Clarion Partners Europe - Investing into high quality logistics property across Europe

We are a leading specialist investor into high quality logistics property located across Europe

Our Milestones

Clarion Partners Europe – A new era for an experienced team.

Clarion Partners Europe is a leading real estate investment fund manager which has been a key player in the logistics and industrial space for nearly 15 years. Alistair Calvert established the company, then known as ThreadGreen, in 2006 and continues to lead it today.

ThreadGreen

Gramercy Europe

Clarion Partners Europe

ThreadGreen

In 2006, ThreadGreen was founded by Alistair Calvert, who was previously the head of the European office of W.P. Carey. ThreadGreen’s first fund was raised in 2007 and predominantly invested in Germany.

Gramercy Europe

In 2014, Gramercy Property Trust (GPT), listed on the NYSE, acquired ThreadGreen and rebranded it Gramercy Europe and simultaneously raised a new €350 million fund, Gramercy Property Europe.

Gramercy Property Europe was sold for in excess of €1 billion in mid-2017. The same year Gramercy Europe raised it’s third fund.

In September 2018, GPT was sold to the Blackstone Group. Having founded the company and run a largely independent operation since its sale to GPT, Alistair Calvert lead a management buyback from Blackstone in October 2018. Only 3 months later, Gramercy Europe had its first closing on its fourth fund.

Clarion Partners Europe

In 2019, a new growth opportunity emerged in the form of a partnership with Clarion Partners, a leading US based real estate investment management business. Clarion Partners acquired a majority stake in Gramercy Europe in April 2019 and the firm was rebranded Clarion Partners Europe.

About Us

Clarion Partners Europe is a leading real estate investment fund manager focused on logistics and light industrial properties located across Europe.

Clarion Partners Europe acquires assets on behalf of its funds that are subject to existing leases, purchases properties through sale-leaseback transactions and funds build-to-suit and speculative developments. It has a focus on Germany, the Netherlands, France, Spain and Italy although it has an active investment pipeline covering many additional European countries.

Clarion Partners Europe has adapted an ESG policy across its managed funds which can be viewed here.

Assets Under Management

Europe Acquisition Criteria

Clarion Partners Europe is a pan-European investor into income producing real estate assets with a focus on logistics and light industrial properties. It acquires assets subject to existing leases, invests through sale-leaseback transactions and funds build-to-suit and speculative developments. The assets are typically of strategic importance to the underlying tenant.

Transactions

Existing leased properties and portfolios, build-to-suits and speculative developments, sale-leasebacks

Asset Type

Logistics, light industrial and manufacturing, special purpose assets (eg. cold storage, food processing etc.)

Tenant Credit Types

Focus on strong, durable tenants, will consider investment grade, non-investment grade and unrated tenants

Target Deal Size

10 million EUR or higher

Geography

Europe (predominantly Germany, the Netherlands, France, Nordics, Spain, Poland, Italy, Czech Republic)

Tenancy

Typically few tenants or single tenant

Our Europe Team

NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

PAUL GRAHAM

PAUL.GRAHAM@CLARIONPARTNERS.COM

+44 (0)20 7647 750

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Mr. Graham FRICS has over 30 years' international experience in the real estate logistics sector. Prior to joining Clarion Partners Europe, Paul headed real estate at DHL, the world's largest logistics provider, for the region Europe, Middle East and Africa. He led a front line team of 80 people with responsibility for around 3,000 facilities in 100-plus countries. Paul brings substantial occupational and business experience to Clarion Partners Europe.

CEO

ALISTAIR CALVERT

ALISTAIR.CALVERT@CLARIONPARTNERS.COM

+44 (0)20 7647 7510

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Mr. Calvert is CEO of Clarion Partners Europe, which was formerly known as Gramercy Europe & ThreadGreen Europe. Mr. Calvert established the original ThreadGreen business in 2006, launching its first fund in 2007, and subsequently selling the business to Gramercy Property Trust in December 2014. After a management buyout from Blackstone, Gramercy Europe operated as an independent fund manager until April 2019, when Clarion Partners acquired a majority stake. Mr. Calvert is continuing to lead the business. Under his leadership, Clarion Partners Europe has transacted over £2.4 billion of logistics and light industrial assets in the past 4 years.

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CFO

Maqbool Mohamed

MAQBOOL.MOHAMED@CLARIONPARTNERS.COM

+44 (0) 20 7647 7518

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Mr. Mohamed is the CFO & COO of Clarion Partners Europe. Prior to Clarion Partners Europe, Mr. Mohamed served as Managing Director & CFO Europe at Castlelake (UK) LLP. Mr. Mohamed has 20 years of experience in the real estate sector having previously also held senior Finance & Operations roles at Grove International Partners, Citi Property Investors and Cargill Value Investment. He started his career in audit with EY in Brussels and is fluent in English, French, Dutch and German.

MANAGING DIRECTOR

RORY BUCK

RORY.BUCK@CLARIONPARTNERS.COM

+44 (0)20 7647 7508

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Mr. Buck, as Managing Director of European Investments, manages the investment team and oversees the sourcing and acquiring of real estate assets across the continent. Prior to Clarion Partners Europe, he worked in the investment team at the UK opportunistic real estate fund Brockton Capital where he split his time between acquisitions and asset management activities. Before Brockton, Mr. Buck worked as an investment professional for Doughty Hanson Real Estate (DHRE), the pan-European opportunistic real estate investor. Mr Buck started his career at Deutsche Bank working in the EMEA Real Estate advisory team.

Director

Simon Allenby

SIMON.ALLENBY@CLARIONPARTNERS.COM

+49 (0) 30 886 200 330

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Mr. Allenby is a Director at Clarion Partners Europe and heads the European asset management operations from the company's office in Berlin. Previously, Mr. Allenby worked at CR Investment Management for seven years, where he managed a variety of property portfolios and led the real estate underwriting team on several large scale loan portfolio acquisitions. He is member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and is fluent in English and German.

Finance Director

Blair Peach

BLAIR.PEACH@CLARIONPARTNERS.COM

+44 (0)20 7647 7514

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Mr. Peach is the Finance Director of Clarion Partners Europe. He has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (“ICAEW”) since 2012 and has worked in the asset management industry since becoming a chartered accountant. Prior to joining Clarion Partners Europe, Mr. Peach served as the Fund Controller of the Credit Opportunities Funds at AnaCap Financial Partners LLP, which managed over €1 billion in third party assets.

Corporate & Legal Director

Fionnuala Price

Fionnuala.Price@clarionpartners.com

+352 (0) 28 4878 1110

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Ms. Price is a Legal and Corporate Director, focusing on transactional & legal support as well as governance of the Funds managed by Clarion Partners Europe and is based in Luxembourg. She has 12 years legal experience in real estate, corporate law, litigation and corporate governance. Ms. Price gained jurisdictional experience across Europe and Asia working at international law firms, banks and financial institutions. She received an LLB in law from the university of Wales and is a qualified solicitor in Ireland, England and Wales.

Fund Controller

MARTA PIECHOWSKA

Marta.Piechowska@clarionpartners.com

+44 (0)20 7647 7507

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Ms. Piechowska is a Fund Controller for Clarion Partners Europe. Prior to joining Clarion Partners Europe, she worked as an AVP at Ares Management and prior to that as Associate at Tristan Capital Partners. Ms Piechowska received a Msc in Strategic Financial Management from University of Dundee. She is fluent in English and Polish.

Asset Manager

Tangi Le Balc'h

Tangi.Lebalch@clarionpartners.com

+33 667 87 68 73

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Mr. Le Balc’h is an Asset Manager at Clarion Partners Europe and deals with the French asset management operations from the company’s office in Paris under the supervision of Simon Allenby. Previously, Mr. Le Balc’h worked at Expansion Asset Management on behalf of The Carlyle Group and managed a large French logistics portfolio. He is fluent in French and English.

Vice President

THORBEN SCHÄFER

THORBEN.SCHAEFER@CLARIONPARTNERS.COM

TEL:+44 (0)20 7647 7509

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Mr. Schäfer is a Vice President in the Investment Team. Prior to joining Clarion Partners Europe, he worked as an Analyst at The British Land Company in London. Mr. Schäfer received his Bachelor of Arts from Cambridge University, where he graduated with first class honours from the Land Economy programme. He is fluent in English and German.

Associate

Richard Fell

RICHARD.FELL@CLARIONPARTNERS.COM

+44 (0)20 7647 7519

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Mr. Fell is an Associate in the Investment Team. Prior to joining Clarion Partners Europe, he worked as an Associate at Brydell Partners in London. Mr. Fell received his Bachelor of Science in Investment and Finance in Property at Reading University, where he graduated with First Class Honours, before receiving a Master of Philosophy in Real Estate Finance from Cambridge University.

Analyst

KATE ZVYAGINTSEVA

KATE.ZVYAGINTSEVA@CLARIONPARTNERS.COM

+44 (0)20 7647 7511

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Ms. Zvyagintseva is an Analyst in the Investment Team. Prior to joining Clarion Partners Europe, she worked as an Analyst at Deutsche Bank Real Estate, Gaming, Lodging and Leisure Team. Ms. Zvyagintseva received her Master of Science in Chemistry with Molecular Physics from Imperial College London.

Analyst

Sami Atallah

SAMI.ATALLAH@CLARIONPARTNERS.COM

+44 (0)20 7647 7512

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Mr. Atallah is an Analyst in the Investment Team. Prior to joining Clarion Partners Europe, he worked as an Analyst at Commerzbank in London. Mr. Atallah received his Master of Engineering degree from ECE Paris and his Advanced Master in Finance from ESCP Europe, with First Class Honours. He is fluent in English, French and Spanish.

Fund Consultant

Phillip Kleovoulou

PHILIPP.KLEOVOULOU@CLARIONPARTNERS.COM

+44 (0)20 7647 7517

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Mr. Kleovoulou is a Fund Consultant for Clarion Partners Europe. He is a qualified chartered accountant and has been a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (“SAICA”) since 2018. He previously worked as an Analyst at Investec Property Fund Limited within the real estate office and logistics sectors. After completing his training at Ernst and Young South Africa, he was seconded to Ernst and Young New York to assist within their Real Estate division. He is fluent in English, Greek and is proficient in Afrikaans.

Executive Assistant

Anna Henne

ANNA.HENNE@CLARIONPARTNERS.COM

+44 (0)20 7647 7515

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Ms. Henne joined Clarion Partners Europe as Executive Assistant in 2014. Prior to joining Clarion Partners Europe she worked as a trainee lawyer in the IP department of Bird & Bird LLP in Düsseldorf and London. Ms. Henne received her First State Exam in Law from the University of Osnabrück and her Second State Exam in Law from the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf. She is fluent in English and German.

Team Assistant

Saskia Simpson

SASKIA.SIMPSON@CLARIONPARTNERS.COM

+44 (0)20 7647 7506

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Ms. Simpson is a Team Assistant at Clarion Partners Europe. Prior to joining Clarion Partners Europe, she completed an internship at Generation Investment Management in London. Ms. Simpson was awarded an Executive PA Diploma at Oxford Media Business School.