The appointment is made in connection with the continued large inflow of capital to the Swedish real estate market, both from Swedish and international investors. To meet the increased pressure, additional expertise is required in real estate transactions and transactions. Ulf Brandes can contribute to strengthening the Capital Markets team with his long experience in the field of transaction consultancy and real estate valuation.

"This will be great. We see a continued large business flow in the Swedish real estate market and have the ambition to continue to grow our transaction operations with more recruitments in 2019," says CEO Karl Persson.

The large business flow in the Swedish real estate market leads to a need for more knowledgeable employees, who together with the existing team will continue to develop the business. Ulf Brandes, with his 30 years of experience in the industry, will help identify and implement important business for Capital Markets.

"We are growing within the transaction and are happy to continue to attract qualified employees. Ulf will further strengthen our team with its combination of experience, drive and business focus," says Daniel Anderbring, Head of Capital Markets.

Ulf Brandes has a long and successful career in the real estate industry. He comes from a role as Senior Director Capital Markets at CBRE in Gothenburg. Before that, he worked at Deloitte, Andersen Global Corporate Finance and Catella.