CORESTATE has appointed Douglas Edwards as Managing Director and Head of Group Equity Raising. Starting January 2019, Mr Edwards will take the lead in furthering the Group’s sales and distribution activities to both domestic and international clients as well as overseeing the Group’s existing client management functions.
CORESTATE Capital Holding S.A. (CORESTATE), a leading European investment manager for real estate, has appointed Douglas Edwards as Managing Director and Head of Group Equity Raising. Starting January 2019, Mr Edwards will take the lead in furthering the Group’s sales and distribution activities to both domestic and international clients as well as overseeing the Group’s existing client management functions. In conjunction with CORESTATE’s successful transaction teams, Edwards will be providing investors with new investment opportunities across the Group’s asset classes. He has profound knowledge within the real asset sector and an impressive personal track record in sourcing and closing on real estate strategies as well as in structuring equity and debt products.
Douglas Edwards has been a leading professional within the pan-European real estate industry for the past three decades, having established a strong sales track record with proven client relationships across geographies and sectors. Edwards has raised more than Euro3 bn of equity in total during his career.
Thomas Landschreiber, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of CORESTATE Capital Group says: “We are happy to find in Douglas Edwards another high-quality professional for CORESTATE’s ambitious growth strategy and its continuing internationalisation. With his tremendous sales experience, deep-rooted access to the investor community and real estate knowledge he will help to provide our current and prospective clients with quality products and decisively contribute to the company’s future performance.”
Mr Edwards (57) most recently worked as Managing Director at Munich-based KGAL Capital where he co-led a sales & client management team of 27 people. Prior to joining KGAL, he served as Managing Director for Corpus Sireo, a multi-disciplinary real estate service provider belonging to Swiss Life Asset Managers, where he was responsible for business with international investors.
About CORESTATE Capital
CORESTATE is an investment manager and co-investor with around € 28 billion in assets under management. The company sees itself as a manager for the entire length of the real estate value chain. Thanks to its fully integrated real estate platform, it is able to offer investors a wide range of services, especially the opportunity to invest in large-scale societal trends such as urbanisation, demographic shifts or sustainability – trends that will continue to have a decisive influence on the living and working environment in the long term. The consistent focus on asset classes that will be successful in the long run constitutes a central cornerstone of the company strategy. At CORESTATE, all concepts are supported with ESG expertise that is unique to the industry. With some 800 experts, CORESTATE offers clients and investors a full range of services and consultation from a single source, from project financing and real estate management to sales. CORESTATE is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (SDAX) and operates as a respected business partner for institutional and semi-institutional investors as well as high-net-worth private investors in 13 countries across Europe, with offices in Frankfurt, Vienna, Zurich, Paris, Madrid and London.
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