John Verpeleti, Head of AXA Real Estate Investment Managers Central Europe, in an Exclusive Interview for Property Xpress

Sofia, Bulgaria (17 April, 2007, Property Xpress) – “We wish to increase the number of our allocations and keep up their performance”: John Verpeleti, Head of AXA Real Estate Investment Managers Central Europe reveals in the interview, published in PropertyXpress.com, the information service covering Europe’s emerging real estate markets.

What can you read in the interview?
AXA REIM is among the largest investment managers in Europe and its Central European unit, although still comparatively young, has already gained an outstanding foothold in the region. “We are still very young but we remain in a very acquisitive mood,” confidently states John Verpeleti. He as well shares his insights on “hot” issues such as: What role in the development of the region are investment management companies going to play? What are the current risks associated with investing in retail property and offices in SEE? In what have the investors’ underestimation of real estate market fundamentals and desperate desire for product resulted in the region? What should real estate players do in order to avoid inappropriate commitments and are developers and investors experienced in CEE “insured” against repeating the same mistakes in SEE?
You can also learn: Which real estate sectors is the company viewing? How has AXA REIM been capitalizing on the well-known and reputable brand of AXA Group - one of the world’s most powerful players in the Financial Protection industry? Is AXA REIM’s Alternative Property Venture fund targeting the Emerging European countries? Is there a functional alternative property assets market in SEE? What are the prospects of refurbishment projects with regard to the region? What does AXA REIM have in store for Serbia?


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