27th March
09:30 - 16:00 | CET (GMT+1)
Already a member?
OR
Sucessful Registration! Our team will reach out soon to proceed with the next steps.
47 people are attending
Credit: wirestock / Freepik
Discussion Panelists
Moderator
Volker Mergener
Partner, Lawyer
Dentons Europe LLP
Ali
Asefoglu
Founding Partner
Athanor
Andrea
Barbato
Founder and Managing Director
Bato Group Real Estate Investments GmbH
Melissa
Baltus
Investment Director
ECE Real Estate Partners GmbH
Michael
Fuller
Managing Director - Investments
Brookfield
Rüdiger
Schwarz
Managing Director
PGIM Real Estate
Sebastian
Blecke
Chief Operating Officer
GSG Berlin GmbH
Thomas
Kächele
Head of Germany
M&G Real Estate
Tobias
Willmeroth
Vorsitzender Geschäftsführer
Artprojekt Real Estate GmbH
Ulf
Klett
Director Real Estate & Expansion
ALDI Nord Real Estate
Václav
Matoušek
CEO - Germany
HB Reavis Germany GmbH
10:30 - 11:40
Office Space
Revival, Reinvention, or Risky Business?
- Market Rebound: Are offices on the verge of a comeback, or is a slow transformation the best we can expect?
- Financing the Future - With fundraising challenges and stricter return expectations, where will the next wave of capital come from?
- Follow the Money: Is equity still interested in offices, or is the shift from "projects chasing equity" here to stay?
- Reposition or Rebuild - How are investors adapting to hybrid work and the demand for premium spaces?
- Berlin Rising - Could Germany’s capital overtake Frankfurt as the new office hotspot?
12:00 - 13:00
Retail Real Estate
Reinventing Spaces or Facing Setbacks?
- Overcorrection - Has the German retail market swung too far post-COVID, and what are the implications?
- Experiential Evolution - How are retailers transforming traditional shopping into immersive experiences to attract consumers?
- Anchored in Success - Why do food-anchored retail and retail parks continue to thrive in the current market?
- Revitalizing Shopping Centers - What strategies are shopping centers employing to enhance relevance, such as integrating food courts, playgrounds, and cinemas?
- Financing Hurdles - With banks hesitant to lend or refinance retail assets, what alternative financing options are available for investors?
14:30 - 15:30
Hospitality Real Estate
Bridging Gaps, Unlocking Value – Is the Turnaround Near?
- Post-COVID Cleanup - Are insolvency filings setting the stage for a hospitality rebound, or do they signal deeper market woes?
- Serviced Shake-Up - With uncertainty looming over serviced residential, can investors bridge the experience gap to unlock hidden potential?
- Investor Inexperience - Why are traditional hospitality players fumbling in uncharted serviced territory, and can fresh expertise change the game?
- Premium Potential Puzzle - Is the promise of hefty premiums being derailed by price misalignment and cautious bank lending?
- Distressed Assets Dilemma - In a maze of complex insolvency deals, what strategies will investors employ to turn lemons into lemonade?
Volker Mergener
Partner, LawyerDentons Europe LLP
Germany
Volker Mergener is a partner in Dentons’ Berlin office since 2011. He advises national and
international clients on all aspects of real estate law. In particular, he advises on mergers
and acquisitions and asset management matters.
Ali Asefoglu
Founding PartnerAthanor
Germany
Ali M. Asefoglu is leading the investment advisory activities of Engel & VölkersCommercial (EVC) Berlin as Head of Investments throughout the asset classes office, retail, industrial, residential, micro living and land plots.
Previously Mr. Asefoglu worked at Fosun Property Holdings as a Senior Investment Manager, where he was responsible for sourcing and underwriting of RE opportunities in
Southern, Central and Western Europe and served as a Director for Business Development & Strategy for the French REIT - Paref S.A. - following the acquisition in
July 2017.
Prior to that, Mr. Asefoglu worked as an Investment Manager at Commerz Real AG in Paris where he was responsible for overseeing RE transactions.
Andrea Barbato
Founder and Managing DirectorBato Group Real Estate Investments GmbH
Germany
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
Michael Fuller
Managing Director - InvestmentsBrookfield
United Kingdom
Michael Fuller is a Managing Director in Brookfield’s Real Estate Group, responsible for Brookfield’s European Core-Plus Fund. He has over 19 years of real estate experience.
Prior to joining Brookfield in 2014, Michael served as a Principal at Apollo Global Management's real
estate and non-performing loan business in London. Prior to that he was an associate at Citi Property Investors covering a wide range of European real estate transactions and worked for BFD Finance Management in Munich, Germany.
Mr. Fuller received an MBA in International Business Administration from European Business School in Germany.
Rüdiger Schwarz
Managing DirectorPGIM Real Estate
Germany
Sebastian Blecke
Chief Operating OfficerGSG Berlin GmbH
Germany
Thomas Kächele
Head of GermanyM&G Real Estate
Germany
Tobias Willmeroth
Vorsitzender GeschäftsführerArtprojekt Real Estate GmbH
Germany
Ulf Klett
Director Real Estate & ExpansionALDI Nord Real Estate
Germany
Václav Matoušek
CEO - GermanyHB Reavis Germany GmbH
Germany
Multilingual hands-on and results-driven senior real estate executive with 20+ years of expertise creating profitable international real estate and construction environments for global players such as Skanska, HB Reavis and others with a core specialty in ESG strategies for RE; project management, value creation, leasing and marketing, construction, risks, stakeholder management, and negotiations
Become a Sponsor
Contact our team to find the sponsorship and exposure opportunities that best fit the strategy of your company.
Find out more about our sponsorship opportunities
Sucessful Registration! Our team will reach out soon to proceed with the next steps.
Pan European Club Partner
Club Partners
Industry Partners
https://cms.law/en/FRA/Office/Paris
+33 1 47 38 55 00
Neuilly-Sur-Seine | France
One of the leading international corporate law firms. It is ranked 2nd largest law firm in France by revenue. Its unique positioning and highly recognised expertise enable it to deliver innovative, high-value-added solutions in Tax, Business, Corporate and Employment law.
CMS provides expertise in Banking & Finance, Commercial, Competition, Corporate, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Energy, Intellectual Property, Lifesciences, Real Estate, Technology, Media & Communications and Tax.
Heidelberg | Baden-Württemberg | Germany
Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest integrated manufacturers of building materials and solutions with leading market positions in cement, aggregates, and ready-mixed concrete. We are represented in over 50 countries with more than 51,000 employees at almost 3,000 sites. At the centre of our actions lies the responsibility for the environment. As the forerunner on the path to carbon neutrality and circular economy in the building materials industry, we are working on sustainable building materials and solutions for the future. We enable new opportunities for our customers through digitalisation.
Brazil
Com mais de 20 anos de experiência, somos uma consultoria especializada em potencializar os resultados das empresas dos mercados imobiliário e de infraestrutura. Atuamos com soluções 360º nas áreas de gestão de pessoas e de estruturação de processos organizacionais.
REAL ESTATE
This eMeeting is exclusive
for Premium members
for Premium members
This event is exclusive for GRI members.