Savills has expanded its business in Italy with the opening of the Industrial and Logistics department, comprising advisory, agency, and capital markets activities.
To lead this team, Savills has recruited Carlo Walder, who was formerly Head of Capital Markets and a Partner within the Industrial and Logistics team at a leading advisory firm. He is an expert consultant in lease negotiations, asset management and real estate transactions. At Savills he will become a member of the Italian Executive Committee and will sit on the EMEA Industrial & Logistics strategy group board.
Gianluca Fiore also joins the team as an associate director. He has been working in real estate for almost 10 years, starting out within an investment fund and then pivoting into the industrial and logistics sector. He has a degree in Economics from the University of Milan Bicocca and a Masters in Real Estate Management from the Polytechnic of Milan.
Gianni Flammini, Managing Director and CEO, Savills Italy says: "The recruitment of Carlo and Gianluca to strengthen our national and industrial logistics capabilities is very much in line with our ambitious growth strategy, both in Italy and across Europe. Thanks to their extensive knowledge of the market, we will be in a competitive position to best advise clients across the breadth of their real estate portfolios.”
Carlo Walder, Head of Industrial and Logistics, Savills Italy, comments, “This is a pivotal moment for the sector in Italy. With the rapid growth of ecommerce, there is huge demand for logistics facilities across the key transport hubs and in the ‘last mile’ zones. We look forward to working on advisory, agency and capital markets, confident that the combination of our skills and experience will allow us to identify golden opportunities and create value for our clients.”
Marcus de Minckwitz, Head of Industrial & Logistics, Savills EMEA, adds, “Our performance in this sector has gone from strength to strength in recent years thanks in the main to the growth of our teams on the ground in these key markets. Italy is one of the fastest growing markets in Europe for logistics and Carlo and Gianluca are expertly placed to help our clients capitalise on this.”