PERE
Debt & Financing Forum London 2021
21 - 22 September 2021,
No. 11 Cavendish Square London
Financing real estate for the next decade
The PERE Debt & Financing Forum will be held in-person in London and virtually through our interactive platform. Join us on 21-22 September alongside the 16th annual PERE Europe Forum.
The Forum will analyze the strategies of alternative and traditional lenders across Europe as governments across the continent end their support schemes.
Join us to connect with LPs and decision-makers from leading debt managers to determine how European real estate is financed in the aftermath of the pandemic.
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21-22 September 2021
The 16th annual PERE Europe Forum on 21-22 September will be held in-person at No. 11 Cavendish Square, London and virtually through our interactive platform.
The two-day content will analyze the needs of European investors and create high-yield opportunities in the region.
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.
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2021 speakers include
Martin Barnewell
Investment Director, Commercial Real Estate Debt, Aberdeen Standard Investments
Martin works as an Investment Director on the Commercial Real Estate Lending Team at Aberdeen Standard Investments. He joined Standard Life Investments in 2014. Martin has over 19 years’ experience in commercial real estate and lending having previou… Read full bio
Bill Bateman
Head of European Living, Nuveen Real Estate
Bill oversees the European Housing/Living strategy for Nuveen, leveraging his past experiences to build a leading sector team that better understands the evolving landscape with a focus on how tenants live today as well as in the future and investing… Read full bio
Anna Brown
Director of Strategic and Corporate Finance, McCarthy Stone
Anna is McCarthy Stone’s Director of Strategic and Corporate Finance and has been with the business for more than six years. Prior to joining McCarthy Stone, Anna was an Associate Director of KPMG, where she worked for 16 years.
Mark Bladon
Head of Real Estate, Investec
Mark Bladon is the recently appointed Head of Real Estate at Investec, which is one of the more active and successful non-clearing bank lenders in the UK, with a £2.1bn book. It has been especially prolific in the Living sector over the past five yea… 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 30 years’ real estate investment experience across the UK, Continental Europe, North America and Asia. Prior to joining M&G Real Estate in… Read full bio
Colin Campbell
Chairman, Pradera
Colin is Chairman of Pradera and Chairman of its Investment Committee. Colin was the effective co-founder of Pradera in January 2000. Colin built and led the team to around 90 people in 10 countries responsible for over €3 billion of shopping centres… 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
Adam Challis
Executive Director, EMEA Capital Markets Research & Strategy - JLL
Adam co-ordinates JLL Capital Markets Research & Strategy across Europe, Middle East & Africa. He oversees a network of research specialists that work closely with investors to build targeted property investment strategies within the 500+ glo… Read full bio
Pawel Czupryna
Director, Capital Park
Paweł joined Capital Park in June 2020 and is responsible for institutional fundraising and investor relations. He has over 17 years of experience in the financial market, gained in Poland, UK and Austria. Prior to Capital Park, he worked for MCI Cap… Read full bio
Basil Demeroutis
Managing Partner
Basil Demeroutis is Managing Partner of purpose-driven real estate investment firm, FORE Partnership. The firm has a portfolio of over one million square feet in the UK and western Europe, spanning offices, mixed use and residential sectors. FORE’s h… Read full bio
Lorcain Egan
Managing Director – Head of Lending, Europe, Starwood Capital Europe Advisers
Lorcain Egan is Head of Lending, Europe for Starwood. Mr. Egan is responsible for Starwood’s lending platform in Europe and Asia. Between 2013 and 2017 Mr. Egan structured and executed financings whilst working in Capital Markets, supporting Starwood… Read full bio
Mark Faithfull
Editor, Retail Property Analyst
Mark Faithfull is a long-standing, specialist retail and real estate journalist and is editor-in-chief of the publications for MAPIC and for World Retail Congress. He also runs the contents and events for trends and investment publication Retail Prop… Read full bio
Robert-Jan Foortse
Head of European Property Investments, APG Asset Management
Robert-Jan Foortse is the Head of European Property Investments at APG. Robert-Jan joined APG (then ABP) in December 2002. From 2003-2007 he was responsible for all ABP’s real estate investments in the Asia/Pacific region, both listed as well as non-… Read full bio
Nicola Free
Managing Director, Head of Real Estate Finance EMEA, HSBC Bank
Nicola is Head of Real Estate Finance for EMEA with responsibility for driving the real estate lending strategy with teams in London, Paris, Dusseldorf and Dubai. Nicola joined HSBC in 2018 and has over 20 years’ experience in the industry gained in… Read full bio
Lynn Gilbert
Senior Advisor to QSix REF and NED for Rezide
Lynn Gilbert joined QSix in September 2020 as a senior adviser and investment committee member for the CRE business. Lynn has been involved in real estate lending since 1987 and has headed up many successful teams at Societe Generale, Morgan Stanley… Read full bio
Tyler Goodwin
CEO & Founder, Seaforth Land
Tyler is the Founder and CEO of Seaforth Land. He has over 30 years of international real estate experience across Asia, North America and the UK in property development, investment banking, principal investment, and investment management. He is a pa… Read full bio
Karim Habra
Head of Europe & Asia-Pacific, Ivanhoe Cambridge
Karim Habra is Head of Europe and Asia-Pacific of Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, one of the largest institutional fund managers in the world, holding $60.4B in real estate assets. In this resp… Read full bio
Frans Heijbel
Head of International Real Assets, Alecta
Mr. Frans Heijbel is responsible for Alecta’s international real assets. The value of Alecta’s total real estate portfolio amounts to ca EUR 13 billion (11 % of total AUM) of which ca EUR 8 billion represents international real estate concentrated to… Read full bio
Sean Hill
Managing Director, Central Group
Sean Hill has over 10 years of experience in luxury department stores and retail and has been acting as Managing Director of CGE Investments Limited in London since March of 2020 where he manages all of Central Group’s real estate assets in Europe wh… Read full bio
David Hirst
Partner, Mitheridge
David is responsible for the Firm’s overall operational framework. He is a member of the Executive Committee and the Investment Committee, and a Trustee and Director of the Mitheridge Foundation. Prior to joining Mitheridge, David spent 15 years as E… Read full bio
Brad Hyler
Managing Partner and Head of European Real Estate, Brookfield
Brad Hyler is a Managing Partner in Brookfield’s Real Estate Group and Head of Real Estate in Europe. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing all real estate activities in the region, including investments, portfolio management and new fund fo… Read full bio
Adrian Ion
CFO, Therme Group
Adrian Ion is the CFO of Therme Group and VP for Corporate Finance, responsible for managing the group’s financial strategy, its relationship with investors and funding partners and day-to-day financial operations. Prior to joining Therme Group, Adri… Read full bio
James Jacobs
Managing Director, Lazard
James Jacobs is a Managing Director, Head of Real Estate, within Private Capital Advisory at Lazard & Co., Limited James joined Lazard in January 2008 to help establish the real estate fundraising practice within PCA. He focuses on advising real… Read full bio
Shiraz Jiwa
Founder and CEO, The Valesco Group
The Founder and CEO of The Valesco Group is Mr. Shiraz Jiwa, who has a distinguished track record spanning 2 decades. Mr. Jiwa has successfully closed and managed over €5 billion of European commercial real estate investments, delivering strong targe… Read full bio
Joan Jove
Co-CEO, McArthurGlen
Joan Jove was appointed Co-CEO for McArthurGlen in October 2020. In his position, Joan is responsible for the operation of McArthurGlen’s portfolio of 26 designer outlets across 10 countries in Europe and Canada. Alongside Susie McCabe, Joan leads th… Read full bio
Jay Kwan
Managing Director - International Real Estate - Europe, QuadReal Property Group
Jay Kwan joined QuadReal as Managing Director, Europe in February 2018. His focus is on building the international portfolio, with an emphasis on investing in Global Cities in the U.K. and Europe. Jay was formerly a Managing Director at TPG Real Esta… Read full bio
Raj Kotecha
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Amro Real Estate Partners
Raj Kotecha is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Amro Real Estate Partners and has overall responsibility for the investment, development and operational strands of the business. Well-known within the industry, Raj is often asked to chair investor… Read full bio
Jay Kwan
Managing Director - International Real Estate - Europe, QuadReal Property Group
Jay Kwan joined QuadReal as Managing Director, Europe in February 2018. His focus is on building the international portfolio, with an emphasis on investing in Global Cities in the U.K. and Europe. Jay was formerly a Managing Director at TPG Real Esta… Read full bio
Stanley Kwong
ESG Associate Director, Real Assets - Aviva Investors
Stanley leads ESG origination and impact investment strategy for Aviva Investor’s Real Assets business, advising investment teams on transactions across all desks (infrastructure, private debt, and real estate). He leads the development of ESG opinio… 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 Ares Real Estate Group's Global Investment Committee. Prior to joining Ares in 2013, Mr. Lamont was a Partne… Read full bio
Martina Malone
Managing Director, Global Head of Capital Raising, Prologis
Martina Malone, managing director, head of global capital raising, is responsible for client relations and capital raising with Prologis’ global investor base. Her focus is to develop and deepen relationships with institutional investors and consulta… Read full bio
Lee Marshall
Head of Real Estate, Pension Protection Fund
After 6yrs in research and portfolio analysis roles with IPD (now MSCI) and CBRE Global Investors, Lee spent 13yrs as a fund manager in the real estate multimanager teams at Aviva Investors and LaSalle Investment Management. In this role, the final 3… 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
Ryan Matenchuk
Managing Director, Galileo Labs
Ryan is the Managing Director of Galileo Labs. His business creates and curates lab space for science companies in an urban environment. He is a real estate finance professional with a depth of experience working in the property industry for over 17… Read full bio
Daniel McHugh
Chief Investment Officer, Aviva Investors Real Assets
Daniel is responsible for the strategy and growth of Aviva Investors’ integrated Real Assets business, encompassing Real Estate, Infrastructure and Private Debt. He oversees around 300 professionals working across fund management, asset management, d… Read full bio
Matteo Milan
Principal, Real Estate Debt - Cain International
Matteo joined Cain International in 2014 and is a Principal in the firm’s Real Estate Debt team. He plays a key role in the origination and development of the firm's UK debt portfolio, as well as driving its expansion into continental Europe. Before… Read full bio
Briain Morris
Managing Director, Slate Asset Management
Briain is a Managing Director of Slate Asset Management and has significant corporate finance, restructuring, and capital markets experience in both North America and Europe Briain leads the Slate European platform. His responsibilities include origi… Read full bio
Vanessa Muscara
Head of Research & Strategy, Europa Capital
Vanessa joined Europa Capital as Head of Research & Strategy in September 2020. She is responsible for providing expert guidance to support Europa’s tactical and strategic business support needs. Before joining Europa Capital, Vanessa held resear… Read full bio
Balaji Nagabhushan
Partner, Conduit Real Estate
Balaji is a co-founder of Conduit Real Estate, a UK and European debt and special situations capital advisory business that was established in 2020. Balaji has around 22 years’ experience covering Real Estate, Investment Banking/M&A and Strategy… Read full bio
Colleen O’Connor
Vice President, East Coast and U.K. Markets, BioMed Realty
Colleen O’Connor is BioMed Realty’s Vice President of Leasing for the East Coast and U.K. Markets. Her role encompasses the management of 5.9 million square feet on two continents. Since joining BioMed Realty’s team nearly six years ago, Colleen has… Read full bio
Christina Ofschonka
Managing Director, Senior Fund Manager, AEW
Christina Ofschonka is Managing Director and Head of Core Funds at AEW, based in Frankfurt. Christina has overall responsibility for the management of AEW’s Pan-European core funds, including oversight of fund strategy, portfolio construction and cli… 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
Bill Page
Head of Real Estate Markets Research, LGIM
Bill is LGIM Real Assets’ Head of Real Estate Markets Research. He has responsibility for the formation of house views and inputs into fund strategy. He has 20 years’ industry experience. He is a voting member of the real estate Investment Committee… Read full bio
Peter Papadako
Head of European Research, Green Street
Peter is the Head of European Research at Green Street overseeing coverage of the Pan-European office and industrial sectors. Since joining the firm in 2010, he has launched coverage of more than 30 property companies. Peter has played a central role… Read full bio
Pooja Patel
Principal, Stepstone
Ms. Patel is a member of the real estate team. She is also involved in the Firm’s responsible investing initiative. Prior to StepStone, Ms. Patel worked in the Corporate Development Group at AT&T where she was involved in strategic projects, incl… Read full bio
Henry Pepper
Investment Director, Bridges Fund Management
Henry is an investment director on the Bridges property team bringing with him 17 years’ experience in the industry. Prior to Bridges, Henry worked at LondonMetric Property plc from 2008-2019 where he worked in the investment team, where he took a le… Read full bio
James Piper
Partner, TPG Real Estate
James Piper is a Partner based in London. Prior to joining TPG Real Estate in 2019, Mr. Piper was a Partner in the Real Estate Group at Ares Management, where he focused on sourcing and executing transactions across the UK and Continental Europe and… Read full bio
Kari Pitkin
Head of Business Development for Europe, Allianz Real Estate
Kari Pitkin, based in London, joined Allianz Real Estate as Head of Business Development for Europe. Prior to joining Allianz in June 2019, Kari worked for Bank of America Merrill Lynch where she held the position of Head of EMEA Real Estate & Lo… Read full bio
Peter Plaut
Executive Director, Wimmer Family Office
Peter Plaut is an Executive Director at Wimmer Family Office focused on origination, researching and structuring private debt and equity transactions across a broad range of industries including in the aerospace, energy, metals and mining, and real e… Read full bio
Will Robson
Global Head of Real Estate Solutions Research, MSCI
Will Robson is Executive Director and Global Head of Real Estate Solutions Research at MSCI. He is responsible for the direction and delivery of MSCI’s applied real estate research agenda which seeks to help clients understand their real estate portf… Read full bio
Bill Schwab
CEO, 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
Shripal Shah
Head of Real Estate Finance, UK, Allianz Real Estate
Shripal Shah is the Head of Debt Originations London office for Allianz Real Estate. He joined the company in August 2019. Prior to joining Allianz, Shripal held different senior positions in international real estate banking at Barclays Bank, HSBC a… Read full bio
Abigail Shapiro
Senior Vice President, European Office, Retail & Life Sciences - Oxford Properties Group
Abby currently leads Oxford’s European office, retail and life sciences businesses, which have a current AUM of ~C$5bn and is accountable for these businesses’ strategy, capital deployment / acquisitions, strategic asset management, platform set up a… Read full bio
James Sheppard
Commercial Director UK & Ireland, Kadans Science Partner
James is Head of Commercial for the UK & Ireland at Kadans Science Partner. James joined Kadans from Cushman & Wakefield where he was Head of Life Sciences. James brings significant life science experience to Kadans, having worked on some of… 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 – lending assets totaling over EUR 12Bio. H… Read full bio
Neil Slater
Global Head of Real Assets, Aberdeen Standard Investments
Neil is the Global Head of Real Assets, leading a multi-disciplinary team investing internationally across real estate and infrastructure within the direct, listed and multi-manager space. Neil joined Aberdeen Standard Investments (“ASI”) in August 2… Read full bio
Adam Smallman
Director – Membership Programs, PEI Media Group
Adam joined PEI in December 2018 in a new role as Head of Content Strategy. Previously he spent three years with investment bank Liberum and held leading editorial and content roles at Dow Jones and Informa PLC. His responsibility is to ensure PEI’s… Read full bio
Logan Smith
Senior Managing Director and Head of Logistics, Europe; Hines
Mr. Smith serves as Head of Logistics and Industrial for Hines’ European business. He has more than 20 years’ experience in the industrial/logistics sector throughout the world. Prior to joining Hines, among other roles, Mr. Smith has served as Head… 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
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
Simon Uiterwijk
Senior Portfolio Manager, Commercial Real Estate Debt, NN Investment Partners
Simon is a Senior Portfolio Manager at NN Investment Partners (previously ING Investment Management) since 2015, where he is co-responsible for NN IP’s Commercial Real Estate lending activities. He has a particular focus on investment strategy, loan… 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
Sophie Van Oosterom
Global Head of Real Estate, Schroders
Sophie van Oosterom is Global Head of Real Estate at Schroders Capital, where she has responsibility for leading the growth strategy of the business and ultimately delivering investment performance to clients. She chairs the real estate management co… Read full bio
Pertti Vanhanen
Managing Director, Europe | Cromwell Property Group
As Managing Director of Cromwell Property Group in Europe, Pertti has full operational responsibility for running the European business. Pertti joined Cromwell in 2021 and is a seasoned leader in the real estate industry with over 30 years’ experienc… Read full bio
Stéphane Villemain
Vice President - Corporate Social Responsibility, Ivanhoé Cambridge
Stéphane Villemain is responsible for leading our corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable investment strategies along with our main business groups and units. He establishes a working structure and oversees sustainability initiatives fo… Read full bio
Charles Walford
Senior Development Director and Head of Life Sciences, Stanhope
Charles is a Director at Stanhope. Since joining in 1989, he has developed a specialism in the ‘front end’ of the development process including identification and securing new opportunities, managing all aspects of pre-development including planning… Read full bio
Gareth Williams
Head of Real Estate Finance, QSix
Gareth joined QSix in 2017 to establish the firm’s real estate finance business and is currently responsible for all commercial real estate debt investments and developing the lending platform. Prior to joining QSix, he was involved in establishing t… Read full bio
Craig Wilson
Partner, Debt Advisory, Knight Frank
Craig is a Partner in Knight Frank’s Capital Advisory team, providing expert advice to clients on a range of complex real estate finance issues. Craig has over 17 years’ experience in commercial real estate finance, covering investment and developmen… Read full bio
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Agenda
Day 1 - Tuesday 21st
Plenary
08:30 - 09:15
Registration and networking
09:15 - 09:20
PERE welcome
Adam Smallman
09:20 - 09:30
View from the commentary box
Jonathan Brasse
09:30 - 09:45
Welcome & chair’s opening remarks
Bill Schwab
LP insights
09:45 - 10:45
Institutional investor panel: constructing a long-term investment strategy suited for the new economy
Pertti Vanhanen ,
Karim Habra,
Lee Marshall,
Andrea Orlandi,
Neil Slater
Session 1
As investors look out to a low interest rate, low growth environment for the foreseeable future and traditional investment sectors such as offices and retail, that have typically formed the biggest component of their portfolios, facing an uncertain future, we hear from some of Europe’s leading LPs on how they are looking to adjust their allocations and fundamental investment approach to positioning themselves to hit return hurdles in the coming decade.
Moderated by Pertti Vanhanen, Managing Director, Europe, Cromwell Property Group
10:45 - 11:15
Networking break
Plenary
11:15 - 11:45
Keynote interview: Repositioning a real estate strategy - Insight into the plan of one of Europe’s biggest pension funds
Evelyn Lee,
Frans Heijbel
Session 2
Alecta is one of Europe’s largest institutional investors with over £85 billion in AUM. In this keynote interview with Frans Heijbel, head of international real assets, we have the opportunity to understand what the Swedish pension fund’s plans are for its real estate exposure, investment approach coming out of the pandemic and where they’re looking to find risk-adjusted returns in a competitive global market.
Frans Heijbel, Head of International Real Assets, Alecta
Deploying capital in the coming decade
11:45 - 12:30
Building a real estate portfolio fit for the coming decade
Jonathan Brasse,
Tony Brown ,
Kari Pitkin,
Paul Tebbit
Session 3
As the traditional investment sectors such as offices and retail facing a shrinking demand outlook, in this session we will explore how fund managers are looking to create strategies that are aligned with long-term demand, consumer behaviour and demographics. We’ll also discuss the challenges of deploying capital and repositioning portfolios with so much dry powder in the market chasing the same deals.
Moderated by Jonathan Brasse, Senior Editor, PERE
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
Following lunch, the event will split into two streams. The first stream will focus on equity investing, while the second is discussing the real estate debt and finance market.
Equity Stream: Building a portfolio suited for the new economy
13:30 - 14:15
Industrial, logistics and last mile in Europe: how to future-proof your assets?
Claire Williams,
Wilson Lamont,
Martina Malone,
Briain Morris,
Logan Smith
Session 4A
Logistics is at the cutting edge of technology. This brings benefits in efficiency but also makes the sector vulnerable to disruption from some of the most transformative innovations taking place such as the electric and autonomous vehicles revolution.
In this session we’ll ask how logistics investors and operators can ensure their sheds are future proofed. We’ll discuss which trends should concern logistics investors, how assets can be made smarter and greener, and what can be done to enhance the yield and value of assets right now.
Moderated by Claire Williams, Industrial & Logistics Research Lead, Knight Frank
14:15 - 15:00
Hotelization of the office: creating working spaces that attract the next generation of tenants
James Jacobs,
Guillaume Cassou,
Shiraz Jiwa,
Tyler Goodwin,
Sophie Van Oosterom
Session 5A:
Offices were one of the most impacted assets during the pandemic. Going forward, the consensus is that aggregate office demand will fall as flexible working becomes the new norm, while there will be a ‘flight to quality’ for the very best assets. Adding further complexity, the next generation of tenants are also calling for flexible, shorter, and in some cases, turnover-based leases in buildings that are smart, sustinable and amenity-rich. A lot to balance if you want to own and operate offices.
In this session we explore the office market across Europe, how to operationalise new leasing models and build premium, best-in-class assets where employers and employees simply want to be.
Moderated by James Jacobs, Managing Director, Lazard
15:00 - 15:30
Networking break
15:30 - 16:15
Building a residential portfolio: exploring the outlook for the living space market across Europe
Adam Challis,
Bill Bateman,
Anna Brown,
Jay Kwan,
Christina Ofschonka
Session 6A:
Capital is flowing into residential and its sub-asset classes of student housing, senior living, co-living and Build to Let. However, the supply of these opportunities is limited, entry requires taking on significant development risk, they are resource intensive, and carry a range of operational risks typically unfamiliar to real estate investors.
In this session, we take a pan-European lens and discuss the art of building and operating a residential platform. We’ll explore how to deploy at scale, what the common operational challenges are, how to find the right partners and foster in-house expertise, and discuss the approaches being taken to create a long-term, robust resi investment strategy.
Moderated by Adam Challis, Executive Director, Research and Strategy, EMEA, JLL
16:15 - 17:00
What retail assets make sense to invest in?
Mark Faithfull,
Colin Campbell,
Pawel Czupryna ,
Sean Hill,
Joan Jove
Session 7A:
The conversation on retail is dominated by the narrative of shopping centre obsolescence and the decline of the high street, yet to meet the needs of the future consumer physical buildings, in which stock and transactions take place, will certainly be a part of the economy. In this session we discuss the future of retail investments, exploring questions such as how to investors discriminate between different retail exposures, what the post-pandemic consumer and tourism outlook is, how operators can add value to their brand customers and what the role of physical retail is in retail brands’ sales strategy.
Moderated by Mark Faithfull, Editor, Retail Property Analyst
Debt and Finance Stream: Financing real estate for the next decade
13:30 - 14:15
Landscape of the European real estate debt & finance market
Peter Plaut,
Laia Massague,
Michael Shields,
Lennart van Mierlo
Session 4B
In this session we dive into the outlook for the real estate finance and debt market in Europe and look to understand how alternative and traditional lenders are refining their strategies.
The panel will touch on what can be expected with the end of government support schemes, where alternative lenders are seeing opportunities emerging and how to overcome challenges in underwriting alternative asset classes such as life sciences, data centres and residential, among other topical questions.
Moderated by Peter Plaut, Executive Director, Wimmer Family Office
14:15 - 15:00
Outlook on banks’ lending strategies and the impact on alternative lenders
Craig Wilson,
Mark Bladon,
Nicola Free,
Gareth Williams
Session 5B
Banks have historically set the market for the relatively new alternative lenders in terms of the scope of opportunities. In this session we look to analyse how banks’ strategies are likely to evolve in the aftermath of the pandemic, what the likely impact of new regulations will be in banks’ real estate activities, and what this all means for the alternative financing market.
Moderated by Craig Wilson, Partner, Debt Advisory, Knight Frank
15:00 - 15:30
Networking break
15:30 - 16:15
How to reposition debt portfolios towards alternatives?
Lorcain Egan,
Matteo Milan,
Balaji Nagabhushan ,
Simon Uiterwijk
Session 6B
Over last 18 months the real estate asset class has gone through a fundamental shift in investment thinking as investors look to rebalance their portfolios away from commercial real estate and into alternatives such as residential, life sciences, data centres and other niche product. In this session we’ll discuss how leading debt and financing players are going about getting ahead of this trend and overcoming the challenges in aligning their business toward alternatives.
Moderated by Eugenia Jimenez, Reporter, Real Estate Capital
Simon Uiterwijk
Senior Portfolio Manager, Commercial Real Estate Debt, NN Investment Partners
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16:15 - 17:00
Green & sustainable finance: how are real estate lenders moving the needle on social and environmental goals?
Daniel Cunningham,
Martin Barnewell,
Stanley Kwong,
Shripal Shah,
Pontus Sundin
Session 7B
ESG has been brought to the forefront of issues as investors and managers alike look to move beyond a box ticking exercise. Here we explore the latest efforts by lenders to incorporate ESG considerations into their business practices and deals. We’ll explore how sustainability-linked loans work currently and what they should be evolving to, the best way to integrate social goals, as well as debating how significant an impact the financing community can have in transforming the real estate market’s environmental and social performance at scale.
Moderated by Dan Cunningham, Editor, Real Estate Capital
Martin Barnewell
Investment Director, Commercial Real Estate Debt, Aberdeen Standard Investments
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Plenary
17:00 - 17:10
Chair’s Day one closing remarks
Bill Schwab
17:00 - 18:30
Networking drinks roundtables on residential investment
James Jacobs,
Raj Kotecha,
Lynn Gilbert,
Anna Brown
- Affordable housing – led by Lynn Gilbert, Senior Advisor, QSix
- Build to let – led by James Jacobs, Managing Director, Lazard
- Senior housing – led by Anna Brown, Director of Strategic and Corporate Finance, McCarthy Stone
- Student accommodation – led by Raj Kotecha, Managing Director, Amro Real Estate Partners
Agenda
Day 2 - Wednesday 22nd
Plenary
09:00 - 09:10
Welcome to day two & chair’s opening remarks
Bill Schwab
Sustainability and impact in real estate
09:10 - 09:30
How will the green transition impact real estate investments?
Peter Papadako
Session 8
Reducing greenhouse gases is expected to materially impact the real estate industry considering its large carbon footprint (~40% of global emissions). The pandemic accelerated the “sustainability” transition, shifting occupiers’ needs and driving higher demand towards higher-quality and energy efficient assets.
In this presentation, we gain insight into the concept of the “green” office building, how investors should navigate the complexities of the economic and carbon costs of going green, and how investors should optimise their portfolios through careful cost-benefit assessments.
09:30 - 10:15
How to get ahead in the race to achieving a net-zero real estate portfolio?
Will Robson,
Daniel McHugh,
Pertti Vanhanen ,
Stéphane Villemain
Session 9
The pandemic has undoubtedly brought sustainability to the forefront of issues moving forward. Focusing on real estate’s contribution to climate change mitigation, here we bring you a panel of leading funds and investors to discuss how to credibly achieve net-zero in private real estate portfolios.
The session will explore how to formulate a strategy that makes a net-zero commitment into a reality, what constitutes a genuine progressive effort, how to ensure your strategy is not just a PR front, and the risks associated with inaction on the valuation of assets.
Moderated by: Will Robson, Global Head of Real Estate Solutions Research, MSCI
10:15 - 11:00
How can private real estate create a social impact?
Basil Demeroutis,
David Hirst,
Adrian Ion,
Pooja Patel,
Henry Pepper
Session 10
Tackling the ‘S’ in ESG is one of the most difficult pieces of the puzzle when it comes to the sustainability agenda in real estate. Here we explore how leading funds can go about achieving social performance, what form their impact strategies are taking, what does ‘good’ look like and the wider role of private capital in creating solutions to Europe’s affordable housing shortage, among other issues.
Moderated by Basil Demeroutis, Managing Partner, FORE Partnership
11:00 - 11:30
Networking break
Accessing alternative sectors
11:30 - 12:15
From niche to mainstream: which alternative sectors will become institutionalised?
Vanessa Muscara,
Brad Hyler,
Bill Page,
James Piper,
Sabine Schaffer
Session 11
Investors are looking at niche sectors in the conquest to find attractive investment opportunities. Accessing these alternative sectors poses a range of operational challenges in requiring specialist expertise and/or partners to be executed effectively. Here, our speakers will discuss how to effectively take on operational risk, gain critical mass in alternative markets, and strike the optimal balance between operational excellence and the added cost incurred.
Moderated by Vanessa Muscara, Head of Research & Strategy, Europa Capital
12:15 - 13:00
Life sciences: how to best align to the end user and build a life sciences platform
Ryan Matenchuk,
Colleen O’Connor,
Abigail Shapiro,
James Sheppard ,
Charles Walford
Session 12
The pandemic has propelled life sciences to the forefront of investors’ attention, but even prior to covid-19 the sector was already gaining traction. The market is still relatively small and tricky to invest and operate in. The availability of built stock is limited, opportunities need to be carefully vetted, and properties must be located within research-hub ecosystems to make them viable. Our panel of experts to help you digest what a good opportunity in the sector looks like, how to meet the needs of its unique tenant base and how to shape a strategy in building a life sciences platform.
Moderated by Ryan Matenchuk, Managing Director, Galileo Labs
Abigail Shapiro
Senior Vice President, European Office, Retail & Life Sciences - Oxford Properties Group
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13:00 - 13:15
Chair’s closing remarks
Bill Schwab
13:15 - 14:00
Networking Lunch
13:45 - 14:00
End of conference
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21-22 September 2021
The 16th annual PERE Europe Forum on 21-22 September will be held in-person at No. 11 Cavendish Square, London and virtually through our interactive platform.
The two-day conference will analyze the needs of European investors and create high-yield opportunities in the region.
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Your access to the PERE Debt & Financing Forum will provide more value than ever before, with year-round access to a little blackbook of global real estate’s most influential community.
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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.
Joanne McNamara
Head of Investments - Europe, Oxford Properties
A very informative and enjoyable conference with great attendees and speakers.
Simon Mallinson
Executive Managing Director, Real Capital Analytics
PERE offers a great opportunity to network with senior industry professionals. Fantastic two days.
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By attending the Debt & Financing Forum you will join real estate’s most influential global network. Membership will give you:
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