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During more than 35
years of services … … as employee and
(since 2006) as free adviser I turned from legal services more and more to
organization, operation and optimization of real estate companies and focused
finally on design of real estate portfolios and operational real estate
project development. My professional
“history” is connected to international retail within the last
twenty-five years. My geographical scope mainly was Austria and its Central
European neighbours. As adviser of Allianz-Group
until 1994 and C&A until 2000 I learned about the needs and
expectations of major international companies from the financial and retail
sector in good and less good times. The years from 2001
until 2005 with Redevco where dedicated to the booming real estate market
in Central Europe, where I not only found the rare opportunity to
fundamentally re-structure a portfolio, but also to manage the total
product-cycle of an office building in Geneva from the early days of
conception to construction, commercialisation and – finally – to the
successful sale of the building to a final investor. During the years
from 2006 to 2010 my focus simply was retail: As executive of MID-Group
I was able to successfully finalize a multinational retail transaction by
closing the Babcock & Brown / Dawnay Day
Carpathian-Deal on the one hand and to develop a portfolio of six retail
warehouse parks in Slovakia on the other hand. My services for Strauss
& Partner Immobilien GmbH until end of 2011 were the logical
expansion of my activities for MID, which was my “key client” with Strauss
& Partner too. As from 2012 –
beside my continued cooperation with MID-Group – I am concentrating on
advising international investors independently with the focus on retail and
real estate project development in Central Europe. The (until end of
2022 existing) Branch Office in Bratislava (Slovakia) and the cooperation
with Alexander A. Layton (SUXXEZZ k.s., Alexander Layton Consult allows focusing all
competencies to give advice also to bigger projects such as Centre TMT in
Trnava with more success. The cooperation with
Bernd Huber (IMAG Real Estate Consultancy) brought the
foundation of the HMW
Cornerstone GmbH. The company serves as Austrian vehicle for
the marketing of closed ended residential real estate funds and other
specific real estate projects. In recent years HMW Cornerstone GmbH, which
has business licenses as a real estate agent and as an asset and business
consultant, has been expanded into a comprehensive service provider. Last year I reduced
my activities due to age and concentrated on advising selected customers in
Austria and neighboring countries. I am retired since December 1, 2023 and temporarily put my business as corporate adviser
on hold. HMW Cornerstone GmbH, which is
still owned by me for 50% is available as real estate agent as well as
financial consultant and corporate adviser for large and small
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consult – wakolbinger | Dr. Michael Wakolbinger
1120 Wien | Rechte Wienzeile 229/2/47
Telephone +43 664 182 5 789 | Mail
info@consult-wakolbinger.at
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