community
The PERE Debt and Finance Forum will present leading insight on the strategies of Europe’s biggest real estate lenders and debt managers.
The Forum will connect LPs and decision-makers from leading debt managers with the asset class’ most influential global community.
Join private real estate’s most influential global community as we build relationships and sharpen investment approach:
- Fundraise effectively through unrivalled access to Europe’s biggest LPs allocating across a wide spectrum of real estate debt products with your PERE Global Passport
- Advance your strategic edge on the competition by keeping up to date with a vast array of opinions from LPs to ensure the relevance to your business
- Uncover the latest high-yield opportunities with unique insights from the decision-makers shaping the European market
- Utilize time in the most efficient way by connecting with the people who can help you create value for your firm
Develop lasting relationships.
Easier.
As border controls and travel restrictions continue, the Forum brings together global investors and fund managers to their European peers for smooth and effective relationship-building.
Discover investment opportunities.
Faster.
Connect with the global community of trendsetters to discover investments and partners who can accelerate the growth of your firm.
Understand local trends.
Smarter.
With local experts sharing what is driving Europe’s markets, gain a strategic edge through deep understanding of the strategies delivering high yields.
Enhance your decision-making with the PERE community
Our global community is at the cutting-edge of real estate across a wide spectrum of investment strategy and geography. View the video for a few of the key insights from our 2020 virtual experiences.
Meet Europe's largest investor community
Build stronger relationships and increase your visibility by staying in front of the global community of investors.
Testimonials
Joanne McNamara
Head of Investments - Europe, Oxford Properties
A very informative and enjoyable conference with great attendees and speakers.
Kevin Colket
Founder and CEO, Global Hospitality Investment Group
PERE goes out of their way to bring GPs, LPs and other people from the industry together, to not only discuss ideas, but even discuss new deals.
Romain Simon
Head of Real Estate Finance UK, BNP Paribas
The Forum was excellent with a high calibre level of attendees.
2020 featured speakers
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2020 featured speakers
Lisa Attenborough
Partner, Knight Frank
Lisa joined Knight Frank in 2017 to set up and lead the Debt Advisory team. She joined from CBRE where as a Director in the Debt & Structured Finance team she focused on advising and arranging finance for clients within the alternatives sector. L… Read full bio
Amy Aznar
Head of Debt Investments & Special Situations, LaSalle Investment Management
Ms Aznar is the Head of Debt Investments & Special Situations team at LaSalle Investment Management and CIO of LaSalle’s market leading European debt platform. She is responsible for LaSalle Real Estate Debt Strategies II & III (£1.5bn in com… Read full bio
John Barakat
Head of Real Estate Finance, M&G Investments
John Barakat joined M&G Investments in September 2008 as Head of Real Estate Finance to begin M&G’s direct lending activity in European commercial real estate. Since that time, John has been responsible for more than £10 billion of investment… Read full bio
Ben Barbanel
Head of Debt Finance, OakNorth Bank
Ben Barbanel is the Head of Debt Finance at OakNorth Bank where he leads a team that, since its launch in September 2015, has transacted over £4.5bn of loans across hundreds of transactions. Together, the team have won multiple awards, including Esta… Read full bio
Markus Beran
Head of Origination International Investors, Berlin Hyp
Since 2012 Mr. Beran is heading the international investor department at BerlinHyp and is mainly responsible for the team originating new business for the bank in that sector. Mr. Beran joined BerlinHyp from LaSalle Investment Management, a worldwide… Read full bio
Mark Bladon
Head of Corporate Lending, Investec Structured Property Finance
Mark began his Investec career in 2006, working in Property Finance as a loan originator, following 12 years at Singer & Friedlander Plc where his roles included Credit officer with responsibility for Real Estate. During his Investec career he ha… Read full bio
Jim Blakemore
Partner, BentallGreenOak
Jim is a Managing Partner at BentallGreenOak. Jim leads the firm’s Global fixed income strategies. BGO manages around $15 billion of commercial mortgage loan assets. Jim founded the BentallGreenOak European debt team which manages over $3 billion of… Read full bio
Lorna Brown
Head of Capital Markets, Delancey
Ms Brown is an established real estate professional with over 20 years’ experience investing, structuring and managing UK real estate investments in both debt and equity and across a range of asset classes. Prior to joining Delancey she held senior r… Read full bio
Tony Brown
Global Head of Real Estate, M&G Real Estate
Tony became Head of M&G Real Estate in April 2018 after four years as Chief Investment Officer. He has over 28 years’ real estate investment experience across the UK, Continental Europe, North America and Asia. Prior to joining M&G Real Estat… Read full bio
Colin Campbell
Chairman, Pradera
Colin is Chairman of Pradera and Chairman of its Investment Committee. Colin was the co-founder of Pradera in January 2000. Colin built and led the team to around 90 people in nine countries responsible for around €3 billion of shopping centres and r… Read full bio
Guillaume Cassou
Partner - Head of European Real Estate, KKR
Guillaume Cassou (London) joined KKR in 2012 and is responsible for the European Real Estate team. Prior to KKR, Mr. Cassou was an executive director at Goldman Sachs real estate principal investment area in London since 2007 focusing on real estate… Read full bio
Oscar Ciudad Apolinar
Director-Client Relations, Prologis
Mr. Ciudad joined Prologis in 2011. Prior to joining the client relations team, Oscar worked for FIBRA PROLOGIS (PLD’s publicly listed vehicle) in Mexico City, where he assisted with the debt restructuring as well as investor relations for over two y… Read full bio
Deborah Coakley
Executive General Manager-Funds Management, Dexus
Deborah Coakley is Executive General Manager of Funds Management at Dexus, one of Australia's leading real estate groups. She has responsibility for managing its $15.5 billion funds management platform comprising a number of wholesale pooled funds an… Read full bio
Gila Cohen
Managing Director, Real Estate and Private Equity, MUFG
Gila R. Cohen is a Managing Director, Real Estate and Private Equity at MUFG. In this role, she is responsible for those businesses including investments/fund Allocation, Corporate Banking and Investor Services. Most recently, Ms. Cohen was the Manag… Read full bio
John Cole
Senior Managing Director, Cain International
John has over 30 years of experience in real estate debt lending and has been involved in underwriting many billions in debt transactions. At Cain International, he is primarily focused on structured debt provision within the UK, US and Europe. John’… Read full bio
Nicole Douglas
Head of Investor Research, PEI Media
Nicole Douglas is the Head of Investor Research for Infrastructure Investor’s Research & Analytics department. Based in London but working across the company’s offices and products, she oversees researched content, surveys, and projects on invest… Read full bio
John Dunkerley
CEO and Co-Founder, Apache Capital Partners
John Dunkerley, founding partner and Chief Executive Officer of Apache Capital Partners, has 30 years’ experience in property and investment management. Together with Richard Jackson, John established Apache Capital Partners in 2008 to invest in chro… Read full bio
Hugh Fraser
Head of Capital Markets, M7 Real Estate
Hugh Fraser is a Director and is Head of Capital Markets for M7 Real Estate. He is responsible for all debt capital market activities for the firm's European investments, including asset-level and fund/corporate-level activity, interest rate derivati… Read full bio
Roland Fuchs
Head of European Debt, Allianz Real Estate
Roland Fuchs is the Head of European Real Estate Finance and a Member of the Executive Committee at Allianz Real Estate. He is also the Co-Fund Manager of the debt fund and he is a Voting Member on the Debt Investment Committee. Roland has 29 years o… Read full bio
Chris Holmes
Director, Capra Global Partners
Chris is based in London and has over 27 years experience across European real estate investment and finance, combining structuring, principal lending and advisory skills. His experience set includes M&A and event driven financing, LBOs and bond… Read full bio
Cyril Hoyaux
Managing Director, AEW
Cyril is Managing Director at AEW, co-head of the Real Estate Debt Platform, a partnership with Ostrum Asset Management, managing c. €1.3Bn of loans across Europe. Cyril joined AEW in September 2015. He has 30 years of experience in real estate from… Read full bio
Daniel Humphrey Rodriguez
Head of Fund Manager Research, PERE
Daniel Humphrey Rodriguez is PDI’s Head of Fund Manager Research. Based in London, he is responsible for leading PDI’s research and analysis of private market GPs globally. He is also responsible for a number of leading market rankings and reports su… Read full bio
Richard Jackson
Managing Director & Co-Founder, Apache Capital Partners
Richard has been instrumental in the rise of alternative real estate sectors in the UK, particularly Build-to-Rent, Student Accommodation and Senior Living. Richard co-founded Apache Capital Partners in 2008, which, in partnership with Moda, has a £2… Read full bio
Christian Janssen
Head of Debt Europe, Nuveen Real Estate
Christian oversees Nuveen Real Estate’s debt team in Europe. Prior to joining the business in 2013, Christian was a fund manager and co-head of commercial real estate lending at Renshaw Bay, where he established and launched its maiden CRE Debt strat… Read full bio
Jan Janssen
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Jan is co-head of the EMEA Real Estate Finance Group at Goldman Sachs. The team focusses on a range of commercial real estate financings ranging from construction loans, NPL financings, syndicated loans and CMBS financings across a multitude of asset… Read full bio
Jonathan Jay
Partner, Conduit Real Estate
Jonathan is a co-founder of Conduit Real Estate, a UK and European debt and special situations capital advisory business established in 2020. Jonathan previously worked for a London-based pan-European investment manager and was responsible for capita… Read full bio
Jill Xiaozhou Ju
Chief Investment Officer, The Collective
Jill Ju is Chief Investment Officer at global co-living developer and operator The Collective, a member of the firm's Executive Committee and responsible for fundraising, investment acquisitions, and strategic growth internationally. Before joining T… Read full bio
Karsten Kallevig
Special Advisor, Norges Bank Investment Management
Karsten Kallevig was appointed Chief Investment Officer for Real Estate in Norges Bank Investment Management on 1 April 2019. He came from the position as Chief Executive Officer of Norges Bank Real Estate Management. He joined Norges Bank Investment… Read full bio
Rick Kalvoda
Senior EVP and Head of Global Advisory, Altus Group
Rick Kalvoda is a Senior Executive Vice President at Altus Group and serves as the Head of Global Advisory, which provides valuation consulting services for over 190 real estate funds comprising more than 750 billion USD in GAV. Rick has over 30 year… Read full bio
Patrick Kanters
Managing Director - Global Real Estate & Infrastructure, APG Asset Management
Patrick Kanters is Managing Director Global Real Assets of APG Asset Management. APG Asset Management is specialized in managing pension capital, offering asset management services to the pension funds of the government, education and construction se… Read full bio
Aref Lahham
Managing Director, Orion Capital Managers
Aref Lahham is CEO and co-founder of Orion Capital Managers. Orion, a pan-European real estate private equity firm was established 21 years ago and has been responsible for over €10.0 billion of property acquisitions throughout Europe. Mr. Lahham has… Read full bio
Wilson Lamont
Partner, Co-Head, European Real Estate Equity, Ares Management
Mr. Lamont is a Partner and Co-Head of European Real Estate Equity in the Ares Real Estate Group. Additionally, Mr. Lamont is a member of the Management Committee of Ares Management and the Ares Real Estate Group’s Global Investment Committee. Prior… Read full bio
Lennart van Mierlo
Head of Commercial Real Estate Debt, NN Investment Partners
Lennart has spent his career in the Banking and Investment Management industry. Currently he is Head of the Commercial Real Estate Debt team within the Alternative Credit department of NN Investment Partners, headquartered in The Netherlands in Europ… Read full bio
Laia Massague
Principal, StepStone Group
Ms. Massague is a member of the real estate team. Prior to StepStone, Ms. Massague worked with the real estate finance fund at GAM International where she was responsible for the conception, structure and execution of real estate investments across t… Read full bio
Daniel McHugh
Managing Director, Aviva Investors
Daniel is responsible for all business strategy, product initiatives, and external engagement across the real estate business. As well as leading the firm’s direct investment activity across the asset management development and transaction teams. Dan… Read full bio
Sam Mellor
Head of Europe & Asia-Pacific Real Estate Debt, Barings
Sam Mellor is a member of Barings Alternative Investments, a global real estate, private equity and real assets platform. Sam is Head of Europe & Asia Pacific Real Estate Debt and is responsible for the execution of investments and the developmen… Read full bio
Anuj Mittal
Head of Europe Real Estate, Angelo Gordon
Anuj Mittal is co-portfolio manager of European real estate with Adam Schwartz, focusing on real estate opportunities in the United Kingdom and Europe. Anuj has been directly responsible for, or overseen, in excess of $3 billion of real estate assets… Read full bio
Nick Moore
Founder and Executive Director, Lionpoint
Nick Moore is a Founder and Executive Director at Lionpoint Group, responsible for global business strategy and execution. He has a background in private equity and real estate along with extensive front-to-back office operations and technology exper… Read full bio
Dan Nicholson
Managing Director, Regional Director-UK, Tishman Speyer
Mr. Nicholson is responsible for leading Tishman Speyer’s business in the United Kingdom, including acquisitions, sales, development and asset management activities. Prior to joining the company in 2011, he worked in private equity investing in UK op… Read full bio
Andrea Orlandi
Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Investments - Europe, CPPIB
Andrea is a Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Investments – Europe at CPPIB. In this role Andrea is responsible for the European real estate investment program, oversees the Indian real estate program and is part of the real estate senior lea… Read full bio
Chris Parker
Head of Funding, Argent Related London
Chris joined Argent in 2014 and is responsible for all Capital matters across the Argent and Argent Related UK platforms. Chris has a varied background across both Corporate and Real Estate funding, having previously worked in the banking sector for… Read full bio
Isabelle Scemama
Global Head of AXA IM Alts and Chief Executive Officer of AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets
Isabelle oversees AXA IM’s €150bn alternative business unit, AXA IM Alts, which employs over 700 people located in 16 offices, serving the needs of more than 350 clients globally. AXA IM Alts is a global leader in alternatives asset management, putti… Read full bio
Bill Schwab
Chief Executive Officer, LCI Investment Company
Bill Schwab has served as Global Head of Real Estate for the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) from January 2009 to June 2018. He was responsible for an investment portfolio comprising direct and indirect investments, public and private debt and… Read full bio
James Seppala
Senior Managing Director, Head of Real Estate Europe, Blackstone
James Seppala is a Senior Managing Director in the Real Estate Group and the Head of Real Estate Europe, based in London. Since joining Blackstone in 2011, Mr. Seppala has been involved in a number of Blackstone’s investments across Europe, including… Read full bio
Michael Shields
EMEA Head of Real Estate, ING
Michael Shields joined ING in May 2004 and has 25-year experience in real estate lending, asset management and restructuring. Based in London, he is currently responsible for ING REF’s EMEA lending platform. He is also leading coverage of Real Estate… Read full bio
Neil Slater
Global Head of Real Estate and Deputy Head of Private Markets, Aberdeen Standard Investments
Neil Slater is the Global Head of Real Estate & Deputy Head of Private Markets at Aberdeen Standard Investment. Neil joined Aberdeen Standard Investments (“ASI”) in August 2011, leading a multidisciplinary team responsible for product/fund struct… Read full bio
Florian Stöbe
Head of Investment – Germany, Verdion
Florian leads Verdion’s investment activity in Germany, currently focussed on acquiring strategic, value-add opportunities for its €316 million VELF 1 fund. He sits on Verdion’s investment committee and works closely with the firm’s development, asse… Read full bio
Peter Stoll
Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Europe, Carlyle Real Estate Advisors
Peter Stoll is a Managing Director and head of Carlyle's European real estate business. He is based in London. Prior to joining Carlyle in 2015, Mr. Stoll was a senior managing director at Blackstone where he spent 12 years building Blackstone's Euro… Read full bio
Pontus Sundin
CEO, Brunswick Real Estate Capital Advisory AB
Pontus Sundin has extensive experience from both real estate investments and real estate financing. Prior to Brunswick Real Estate, Pontus worked with financing at Helaba as Chief Representative in the Nordics. Prior to that, Pontus held various posi… Read full bio
Paul Tebbit
Managing Director, BlackRock Real Assets
Paul Tebbit, Managing Director, is the Portfolio Manager for the BlackRock UK Property Fund and is responsible for fund strategy, portfolio management and performance of the Fund. Paul has deep investment and transactional experience and in the past… Read full bio
Edward Tran
Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman
Edward Tran is a partner with Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP. He advises clients worldwide on corporate real estate and other transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, co-investments, other fund investm… Read full bio
Franҫois Trausch
CEO, Allianz Real Estate
François Trausch is the global Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer of Allianz Real Estate. He joined the company in 2016 and chairs the Management Board and the Executive Committee. He is a Voting Member on both the Equity and Debt… Read full bio
Zach Vaughan
Managing Partner - Real Estate, Brookfield Asset Management
Zach Vaughan is a Managing Partner in Brookfield’s Real Estate Group and Head of Real Estate in Europe. In this role, he oversees all of Brookfield’s real estate activities in the region, including investments, portfolio management and new fund forma… Read full bio