Paris 15-16 September - Global Real Estate Institute

GRI EUROPE SUMMITSASHA SILVERvice presidentCREDIT SUISSEsasha.silver@credit-suisse.comSETH SINGERMANmanaging directorGEMssingerman@gemrc.comgem realty capital, a real estateinvestment company, invests inproperties, loans and publicly tradedsecurities.Sasha is a Vice President in the Real Estate Investment Banking team ofCredit Suisse, based in London. She has coverage responsibility for abroad range of M&A and equity capital raising assignments in Europeand the Middle East, working closely with clients in both the public andprivate markets. One of her focus areas is the hotel sector, supportinghotel property investors to achieve their strategic objectives withrespect to asset ownership.Mr. Singerman joined GEM in 1999. Mr. Singerman has primaryresponsibility for sourcing and underwriting private-market real estateopportunities for GEM Realty Properties. In addition Mr. Singermanfocuses on opportunistic investments where there are public andprivate cross-over opportunities. For GEM Realty Securities, he hasbeen a leading member in the creation and on-going developmentof the investment platform. Mr. Singerman received an MBA witha concentration in Real Estate and Finance from NorthwesternUniversity’s, Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Sciencewith a concentration in Real Estate and Finance from Cornell University.JOHN SLADEco-chairman capital marketsDTZjohn.slade@dtz.comtel +44.20 7534 5000OLIVER SMITHchief executiveMANSFORD HOLDINGSosmith@mansford.comINTERNATIONALADVISORinternational advisor | direct investmenttransactions, corporate finance advisoryand fund and asset management.pan-european - offices in london, cardiff,paris, berlin, and luxembourg - retail,logistics, office, and developmentCo-Chairman of Capital Markets and Head of Direct Investment at DTZ,responsible for a global team with directors, dealing in the largestcross-border investment transaction. In 2007 DTZ turnover of dealsin excess of Euro 20 billion. Highlights included: Acquisition of Geminiportfolio for Aim for Euro 750 million, advising Invista on the purchaseof Celsius and Belair Portfolios in France (Euro 500 million), advisingDevelica on the acquisition of German Real Estate, valued at Euro 1billion, significant advice to Australian Limited Property Unit Trustspurchasing in Europe and Japan. Formerly Chief Executive of RichardEllis City, then his own niche practice Slade & Co.Oliver Smith co-founded Mansford in December 1994. Prior to that, hewas Funding Director of Arlington Securities and began his real careerat Goldman Sachs. While at Mansford, his organization has acquired$1.3 billion of assets across the UK, Germany, France, Switzerland,and evaluating transactions in other jurisdictions. He graduated fromTrinity College, Cambridge (BA Hons Law). Mansford is an opportunisticinvestor with a track record of identifying deals off-market; andefficiently executing business plans across Europe.ERIK SONDÉNmanaging directorSOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALEerik.sonden@sgcib.comKLAUS-JÜRGEN SONTOWSKIchairmanSONTOWSKI & PARTNER GROUPksontowski@sontowski.detel +49.9131 777 50INVESTORbasic retail, office, focus on germanyErik Sondén joined SG in 2005. Prior to joining SG he worked forNordea, Scandinavian International Property Owners Association,Jones Lang Lasalle, Deutsche Bank and Cushman & Wakefield. Erik has20 years experience of the European property markets, from a lender,principal and an investment banking perspective.Born 1956 in Erlangen. Educated in economics and businessadministration. Chairman and founder of sontowski & partner Group- Germany. Foundation partner of DIC Group - Germany. Function:Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Foundation partner of GRRGroup - Germany. Function: Chairman of the Supervisory Board.Sponsor of national and international closed ended funds. Investor inopportunistic and strategic JV´s.