Gordon Brothers launched a real estate services practice in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Ben Lovell, senior director, real estate, EMEA has joined Gordon Brothers to lead the growth of the real estate services practice in the region. Lovell is joined by Daniel Smith, director, real estate, EMEA and Richard Maden, director, real estate, EMEA. Together, Lovell, Smith and Maden have over 50 years of real estate expertise and previously held senior roles at Avison Young where they advised private and public organizations on major commercial, residential and mixed-used developments and standing assets.
The team will be responsible for providing a breadth of real estate services tailored to support businesses and their advisors in restructuring and recovery situations, including strategic advice, valuation, agency, portfolio rationalization and lease mitigation, value optimization and asset management.
“We are thrilled to welcome this exceptional team of real estate asset experts to the firm,” Mark Newton-Jones, head of EMEA at Gordon Brothers, said. “Launching a real estate services practice in EMEA is a natural extension of the successful model already established for clients in the U.S. and strengthens our position as the leading global asset experts combining unparalleled advice with multi-jurisdiction, multi-asset and multi-service solutions.”
“We are excited to join Gordon Brothers and bring the breadth and depth of our real estate expertise to clients in EMEA,” Lovell said. “We look forward to partnering with the wider team across the firm’s existing capabilities in asset services, asset lending and asset trading to provide asset-based solutions that minimize risk and maximize opportunity for our clients throughout the business cycle.”
