(Boursier.com) — AEW, a global leader in real estate investment and asset management, announces the appointment of Jeffrey King as Fund Manager of EUROCORE, the leading pan-European core open-ended fund from AEW.
He will be based in Frankfurt and will be responsible for managing EUROCORE alongside Christina Ofschonka and the management team. He will be responsible for defining the strategy and building the fund’s portfolio, as well as managing client relationships. As previously announced, Christina Ofschonka will be appointed as Head of AEW Germany effective November 2024. She will work closely with Jeffrey during and beyond the transition period.
EUROCORE was launched in 2020 to capitalize on the shift in real estate demand caused by urbanization, demographic changes and the rise of new technologies in major European cities. The Fund has raised €527.5 million to date and includes a portfolio of diversified assets across seven countries (France, Germany, Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, Denmark and Spain), providing investors with a return on capital stable thanks to the selection of solid tenants.
ESG is at the heart of the Fund’s investment and asset management processes, with the portfolio focused on environmentally certified assets. The Fund further complies with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and achieved a “5-star” GRESB rating in 2023.
Jeffrey King has over 15 years of experience in the European real estate sector and joins AEW after serving as Head of Portfolio Management for Residential Strategies at DWS. Previously, he spent over seven years at Aviva Investors as Fund Manager of the core pan-European open-ended fund Encore+. Jeffrey also spent 5 years at CBRE in the valuations team. He holds an MBA from York University Toronto and a diploma in real estate investment from the University of Reading.
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