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(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has appointed Vasileios (Vas) Gkionakis as Senior Economist and Strategist, reporting to Michael Grady, Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist. Based in London, Vas will cover macroeconomics and major asset classes with a focus on the UK and Europe.

(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has completed a letting agreement for the remaining office space at 11 York Street in Manchester.

(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has announced it has acquired Phase 300, a more-than 111,000 sq ft multi-unit industrial asset located at Centennial Park in Elstree, Hertfordshire.

(London) Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has appointed Oskar Geldof as Head of BeNeLux. Oskar is based in Amsterdam and reports to Torben Dunkel, Head of Europe. In his new role, Oskar will be responsible for institutional business development activity across the BeNeLux countries. 

(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has completed the acquisition of the Triple Two Centre, a multi-unit distribution hub situated in Beckenham, Southeast London.

(London) Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has appointed Angenika Kunne as Head of Infrastructure Equity. She will join Aviva Investors in January 2024 and be based in London, reporting to Ben Sanderson, Managing Director of Real Estate and Head of Active Equity. 

(London) – Aviva Investors, the asset manager of Aviva PLC, has announced the launch of a new Sterling Standard Liquidity fund. The new product will build upon the firm’s existing liquidity offering, which will now consist of a suite of six funds. 

(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has completed a £200 million debt facility with Shaftesbury Capital, the leading central London mixed-use real estate investment trust (REIT). 

(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has agreed to provide financing for the acquisition of offshore transmission assets at Hornsea Two offshore wind farm by Diamond Transmission Partners, a joint venture comprising Diamond Transmission UK Limited and HICL Infrastructure PLC.

(London) Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has appointed Smera Ashraf as Head of Global Wealth – UK. She is based in London and reports to Charlie Jewkes, Head of Global Wealth.

(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has provided an additional £57 million in sustainable transition financing to Urban Logistics REIT plc. 

(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has agreed to forward purchase a 234-unit residential development in Spain from developer Via Agora, as it continues to grow its Spanish build-to-rent (‘BtR’) platform in partnership with Layetana Living (‘Layetana’).