Reporting to David Kirkby, Valad Europe’s CEO, Tomas Beck has full day-to-day responsibility for Valad’s business across the Nordic region.
 
Tomas Beck has more than 15 years’ experience working on both the advisor and the principal side of the Nordic commercial real estate market. He joins from Första AP-fonden (AP1), the Swedish pension fund, where he was responsible for building up the direct and indirect real estate portfolio, including making equity commitments of €1.25 billion globally.
 
Prior to this he was CEO of SPP/Storebrand Fastigheter and has worked for GE Capital Real Estate and DTZ. Tomas holds a Masters in Real Estate Economics from Lund University in Sweden.
 
David Kirkby, CEO of Valad Europe, commented:
 
“This is an exciting time for our business in the Nordics, with it being a key area of focus for both institutional and private equity capital investment. Our recently launched Valad Nordic Retail Partnership is actively investing, having recently completed its maiden acquisition of a Swedish shopping centre portfolio, and our local teams are busy identifying additional high quality investment opportunities. We are also seeking further business opportunities in the region through new separate account mandates and portfolio acquisitions that match investor appetite.”
 
Valad Europe manages €4.7 billion of real estate assets and investment capacity across its 24 funds and mandates in Europe. With a team of around 20 in the Nordics, Valad manages approximately €355 million of assets comprising 670 tenants, occupying 555.000 sq m of space across Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark.