"After achieving a record investment volume of €235bn in 2015, strengthening confidence in the occupational market is predicted to bring further appeal to the European commercial real estate market in 2016, according to a report on Themes for European Property in 2016 from international real estate advisor Savills. The total investment volume in 2015 was up 17% on 2014, and above the pre- recession peak. According to Marcus Lemli, Head of Investment for Savills Europe, however, "Investment volumes will be spread more evenly across the continent in 2016, as investors actively seek to diversify their portfolios.”"