We see a great interest for sustainable Nordic Real Estate and have expanded our dialog with international investors. By strengthening the team, we can cater for a larger client pool and to a broader market. With the new team onboard, we will also improve our capabilities within portfolio management as well as transactions and market analysis, says Truls Nergaard, Head of Real Estate, Storebrand.

Henrik Bastman becomes new Portfolio Manager for the Storebrand Nordic Real Estate Fund.

Henrik comes with an extensive background from the financial and real estate industries and will be central to the growth of the international separate accounts business. He joins from Genesta where he has been heading up the Transaction Team during the past 7.5 years. Prior to his position at Genesta he worked at JLL and started his career at J.P. Morgan. Henrik holds a M.Sc. from the Stockholm School of Economics. Henrik will be based in Stockholm.

"I am looking forward to joining Storebrand’s strong real estate team and to contributing to continued growth in the Nordics. Several factors attracted me, not least Storebrand's deep-rooted leadership in the field of ESG," he says.

Linn Idsø Brenne is appointed new Portfolio Manager for the Storebrand Liv portfolio.

Linn brings solid working experience from several senior positions within real estate and finance. She joins from Fager Stad Utvikling where she was responsible for transactions and portfolio management. Prior FagerStad Utvikling, Linn spent several years with Pangea Property Partners as Director/Partner. She also brings experience from various prominent real estate advisors such as Newsec, Catella and Akershus Eiendom, listed real estate company Entra as well as Telia (previously NetCom). She holds a M. Sc. Degree from NHH (Norwegian School of Economics).  Linn will be based in Oslo.

“Excited to join a company with extensive competence and high ambitions when it comes to management and development of real estate. This in combination with an innovative approach to sustainability and an extremely exciting property portfolio, provide a strong platform for long term portfolio management," she says.

Louise Regnell becomes new senior analyst.

Louise joins from Lindahl Winter where she worked as an associate. She has experience from Catella, Cushman & Wakefield and Handelsbanken. She holds a master's degree in real estate and construction Management from Kungliga Tekniska Høgskolan. Louise will be based in Oslo.