Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) and RH International have formed Cushman & Wakefield
Residential to advise on large-scale, high quality residential investment and development
opportunities throughout EMEA. The vehicle is designed to service the emerging market for
international capital seeking attractive investment opportunities in Europe's rapidly growing
residential market.
C&W and RH International formed a business association in June 2004 and, since then,
have worked together on a number of residential, hotel and mixed-use developments across
Europe, typically providing investment transaction advice, funding and onward sales.
Cushman & Wakefield Residential combines the specialist skills and resources of RH
International's residential team together with C&W's established operations, existing
client base and market knowledge throughout EMEA.
The Cushman & Wakefield Residential team will operate from existing Cushman &
Wakefield offices throughout EMEA with a central team based with Cushman & Wakefield Hotels
at RH International's European headquarters at St George Street, Mayfair, London W1.
During the past eight years, RH International has established itself as a leading
player in Europe and has advised on some Euro5 billion of residential property
transactions. These transactions typically involve the full breadth of consultancy and
professional advisory services from initial conception through to completion of the development
and international sales.
Cushman & Wakefield Residential is instructed on over 20 residential projects worth over
Euro1 billion, cementing its market expertise in the residential component of mixed-use schemes
and how other disciplines effect and drive residential values. These include the sale of
the Las Lomas Village in La Manga Club, Spain, and consultancy, agency and capital raising on
Obol XI, a vast mixed-use scheme including 1,600 residential units, on the banks of the Danube,
Budapest, Hungary.
Andrew Williams, Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield Residential, said: "The
provision of a pan-European capability in the residential sector through Cushman &
Wakefield's unrivalled EMEA infrastructure provides developers and investors alike with skilled
and innovative access to a hugely exciting sector."