Europa

We’d like to welcome Amol Dhanoa to her new role as Head of Compliance here at Europa!   Based in London, Amol will be responsible for heading up the compliance functions at Europa, ensuring that our operations and activities adhere to all applicable standards and regulations. Amol brings a wealth of compliance experience, joining from Millennium Global Investments where she spent over eight years, most latterly as Executive Director, Legal and Compliance.   Rob Sim, Managing Partner at Europa, commented: “Amol is another strong addition to the team at Europa, reflecting our ambition to maintain excellence and mitigate risk. She brings a wealth of compliance and regulatory experience, which will support our focus of protecting our clients’ and their beneficiaries’ best interests.” Welcome to the team Amol D.

Europa acquires newly developed 342-unit BTR scheme Europa is pleased to announce that we have completed the acquisition of a 342-unit, newly developed built-to-rent (“BTR”) scheme, Granary Quay, in Glasgow, Scotland, from Dandara Living, one of the UK’s leading residential developers and operators. Ed Crockett, Head of Investment Execution at Europa, commented: “Granary Quay is a high-quality BTR asset providing well-located accommodation that is affordable to the mainstream renter in a market which is heavily undersupplied and continues to present viability challenges for new development. This acquisition aligns with our focus on investing where we see an opportunity to stabilise and reduce the risk profile of an asset over the medium term and presents us with the prospect of delivering a strong and highly durable income stream over the coming years. The potential for continued regulatory change has created a barrier to entry for new BTR developments, as such we were pleased to be able to secure this investment.” Read the full article on our website here: https://lnkd.in/ej7Egrjv

Celebrating 25 Years of Europa!   We are thrilled to announce that Europa is celebrating its 25th anniversary. For a quarter of a century, we have been at the forefront of delivering specialist European real estate investments.   "This milestone is a testament to the vision and hard work of everyone who has been a part of our journey over the years. I’d like to personally thank our incredible clients, team and partners for your support and trust. As we celebrate this anniversary, it is important to reaffirm our unwavering focus on protecting our client’s interests. This commitment has always been at the heart of every decision we make and every service we provide. Here’s to the next 25 years of growth, success, and shared achievements." – Rob Sim, Managing Partner

We’d like to welcome James Hanks and Lenka Sargon to their new roles here at Europa. James has been appointed to the newly created role of Head of Tax, where he will have responsibility for overseeing all of Europa’s tax operations, including managing reporting and providing strategic tax guidance for all fund entities and client investment funds. James brings over 12 years’ experience to Europa, including six years at Goldman Sachs where he was a Vice President in the EMEA Tax Advisory Team and was the EMEA tax lead for European real estate matters within the Asset Management Division. Rob Sim, Managing Partner at Europa, commented: “As Europa invests across multiple European jurisdictions, and with tax regimes becoming increasingly complicated, we believe it was important to create new in-house roles to ensure we provide our clients with the best possible advice and service to support their investments. After a 12-year career of highly relevant experience at two globally renowned international businesses, James is the perfect candidate for this position, and I am pleased to welcome him and Lenka to the team.” Lenka will join Europa as a Senior Fund Controller, overseeing Europa’s financial operations, managing financial reporting, and providing strategic financial guidance for Europa’s real estate investment funds. Lenka joins the business from AEW Europe and has more than 15 years’ experience in accounting roles, including at PATRIZIA, formerly Rockspring. Welcome to the team James & Lenka! Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/e_Sq63kp

🍳Join us at the EXPO REAL Breakfast on 8 October 2024, in Munich: https://hubs.li/Q02L3-tc0 🏢 Co-hosted with Union Investment, this annual INREV event offers a great networking opportunity from 8:30-10:30 CET at Leonardi im Konrad, near Messe Munich. 🌟 Don’t miss out on insightful discussions and connections. Register now to secure your place. Special thanks to our support sponsors: Redevco, Europa #INREVEvents #EXPOREALBreakfast #RealEstate #Networking

We’d like to officially welcome Aqil Nagji to his new role here at Europa. Based in London, Aqil will initially work as Deputy Fund Manager alongside Simon Hooper, who is retiring at the end of the year, to ensure an orderly handover, before taking over Simon’s responsibilities as Fund Manager. Aqil brings over 10 years of experience to Europa, having previously held the position of Fund Manager at Patrizia, overseeing both value-add and core strategies. Amirali Kasraie, Head of Investment Management at Europa, commented: “With the appointment of Aqil, we have strengthened our fund management team with a first-class professional who is fully aligned with our investment goal of seeking mispriced risk, Europa’s dedication to exemplary client service and our hands-on culture. Aqil’s experience of international fund management across real estate strategies ranging from value-add through to core position him very well to take over Simon’s responsibilities and I look forward to working with him in the future.” Welcome Aqil! Read the full story at: https://lnkd.in/eq3SfWk4

‘This Does NOT Contain Lies’   Last week, Europa hosted our annual Investor Day in London, and we were delighted to welcome our strategic advisor, Professor Alex Edmans as the keynote speaker to share insights from his new book, “May Contain Lies”.   Alex’s book explores how we can separate fact from fiction, in a world where misinformation permeates our lives through stories, statistics, and studies. He introduces the Ladder of Misinference, to help us ask the right questions when consuming any information; what’s the source, is this the full picture, what do the rival theories say, and what’s the context. Our CIO, Russell Chaplin then challenged the audience to consider some ‘lies’ in the real estate investment industry that are often wrongly perceived as truth, leading to some engaging discussions on confirmation bias and black-and-white thinking. Thank you, Alex for joining us at our annual investor event. 👏