The hottest free agents on the Nordic real estate market

Nordic — While several prestigious position have been filled, a number of renowned people from the industry have left or are about to leave important posts in the Nordic real estate industry and thus join the crowd of profiles from earlier on the list of so-called free agents. Nordic Property News has taken a closer look at some of the hottest profiles available in the Nordics.
Oscar Lekander, Bengt Kjell and Lars Thagesson are the founders of Hagabacken.

"We believe that we have the skills and experience required to capitalize on this mobility"

Sweden Sweden — During the Stockholm Corporate Finance Property Semniar, Hagabacken's CEO Oscar Lekander shared his view on how and where the company looks to grow, possible challenges he sees in the market and whether there are redundant companies on the stock exchange.
Axel Tärn.

Colliers appoints new Head of Research Nordics

Nordic — Colliers has appointed Axel Tärn as new Director and Head of Research Nordics. He joins Colliers from Swedbank.
Flexfast acquires property in Norrköping.

Flexfast buys in Norrköping

Sweden Sweden — Flexfast has acquired the property Industrien 15 in Norrköping. The seller is Furuheim & Arrelid Fastigheter AB.
Sverker Källgården, CEO of Nivika.

Nivika signs new lease in Värnamo

Sweden Sweden — Nivika has signed a ten-year lease with Sordin AB, which develops hearing protection, with associated local adaptation of an industrial building on the Bredasten industrial area in Värnamo.

Where the giant sees the most attractive logistics opportunities in Sweden

Nordic — After a challenging period, we are now at a turning point and heading into a new cycle, according to DWS. During the the seminar Stora Logistikdagen, Rosie Hunt, analyst at DWS, explained how the logistics markets will develop in the future and which logistics are seen as most attractive in Sweden and the Nordics.
Ioffice CEO Homan Tehrani and Park Central in Gothenburg. The image is a montage.

Ioffice's expansion plans for the competitive coworking market

Sweden Sweden — Doubling in size in Stockholm, become the largest player in Gothenburg and opening in Malmö. Ioffice's CEO Homan Tehrani tells Nordic Property News about the expansive growth plans for the coworking company.
Johan Malmberg, CIO at Stendörren.

Stendörren acquires warehouse property in the Helsinki region

Finland Finland — Stendörren has acquired the warehouse property Kalliotie 2, Tuusula, from a private seller. The total agreed property value amounts to EUR 11.5 million. The total lettable area is 13,600 sqm, fully let to multiple tenants.
Ulrica Sjöswärd.

Ulrica Sjöswärd appointed new VP Asset Management at Vectura

Sweden Sweden — Ulrica Sjöswärd has been recruited to Vectura Fastigheter and the role of Vice President Asset Management. She is thus responsible for the management of the entire stock within both Vectura and Steptura. Ulrica Sjöswärd also becomes part of the managment team.
Fredrik Kihlström.

Fredrik Kihlström joins Catella

Sweden Sweden — Catella Corporate Finance strengthens its operations in Stockholm by joining Fredrik Kihlström as Associate Director with a focus on transaction advisory within the industry and logistics segment. Fredrik comes most recently from Prologis where he worked with acquisitions.
Sofie Hjort and Karolin Forsling.

How Skanska looks to meet the office needs of the future

Sweden Sweden — To meet a new reality with changing office needs, Skanska Fastigheter is launching a pilot project with a sharing-based business model. In Sthlm 3:2, two companies will share office spaces and dispose of them two and three days respectively per week. Sofie Hjort, project manager at Skanska Fastigheter, tells Nordic Property News about the project, how the companies will be combined, what the rental picture will look like for the actors involved and about the future of the model after the initial test period.
Jacob de Lichtenberg.

After the new acquisition – this is how Niam wants to continue building its Danish housing portfolio

Denmark Denmark — Niam continues to acquire homes in Denmark. After the latest deal, Denmark manager Jacob de Lichtenberg tells Nordic Property News what makes Danish housing such an attractive asset class, how he sees continued growth in the segment and where he wants to grow.
OOF Group sells to Stendörren.

Stendörren acquires a portfolio of warehouse and light industrial properties in Uppsala

Sweden Sweden — Stendörren acquires a portfolio of warehouse and light industrial properties in Uppsala for SEK 545 million (EUR 47 million) from OOF Group.
Mark Safir Nielsen.

Mark Safir Nielsen appointed new Director of Portfolio Management at DEAS

Denmark Denmark — DEAS has internally appointed Mark Safir Nielsen as new manager and director in the portfolio management department. Mark Safir Nielsen takes up the new position as the next step in his experience with property administration from DEAS.
Patrik Melin.

The CFO leaves Doxa

Sweden Sweden — CFO Patrik Melin is leaving Doxa at his own request and that Christian Lindgren will assume the role of acting CFO.
Sven-Olof Johansson och Lennart Sten.

"We shouldn’t count our chickens before they're hatched"

Nordic — During last week, Stockholm Corporate Finance arranged a Property Seminar. Two profiles from the real estate sphere attending was Fastpartner's CEO Sven-Olof Johansson and SBB's chairman of the board Lennart Sten, who in a panel shared their outlook on the market that awaits.
Tero Lehtonen.

How Axiom wants to develop with Tero Lehtonen as CEO

Finland Finland — The former JLL CEO Tero Lehtonen takes the helm at Axiom Advisors. He tells Nordic Property News about changing employer after 18 years, how Axiom wants to grow with him as CEO and how he views the current state of the Finnish real estate market.
Niam makes residential acquisition in Denmark.

Niam buys residential in Denmark

Denmark Denmark — Niam expands Danish residential portfolio with acquisition of 51 newly built terraced houses.

Nuveen appoints Alex Dam Hansen as Head of Nordics

Nordic — Nuveen has appointed Alex Dam Hansen as Head of Nordics, based in Copenhagen. The newly-created position is a promotion from his previous role as Managing Director for Denmark, Norway, and Iceland. In his expanded role, he will be responsible for the broader Nordic region, including Sweden and Finland, and report to Romina Smith, Head of Continental Europe at Nuveen.
Daniel Massot.

Daniel Massot named new CEO of Indus

Sweden Sweden — Indus has appointed Daniel Massot as the new CEO.
Alexander Wörlund, CEO of Lumme.

New Alma-company enters the hot care property segment: "A growing need for care properties in Finland"

Finland Finland — The new Alma company Lumme has made its first acquisition and aims for more. CEO Alexander Wörlund tells Nordic Property News about the first deal, how to grow to EUR 100 million in property value, where they look for new acquisitions and how he sees the competition in the segment.
Erik Ranje.

"Advisors have come to us and proposed various consolidation deals"

Sweden Sweden — Is Stendörren a potential candidate for consolidation? During Stockholm Corporate Finance's capital market days, CEO Erik Ranje talked about inquiries that have come in, why the company is restrictive in buying properties and how he sees the market handling the supply of speculative buildings that have been added in logistics in recent years.
Tero Lehtonen.

Former CEO of JLL Finland joins Axiom Advisors

Finland Finland — Tero Lehtonen appointed new CEO of Axiom Advisors.
Ylva Sarby Westman, CEO of Neobo.

Neobo approved for listing on Nasdaq Stockholm

Sweden Sweden — Nasdaq Stockholm's listing committee has approved Neobo Fastigheter’s application for admission of Neobo’s shares to trading on Nasdaq Stockholm. The approval is subject to certain customary conditions, including the approval and registration of a prospectus by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. The first day of trading on Nasdaq Stockholm is scheduled for Friday 20 September 2024 and the last day of trading on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market is scheduled for Thursday 19 September 2024.
Wihlborgs builds new facility in Lund.

Wihlborgs building new facility in Lund

Sweden Sweden — Wihlborgs is constructing a 9,000 square metre facility for the electronics company NOTE Lund at Hasslanda. The lease term is 15 years, with occupancy scheduled for 2026