International real estate advisor Savills has boosted its EMEA hotels team through the recruitment of Ann-Katrin Kaiser in Germany.
In her new position, the successful hotel management and MBA graduate will be based in Frankfurt and will primarily operate in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland). With Kaiser, Savills is bringing on board a talented employee who has several years of experience in hotel transactions. Savills intends to further strengthen its commitment in the hotel sector and expand its local reach, especially in Germany.
Richard Dawes, director in the Savills EMEA hotels team, says: “We’re delighted for Ann-Katrin Kaiser to join our EMEA hotels team. Her several years of experience in both hotel transactions and hotel management will be of huge value in supporting our work in the German, Austrian and Swiss markets, at a time when increasing amounts of global capital is targeting the European hotel sector. Our strong track record across the region, including brokering the €375m acquisition of Hilton Vienna for a Korean consortium, is testament to the growing demand for best-in-class European gateway hotel assets.”
Marcus Lemli, CEO Germany and Head of Investment Europe for Savills, adds: "In Ann-Katrin Kaiser we have found an ideal addition to the EMEA team. She will handle day-to-day business from the Frankfurt office, so that we will also be able to better take advantage of synergies between Germany and international markets. With her extensive industry expertise I am confident she is best positioned to understand the requirements of buyers, sellers and tenants.”
Ann-Katrin Kaiser, associate director in the Savills EMEA hotels team, says: “I am very much looking forward to this new challenge, in which I will be able to combine my management skills with my hotel and hospitality experience for the benefit of local and international clients."
Investment in European hotels has been rising by 6% pa on average since 2015, according to Savills research. In Germany, hotel transaction volumes last year reached almost €4 billion, an increase of 21% on the previous year.