Investment Manager
URBZ Capital (URBZ) is a young real estate investment boutique focused on asset management, acquisitions and development management within the urban industrial (last mile) real estate sector with an intense focus on creating societally and environmentally accretive assets. Supported by a number of blue-chip (institutional) capital partners, URBZ has accomplished a strong growth of its portfolio over the last two years across the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden.
Today, URBZ manages approximately 25 properties in the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden and is well capitalized to monetize the opportunities that are ahead of us. Therefore, to further facilitate and accelerate this growth, we are expanding our team and looking for no-nonsense and commercial talent who want to be part of this exciting journey!
About the role
As Investment Manager you will be a key member of our experienced team. You will help drive the (international) expansion of our business. In this role, you will report directly to and work closely with the Founders and Managing Partners of URBZ.
As we are an ambitious and growing business, we are looking for an eager professional with an entrepreneurial mindset, who’s ready to take full ownership of the transaction process. You will be the central point throughout the acquisition process from LOI to closing. You will work with various colleagues and stakeholders on a variety of projects in the Netherlands and across other geographies in Northern Europe such as Germany and Sweden.
Understanding the growing need for last mile logistics solutions from an institutional investor’s mindset will be key in this role. Joining us at this stage of our evolution, you will have an exceptional opportunity to further build out our acquisition approach and asset management processes.
What will you be doing?
Acquisitions (+/- 80% of your time)
- Execute real estate transactions; Full-cycle, full ownership, full autonomy
- Oversee and manage the full acquisition process from initiative to closing;
- Involved in feasibility studies and deal sourcing
- Deal underwriting in conjunction with investment analyst
- Central point of contact (principal) during the transaction
- Manage and oversee the due diligence processes (external advisors, timelines, red flags, etc)
- SPA negotiations
- Source, analyze and qualify acquisition opportunities, consistent with the URBZ approach
- Build and maintain strong relationships with private and public parties (tenants, brokers, developers, investors, public authorities, etc)
Asset Management (+/- 20% of your time)
- Together with the Asset Management (AM) team you will be accountable for the realization of the ‘value-add’ activities anticipated during acquisition
- Assist AM team with key customer contacts and commercial discussions such as lease renewals
- Proactive analysis of our assets to determine value-add opportunities
- Stakeholder management for our international investors and external partners
- Identify opportunities to improve and maximize the performance of the assets through close relations with tenants
- Perform hold-sell analysis of the assets throughout their lifecycle
What are we looking for?
- Bachelor or Master degree in the field of real estate, investment or similar
- Relevant experience in property transactions
- International experience in real estate transactions in Germany and Sweden is a pre
- Strong commercial skills and understanding of the drivers for industrial logistics real estate
- Excellent communication skills in Dutch and Basic understanding of German language and willingness to further improve
- So-called ‘go-getter’ and ‘get-it-done’ attitude
URBZ Capital Strategy
The world is changing rapidly and we’ve reached an inflection point of global trends shaping the future. This is also impacting the industrial real estate sector. Our customers are specifically looking for solutions for the new (last mile) supply chain, which is surprisingly still an undefined and untapped segment. It must (and can) be done in a greener, smarter, and better way. We aim to facilitate this increasing demand and work together with the stakeholders to define and create the most efficient and sustainable real estate solution.
Through commitment to the net zero carbon neutrality challenge, we provide urban real estate that supports the new, CO2 neutral supply chain. We do things differently and all based upon our very own foundational pillars.
Working at URBZ
You will join our journey to create shared value, serving tomorrow’s environment and society, utilizing constant innovation. Together with our open, down to earth and ambitious team, you can make a direct impact on how the last mile logistics real estate space operates. We believe in empowering our people to try, challenge, act and take risks. At URBZ we’re on a mission, are you ready to join us?
