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Valeria Naumenkova to be appointed Head of Office Capital Markets Berlin
Cushman & Wakefield continues to expand its management staff in the Office Capital Markets division. With effect from 1 October 2026, Valeria Naumenkova has been appointed Head of Office Capital Markets Berlin & Region East.
Martin Polifke • 02/07/2026
Hemsö acquires Secondary School in Bremen
The building of the Oberschule Schwachhausen in Horn-Lehen Bremen has a new owner: as part of the continued expansion of its German portfolio, HEMSÖ GmbH has acquired the refurbished property complex, comprising a total rental area of 10,600 sq m. The vendor is Advenis Germany.
Martin Polifke • 30/06/2026
Cushman & Wakefield appoints Pierre Nolte as Head of Germany & Netherlands
Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Pierre Nolte as Head of Germany & Netherlands, expanding his remit to include the firm’s Dutch operations. Following a structured transition period, Annelou de Groot will leave the company.
Martin Polifke • 29/06/2026
Global Data Center Market Comparison
The global data center market is entering a new phase of “managed growth” in 2026. After years of accelerated expansion, demand for cloud, AI, and compute capacity remains strong, but power availability, grid connections, regulation, permitting processes, and local acceptance are increasingly determining where new data center capacity can be developed.
Martin Polifke • 29/05/2026
Rainer Koepke appointed to Head of Logistics Agency Germany at Cushman & Wakefield
Cushman & Wakefield is continuing to expand its business platform in the logistics sector in Germany: with effect from 1 July 2026, Rainer Koepke will assume the position of Head of Logistics Agency Germany.
Martin Polifke • 13/05/2026
Hamburg office leasing market starts 2026 with high activity
Cushman & Wakefield reports a cautiously stable start to 2026 for the Hamburg office leasing market. Take-up in the first quarter exceeded the 100,000 sq m threshold at around 100,400 sq m, but was approximately 9 percent below the comparable figure for the previous year.
Martin Polifke • 10/04/2026