CBRE has appointed Ms. Anne Laukia to expand the group’s Debt and Structured Finance business into Finland.
Anne is joining CBRE from Handelsbanken where she has been Head of Corporate Bond Origination in Finland since 2015. At Handelsbanken, she has been responsible for advising the bank’s clients on debt and bond financing and leading the bank’s bond origination business in Finland. Prior to this, Anne spent several years in different roles within Pohjola Bank’s debt capital market business.
In her new role, Anne will report to Sami Kiehelä, Head of Capital Markets, CBRE Finland.
Anne joins CBRE’s capital markets team in Finland but will also be fully integrated to CBRE’s European debt advisory team. With Anne’s recruitment, CBRE’s Capital Markets team in Finland grows to 14 people. In 2018, CBRE advised in €1.9 billion worth of real estate sales and acquisitions in Finland and is now adding real estate debt advisory to its services.
“I am very excited to announce Anne’s recruitment, which expands our Finnish business to real estate debt advisory. With our strong position in real estate sales and acquisitions and unrivalled international platform, we are now positioned better than anyone else to offer the full breadth of real estate investment and financing advise also in Finland.” Sami Kiehelä, Head of Capital Markets, CBRE Finland.
“Our Debt Advisory business supported clients with over €6bn of financing in the last 12 months across Europe and continues to grow strongly. I am delighted to welcome Anne to the team to help us build further into the market in Finland.” Paul Coates, Head of Debt and Structured Finance, EMEA
“I am very much looking forward to joining CBRE’s highly professional team. I am confident that there is increasing demand for debt advisory services in the Finnish and other Nordic real estate markets.” Anne Laukia, Director, Debt and Structured Finance, CBRE Finland.
Further information:
Sami Kiehelä
Head of Capital Markets, Finland
M. +358 40 868 0383
[email protected]
Miia Mäkinen
Head of Marketing and Communications, Finland
M. +358 50 511 4012
[email protected]
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CBRE Finland Oy is part of CBRE Group with more than 100 professionals working in offices in Helsinki, Turku, Jyväskylä and Oulu. We offer a broad range of commercial real estate services for real estate investors and occupier clients such as sales advising, debt advisory, leasing, valuations, transactions, consulting, workplace and building consultancy as well as asset and shopping centre management. To learn more visit our website at cbre.fi