Colliers International expands its investment team in Poland

15
Jan
2020
News - Colliers International expands its investment team in Poland #career #Colliers #investment #Poland

by Property Forum | Career

The Investment Services department at Colliers International has been joined by Mark Richardson as director. The new expert will be a valuable support for the team managed by Piotr Mirowski. 


As director Mark will be responsible for advising clients in relation to the acquisition and on sale of real estate across all sectors in Poland and CEE.

Mark has over 21-year’ experience in the real estate industry and was previously head of acquisitions at Prime Kapital, an integrated real estate developer, investor and operator in CEE.

Prior to joining Prime Kapital, he was a director at Pradera – a specialist retail Investment Manager where he established the company’s offices and retail asset management platforms in both Poland and the Czech Republic and led the acquisition and due diligence process of 9 shopping centres across CEE. Prior to joining Pradera, Mark was the head of Capital Markets for Cushman and Wakefield in the Czech Republic, where he led the acquisition and sale of over €2 billion of assets. Mark is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

“I am excited to join Colliers International, Poland and to provide the industry’s unparalleled platform of talent and services to our clients and deliver market setting results. We have great people working with us and I look forward to building on our existing client relationships and past successes,” said Mark Richardson, Director, Investment Services, Colliers International.

“Poland remains one of the most attractive and liquid investment destinations in Central and Eastern Europe which translates into the ever-growing interest of foreign investors with an appetite for all asset classes. I am sure that Mark with his experience and knowledge of the CEE market will be a valuable addition to our team,” said Piotr Mirowski, Senior Partner, Head of Investment Services at Colliers International.




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