Countryside plans IPO
Oaktree Capital-owned Countryside is planning a £1bn return to the stock market early next year.
The house builder, which was taken over by Lloyds in the financial crisis, has hired JP Morgan, HSBC, Numis and Barclays to work on the IPO.
Ogden to leave RBC London
Kathryn Ogden, head of commercial real estate lending at Royal Bank of Canada in London, is relocating to the Dallas office.
She will be replaced by LaSalle Investment Management director Axel Brinkmann.
Hansteen names pair to board
Hansteen has named Margaret Young and David Rough as independent non-executive directors to replace Richard Cotton, who is stepping down.
Young is a non-executive director for BlackRock Group.
Rough was previously group director of investments at Legal & General.
Europa poaches Visser
Europa Capital has poached AEW Europe’s head of investor relations, Schalk Visser, to head its equity capital markets team.
He joins as a partner to manage relationships with institutions after the launch of a fifth, €750m (£551m), pan-European, value-focused fund.
