Feldberg Capital has appointed Kat Austreng from CBRE Capital Advisors as associate director.
In her previous role, Austreng advised clients on lending and equity transactions, and was also vice chair of CBRE’s UK Women’s Network.
At Feldberg, she will work out of the firm’s London office and will be responsible for supporting capital raising across Europe.
Her initial focus will be on ReForm – Feldberg’s new brown-to-green workplace fund, targeting real estate investments in amenity-rich central London zone one locations with excellent connectivity and strong growth characteristics. Austreng is Feldberg’s first new hire since it acquired UK real estate investment management business Brunswick Property Partners earlier this year.
Will Amies, managing partner and head of business development at Feldberg Capital, said: “We welcome Kat to our team here at Feldberg. Investors see the value-add brown-to-green strategies ReForm is employing as highly relevant in the current market. Kat will play an important role in ensuring they understand the opportunity, our credentials and what sets the fund apart from others in this area.”
Austreng added: “I am excited to be joining such a mission driven team with market leading ESG capabilities. There is currently a structural shift in the office sector with a growing division between best-in-class green workplace assets and older, less energy-efficient offices that need to be repurposed.
“Feldberg is perfectly positioned to capitalise on this opportunity, transforming assets to be fit for the future, at a time when valuations are highly attractive. I look forward to discussing our plans for ReForm with both existing and new investor partners.”
