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PARTNER
Julian Newiss Peter Kasch Fabrice de Clermont-Tonnerre
Julian Newiss Chairman
Peter Kasch Managing Partner
Fabrice de Clermont-Tonnerre Partner
Catalyst Capital
33 Cavendish Square
London W1G 0PW
Tel: +44 (0)20 7290 5100
9 Avenue Percier
75008 Paris
Tel: +33 (0)1 56 88 54 88
Mainzer Landstraße 49
60329 Frankfurt am Main
Tel +49 (0)69 3085 5090
info@catalystcapital.com
www.catalystcapital.com
Headquartered in London with offices in Paris and Frankfurt, Catalyst Capital
identifies, purchases and manages a substantial portfolio of office, industrial
and retail real estate in partnership with European and North American
investors, based principally upon either opportunistic, value-added or core-plus
strategies.
It has acquired, in partnership with institutional and private investors,
a commercial real estate portfolio totalling approximately €2.6 billion.
Current priorities
The Firm’s five main areas of activity are to: identify and develop selective
property investment opportunities, organise capital structure, co-invest in
transactions, define, implement and supervise asset management programmes
and undertake selective property development.
Catalyst Capital continues to look for further opportunities throughout mainland
Europe, notably in Germany, France, Italy and Central Europe, as well as the UK.
Business mission & activities
The Firm’s investment strategy is based on the key principles of: a disciplined
approach to risk management; preservation of the equity base; retaining
the opportunity for high investment returns and maximising the value of the
investment by both enhancing the capital value of the properties and improving
the operating cash flow.
Recent Activity
● The purchase of The Bero Shopping Centre in Oberhausen for €47 million
● The acquisition of the 54,900 sq.m. business park ‘Industriezentrum Wedel’,
near Hamburg, for €34.6 million.
● The acquisition of 1-3 Dorset Rise, a 14,022 sq.m. prime office building in
Central London for €115 million.
● The acquisition of a portfolio of eighteen France Telecom offices for €121.5
million, located throughout France.
● The acquisition of the 26,481 sq.m. landmark ITN Building, 200 Gray’s Inn
Road, London for €160 million.
History
Catalyst Capital has effectively operated since 1996, having been established
in 2001 with the acquistion of the European division of the New York based
Greenwich Group International LLC (GGI) by Julian Newiss, Chairman of the
European division, Peter Kasch, its Managing Director and key members of the
senior management team.