Douglas Edwards

Background and qualification

• 35 years of experience in sales and real estate
• Strong international network with focus on Europe
• Deep understanding in sourcing & closing strategies
• Proven background in structuring debt and equity products for real estate investors

Profound experience in new account development

• Established first direct real estate investment for UBS Capital
• Developed first value-add Investment for Rodamco’s RoProperty Venture Capital
• Settled first pan-European real estate private equity fund for AXA REIM
• Instrumental in closing Doughty Hanson Fund II – Value Add
• Establishment of joint ventures for DIWG (Düsseldorf)

Track record

• Raising €250mn for AXA REIM for  value add & core funds. Raising of € 590 m of capital and subsequent closing of DHCRE Fund II at Doughty Hansen
• Increased AuM for DIWG from €500mn to €1.25bn from international clients
• Closed AuM & Co-investment mandates over €2 bn for Corpus Sireo
• Responsibility for widening KGAL’s European capital market presence and corporate footprint across its three real asset classes

Career steps 

• Executive Director for UBS capital in London and New York
• Member of AXA REIM’s management committee
• Senior Principal at Doughty Hansen
• Managing Director and Head of International Clients for Corpus Sireo
• Head of Institutional Business International of KGAL Capital

As a leading Investment and Asset Manager, based in Germany, KGAL has more than 48 years of experience in structuring long-term real capital investments for its Clients which have sustainable and stable yield profiles. KGAL offers a full service investment management platform for its institutional investors across its key markets and sectors. As of 31 December 2015, KGAL managed an investment volume of around EUR 21.7 billion in all asset holding and investment entities.