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Tony Brown

Head of M&G Real Estate

Simon Ellis

Director - European Investment

Peter Foldvari

Director Real Estate Finance

Alex Greaves

Fund Manager

Rebecca Grundy

Associate Director - Investments

Richard Gwilliam

Head of Property Research

Robin Hubbard

Global Head of Investor Relations and Investment Specialists

Sally Hurst

Treasury Manager

David Jackson

Director Fund Management

Laura Jockers

Global Head of ESG, Real Estate

Ben Jones

Head of Real Estate Income

Lee Mcdowell

Fund manager

Jose-Luis Pellicer

Global Head of Investment Strategy

Peter Riley

Deputy Fund Manager

Mark Smith

Business Development Associate

Matthew Stone

Head of Long Income

Martin Towns

Deputy Global Head of Real Estate

Housing

Around the world, housing between crisis and opportunities

"The housing crisis is by no means unique to France; on the contrary, it can be observed in most of the world's developed economies", (...)

Finance

"Through every cycle, real estate can provide a diversified exposure for a multi-asset portfolio"

In this first English instalment of a special BiTV Interview series celebrating issue 200 of Business Immo Global magazine, we welcome Tony Brown, Head (...)

Finance

"It is hard to know if we are living the calm before or after the storm"

BiTV Interviews welcomes José Pellicer, Global Head of Investment Strategy at M&G Real Estate. In act 7 of Business Immo's feature "Financing, the great shake-up", we discuss (...)

Career

Robin Hubbard appointed Global Head of Investor Relations and Investment Specialists at M&G Real Estate

M&G Real Estate has appointed Robin Hubbard at the newly created position of Global Head of Investor Relations and Investment Specialists. His objectives will be (...)

Finance

“We’re expecting significant repricing in 2023”

Business Immo: M&G Real Estate released today a report entitled “Global Real Estate Outlook: Steering through volatility in the search for value”, in which (...)

Career

M&G hires Marcus Eilers to spearhead residential investments in Europe

M&G Real Estate continues to evolve its top management. Just days after the appointment of Rodolphe Launay as Associate Director in charge of asset (...)

Finance

"The key for us lies in sectors and tenants that can afford long-term inflation-linked rents"

BiTV Interviews welcomes Lee McDowell, Fund Manager - UK and European Long Income at M&G Real Estate. The M&G European Secured Property Income Fund was (...)

Retail

M&G Real Estate pays €32m for 5th Géant Casino hypermarket acquisition

According to our information, M&G Real Estate has acquired a new Géant Casino hypermarket in Fenouillet (31), near Toulouse, for €32m. This is the firm's (...)

Finance

“The pricing of real estate remains attractive compared to other asset classes”

Business Immo: M&G Real Estate reported a record fund-raising for its M&G European Property Fund in Q1 2022. How do institutional investors view real (...)

Retail

M&G Real Estate confirms appetite for food retail with the acquisition of two Casino hypermarkets

M&G Real Estate continues to satisfy its appetite for food retail. After acquiring two Géant Casino hypermarkets in Marseille and Mandelieu-la-Napoule in September, the (...)

Finance

"Real estate portfolios will look very different in 2030"

BiTV Interviews welcomes José Pellicer, Head of Investment Strategy at M&G Real Estate. In an interview with BiTV earlier in the year, he was reporting a (...)

Finance

“We will see more risk taking in Europe to take advantage of the economic recovery”

BiTV Interviews welcomes José Pellicer, Head of Investment Strategy at M&G Real Estate. With him, we discuss M&G’s recent Global Real Estate Outlook report, which indicates that the (...)

Career

London's M&G Real Estate appoints Antonin Prade as France and Benelux' Director

London's M&G Real Estate (M&G) has promoted Antonin Prade, 43 years old, as the group's director for France, Belgium and Luxembourg. He is now responsible (...)

Finance

M&G halts trading in £2.5bn London property fund

M&G on Wednesday halted trading in its £2.5bn London property fund after fears over Brexit and a retail downturn prompted investors to rush to withdraw (...)

Finance

INREV premieres two new indices at asset, fund level to improve transparency

The European non-listed real estate association INREV is launching two new indices, an asset and a fund level index to give managers greater depth (...)

Office

M&G's €116m Helsinki office buy boosts Nordics exposure to €720m

London's M&G Real Estate, a unit of UK insurer Prudential, has boosted its Nordics exposure to €720m by acquiring an office in Helsinki for (...)

Finance

Paris, Berlin hold top spots in M&G urban connectivity ranking

Paris and Berlin have retained their top positions in the urban connectivity ranking launched in 2016 by investment manager M&G to assess physical and (...)

Finance

M&G Real Estate rejigs, appoints Brown as global head after Jeffrey departure

M&G Real Estate, the property investment manager of British insurance group Prudential, has appointed Tony Brown as new global head following the departure of long-time predecessor Alex (...)

Investment

European Real Estate Outlook - September 2017

Eurozone growth continues to gather momentum with recent actual data surprising on the upside. Loose monetary policy and reduced debt costs has encouraged (...)

Investment

UK Real Estate Outlook - July 2017

Economic momentum appears to have continued into 2017, but has been modest – growth in real GDP in the first quarter, at 0.2%, was (...)

Investment

Asia Pacific Outlook - June 2017

The economic outlook for the Asia Pacific has improved, with overall regional growth estimates for 2017 upgraded slightly to 4.8% from 4.6%. APAC is (...)

Investment

The French election and the impact on property markets - Election d'Emmanuel Macron : quel impact pour l'immobilier?

Emmanuel Macron a été élu président de la République française dimanche soir, après une course à l'Elysée parmi les plus difficiles de ces 60 (...)

Investment

European Urban Connectivity Ranking

Connectivity is the smart physical and digital infrastructure that make our cities tick and helps their economies to grow. It keeps the wheels of (...)

Investment

Continental Europe Real Estate Market Outlook

Our last publication focused on the potential impact of the UK Brexit referendum on European real estate markets. Now, the focus is on the (...)

Investment

UK Real Estate Market Outlook

Initial fears of a sharp uncertainty-driven slowdown in the economy have, as yet, proved unfounded, with GDP continuing to grow at a healthy 0.5% (...)

Retail

A double-edged sword: What the national living wage and business rates review means for the UK retail sector

The introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW) in April 2016 and the resetting of business rates in April 2017 have ramifications for the (...)

Investment

Asia Pacific Outlook

The economic outlook for major Asia-Pacific markets remains relatively healthy, with overall regional growth estimates for 2017 upgraded slightly to 4.6% in the third (...)

Investment

Autumn Statement: What it means for UK real estate

Unlike George Osborne’s Budget back in March, the Autumn Statement delivered by the new Chancellor Philip Hammond on 23 November contained little with direct (...)

Investment

Brexit : implications for real estate

The outcome of the referendum held on 23 June, 2016 is for the UK to leave the European Union. It is now over to (...)

Investment

UK Offices : Is there life beyond London ?

London has, since the global financial crisis, re-asserted itself as one of the world’s leading destinations for global real estate investment. As the capital’s (...)

Investment

UK Real Estate Market Outlook

UK unemployment continues to fall, average earnings are rising faster than prices, and the first hike in interest rates is not expected until the (...)

Investment

Asia Pacific Outlook

Economic conditions in most of the Asia Pacific region have started to improve in recent months after a period of moderation, and we expect (...)

Investment

Real Estate Market Outlook Continental Europe

Europe is enjoying a steady economic recovery, supported by a combination of cheap oil, a weak euro and the European Central Bank’s substantial quantitative (...)

Investment

Real Estate Market Outlook UK

The UK is set to be the fastest growing member of the G7 group of major advanced economies for a second year in row, (...)

Investment

Investing in the UK leisure sector

Leisure is, arguably, one of the most diverse sectors of the UK economy, catering to residents and tourists alike through restaurants, cinemas, casinos, bowling (...)

Investment

Investment opportunities in Europe’s innovation hotspots

Investors are increasingly looking for new ways to find opportunities away from the relatively crowded prime markets in Europe’s top cities. This paper examines (...)

Investment

Asia Pacific Outlook

Over 2015 and 2016, economic growth of the Asia Pacific region is forecast to hold steady at 5.5% per annum, continuing to outperform the (...)

Retail

Technology in global retail – challenges and opportunities for real estate

Retail is a dynamic business – retailers and investors alike can never stay complacent, but must adapt and respond to the changing needs and (...)

Investment

Real Estate Market Outlook - Continental Europe

Despite an unexpected slowdown in European GDP growth, business sentiment remains strong. Secondary yields to compress further as investors move up the risk curve. (...)

Investment

Responsible Property Investment 2014

There is a range of environmental and social issues that, if not properly understood and managed, could impact fund and asset performance. For example, (...)

Investment

Why rate hikes shouldn’t yield trouble for UK real estate

UK interest rates are expected to rise gradually over the next three years, in tandem with the economic recovery. Prime property shows a relatively weak (...)

Investment

Quarterly market views from our fund managers - Q2 2014

Sentiment remains strong across the Asia Pacific with investment volumes continuing to rise in the second quarter, notably in Australia and Korea. A broader (...)

Investment

Asia Pacific - Real estate market outlook

Economic recovery continues to strengthen across the region, with export-led economies set to benefit the most. Office sector leads rental growth recovery, while prospects (...)

Investment

Quarterly market views from our fund managers - Q1 2014

The first quarter of 2014 was good – across all the Asian markets we’ve seen an improvement in sentiment. Japan still looks the most (...)

Investment

Real Estate Market Outlook - Continental Europe

Overall, the outlook for Continental Europe looks more positive than it has done for some time. Having dragged itself out of recession midway through 2013, (...)

Investment

UK Real Estate Market Outlook

The UK economy continues to recover, boosted by strengthening labour and housing markets. A strong 2014 expected for UK property, as rental growth accelerates and (...)

Office

Outlook for the Big Six office markets

While all cities across the UK (including London) suffered as the credit crunch became a recession in 2008-09, the recovery has been less balanced (...)

Investment

Peripheral Europe: Seizing the opportunities

The viability of the Eurozone has been in question for several years now. The 2007/2008 global financial crisis that almost brought the financial system (...)

Investment

Asia Pacific Market Outlook

Global economic conditions have turned generally more positive in the early months of 2013 with Asia Pacific and the United States leading the way. (...)

Investment

United Kingdom Real Estate perspective

UK property posted a total return of 2.7% in 2012, according to IPD’s Quarterly Index. Although ongoing yield expansion continued to erode capital values, (...)

Investment

United Kingdom Real Estate Perspective

UK property posted a total return of 2.7% in 2012, according to IPD’s Quarterly Index. Although ongoing yield expansion continued to erode capital values, (...)

Investment

International Real Estate Perspective - January 2013

Over the past six months, the consensus economic forecasts for both 2012 and 2013 have been modestly downgraded across the globe as worries over (...)

Investment

United Kingdom real estate perspective - September 2012

Like the economy, the property market is experiencing a “double dip”. Average capital values have been declining since November of last year, and are (...)

Investment

United Kingdom real estate perspective - March 2012

Having steadily and continually risen since August 2009, capital values appear to have peaked. Indeed, values have now fallen, albeit only marginally, for the (...)

Investment

International Real Estate Perspective - January 2012

Indeed, sentiment has changed notably over the past six months. A general sense of optimism over the outlook for the world economy, or at (...)

Investment

United Kingdom real estate perspective - September 2011

The UK commercial property market has continued to recover so far this year; the IPD Monthly Index recorded positive capital growth each month, although (...)

Investment

United Kingdom real estate perspective - March 2011

2010 was a remarkable year for the UK commercial property market with the IPD Quarterly Index delivering a total return of 15.2% over the (...)