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Dear Real Estate Club Member,
Happy 2017 - we hope you've settled in well to being back in sunny London. The Real Estate Club Executive have been working hard planning events for the the rest of the year and we're excited to have all of you involved.
Highlights of this packed edition include:
- Real Estate Industry News
- LBS Real Estate Private Equity Conference 2017
- Kennedy Wilson Presentation
- LBS Real Estate Private Equity Trek
- Upcoming Greater London Real Estate Events
- Alumni Profile - Sebastian Luque
- Interview Questions
- Industry Reports
Real Estate News
Real Estate Club Events
LBS Real Estate Private Equity Conference 2017
We are excited to host over 100 industry professionals at the Real Estate Private Equity Conference 2017 at LBS on Tuesday 28th February. Speakers include senior leaders from Palmer Capital, CBRE Global Investors, Standard Chartered and JLL among others. There are very limited tickets left, get your hands on one here.
Kennedy Wilson Presentation
On the 7th of March, Gautam Doshi, a Senior Director for Kennedy Wilson Europe will be presenting the company and going through some recent investment case studies. Kennedy Wilson is an LSE listed real estate investment company with a Pan-European focus. Please RSVP here.
LBS Real Estate Private Equity Trek
A few weeks ago, 20 Real Estate members participated in the London Real Estate Private Equity Trek. We visited leading funds including Brookfield, Blackrock, Blackstone, Tishman Speyer, CBRE, Starwood Capital and Fortress and had some engaging discussion on student housing, disruptive real estate models and the low interest rate environment. Watch this for information about the Real Estate Development Trek coming later this year.
Upcoming Greater London Events
 Alumni Profile
Sebastian Luque
MBA 2016 and former Co-President of LBS Real Estate Club
What do you do?
I work in Round Hill Capital, a Pan-European real estate private equity.
What do the day-to-day activities of your role involve?
My day-to-day activities involve business development, deal sourcing, site touring, investment analysis and deal execution.
What do you love about your job?
You have the ability to engage in projects that mold cities, which in turn change people’s life.
Could you give an overview of a recent transaction you’ve worked on?
The past year we closed a transaction on a light industrial and logistics portfolio. It was a tough deal, where we spent over a year in up’s and downs. After great perserverance, we where able to close the transaction. Now, we are executing our business plan; enhancing assets’ value as we invest capex to modernize and increase efficciencies, while professionalizing the asset management, reporting and accounting of the growing portfolio.
What’s your favourite building in London?
The Gherkin.
What advice would you give students recruiting into real estate?
If you are changing sectors, as it was my case, do the homework and try to close the gap between the knowledge you bring from your previous job and the real estate specifics (i.e. market dynamics, KPI’s, supply and demand, capital inflows and out flows, etc.). Broadly speaking, real estate is not an industry where companies have structured recreuitment processes, so go out, meet people, network and learn from the RE community in events in and OUT of LBS.
Interview Questions
- Can you explain a waterfall structure to me?
- Would you rather purchase 40 single family homes or an apartment building with 4o units? Why?
- How does the yield curve affect real estate prices?
Industry Reports
To assist you in preparation for Real Estate Interviews, here is a list of publicly available research and reports on the European Real Estate Outlook for 2017
Yours in Real Estate,
The Real Estate Club Executive Committee!
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