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COUNTRY NEWS
Spain
BDO Spain have created a new Real Estate service
line with the addition of two specialists from
Knight Frank – Alberto Prieto and Jose Manuel
Sanchez. See the press release here.
New Zealand
The Construction Contracts Amendment Act passed
in October 2015, heralds significant changes for
the construction sector – though anticipated
benefits may take time to filter through. Read
more here.
Switzerland
Do you have clients looking to invest in this
appealing yet tricky market for international
buyers? Contact Juerg Kocher, Head of
Transactions for help.
UK
The UK firm have been busy over the past month
with lots of events and publications. Retirement
housing is a hot topic in our industry at the
moment and BDO UK explain some of the complex
issues surrounding it in this article. Also, at the
end of October, London played host to the
Cambridge University Land Society’s annual Market
Trends discussion.
Chile
Cristóbal Romo, Felipe Benussi and Mariela Gajardo
join the legal team as transactions experts.
There has been a lot going on since our last
issue in March this year! I would firstly like to
introduce myself, Russell Field, as the new Head
of Global Real Estate & Construction, as of 1
July 2016. You can find out all about me here.
I’m really looking forward to working with you
all and continuing Solly’s good work of the past
several years.
In September 2016, I met with representatives
from 12 member firms and the Global Office in
New York, USA, to discuss the strategy and
direction of our group. Following a very
successful conference, I’m delighted to be able
to share the outcomes and actions with you. You
can view them on connect here.
If you have any queries or opportunities with
international clients, don’t hesitate to get in
touch with myself and Anna Simmons, we are
here to help.
WELCOMEGlobal Real Estate & Construction
In this issue…• Welcome to Russell Field
• REC Blog
• Country news
• Events
• Press
• Bids and Wins
Russell Field
Head of Global Real Estate &
Construction
Anna Simmons
Marketing & BD, Global Real
Estate & Construction
Issue 2 | October 2016 | for internal use only
REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION BLOG
At our previous strategic meeting in January
2016, we identified the need to create a
constant stream of topics and industry trends
that you can talk to your clients about. To
keep you informed, we created the global
REC blog, which has been running since May
this year.
So far we have covered topics such as IFRS,
BEPS and Brexit. Take a look at the blog and
subscribe here. We are always looking for
contributors and new topics, so if you’d like
to get involved, let Anna know.
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Country news, bids, activities and events…
COUNTRY NEWS continued…
Italy
BDO Italy are pleased to introduce Amos Sormani as
the new head of their Real Estate Advisory practice.
Malaysia
BDO Malaysia’s produced an article for their local
newsletter on IFRS 16 Leases, which is pertinent to
the REC sector. Read BizDO here.
Germany
Markus P. Neuhaus has joined BDO in Dusseldorf as a
Corporate Finance partner, focussed on Real Estate
transactions.
EVENTS
BDO IN THE PRESS
We are delighted to report that the global
broadcaster CNN has partnered with the Asia
Property Awards to promote the awards around their
Asian network. Read more here.
WHAT’S GOING ON?
RECENT WINS AND ACTIVE BIDS
CANADA
• Blackwood Partners (WIN). Vancouver and Toronto
joined forces in order to retain and then almost
double BDO billings
CHILE
• Laureate International Universities (WIN). Jointly
with BDO Ecuador for an appraisal of UDLA
Granados, in Quito, Ecuador.
• DTS and Eurocorp (WIN). Sale of a property
located in midtown Santiago.
UK• GoldCare Care Homes (WIN)
• Quadrant Estates (WIN)
• Prem/REM (WIN)
• M&M Properties (WIN)
GERMANY• property valuation for diocese in East Germany
(WIN)
• property valuation for clinic group (WIN)
• property valuation for a residential portfolio in
Cologne (ACTIVE)
CONTACTGet in touch to be included in the next
edition!
On October 7th, BDO Germany and BDO
global hosted their first client event at
the huge trade fair in Munich. Read
about it here.
Dr Martin Krueger, our REC legal rep at
BDO Germany will attend an event with
the British Chamber of Commerce in
Germany on November 10th.
BDO member firms across Asia have been
participating in the region’s most
prestigious industry awards. BDO are
responsible for ensuring the judging is
fair and transparent. You can learn
about the awards here.
BDO’s Cristián Vargas, director
of Tax and Legal, spoke at a
recent Tax Reform: VAT in RealEstate event, held in association with the Chilean
Chamber of Construction and ASIVA. Read the
press release here.