Clarion Partners Europe, the real estate investment fund manager specialising in logistics and industrial assets, has appointed Bruno Berretta to the newly created role of Vice President, Head of Research – European Markets. He will report to Clarion Partners Europe CEO Alistair Calvert and Clarion Partners Head of Investment Research Tim Wang.
Based in London, Bruno will be responsible for analysing data and trends impacting the European logistics markets, and creating thematic-based investment strategies in order to support Clarion Partners Europe with capital deployment and fund raising activities.
Bruno brings over 15 years' of research experience working at some of the largest global real estate services businesses, leveraging data science and business intelligence tools to analyse large volumes of data, leading and coordinating pan-EMEA and global research projects and undertaking bespoke consulting and advisory work. He joins Clarion Partners Europe from Cushman & Wakefield, where he was an Associate Director covering the UK industrial and retail sectors. Prior to that he was a Senior Analyst at Colliers, focused on the pan-EMEA logistics market.
Clarion Partners Europe currently owns or manages a portfolio of 56 logistics assets totalling 1.6 million sq metres across Continental Europe on behalf of its institutional partners. In July it announced that it had secured new discretionary institutional capital commitments of €882 million, creating additional acquisition capacity of up to €1.8 billion.
Alistair Calvert, CEO of Clarion Partners Europe, commented: “Bruno has a track record driving strategic research projects across Europe. Clarion Partners Europe is one of Europe's longest standing industrial and logistics investors and Bruno's deep understanding of the sector and data-led approach will be invaluable in ensuring we continue to outperform in what is an increasingly complex market."
Bruno Berretta added: “The pace of the industrial and logistics sector's evolution requires an ever more forensic approach to ensure managers stay ahead of the competition. I am excited to be bringing my experience to support one of the most highly regarded platforms in Europe as it looks to deliver on its significant growth ambitions."
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