Meet the team

Jonathan is the CEO and Co-Founder of Europi. He was previously a Principal in Blackstone’s European real estate private equity group since 2015. Before Blackstone, Jonathan was a Senior Associate at Goldman Sachs and an Analyst at Morgan Stanley, focusing on derivatives structuring. Jonathan received a BSc in Economics with First Class Honours from the London School of Economics & Political Science, and a Master (MDesS) in Real Estate & the Built Environment from Harvard University GSD. He is an active Member of the Harvard Alumni Real Estate Board and is also a Board Member of Capital Park S.A. in Poland.

Jonas is an Investment Director at Europi and has been with the company from the start. Prior to joining Europi, Jonas worked in the EMEA real estate investment banking division of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, based in London since 2017. Previously, Jonas worked in Deutsche Bank’s M&A and corporate finance team in Frankfurt as well as Allianz Capital Partners’ direct infrastructure investment team in Munich. Jonas holds a BSc in General Management from EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht.

James is Asset Management Director at Europi, working closely with local operating partners to create value across the investment portfolio. Prior to joining Europi, James worked as Head of Asset Management for Elite Partners Capital, establishing the UK-based management operations, including managing the c. 150 UK assets held by the Singapore listed Elite Commercial REIT. Previously, James worked as Asset Management Director – North at Telereal Trillium, the largest privately owned property company in the UK. James holds a BSc (Hons) in Land Management from the University of Reading, and qualified as a Chartered Surveyor (MRICS) in 2004.

Arthur is an Investment Manager at Europi and has been with the company from the start. Prior to Europi, Arthur was a Senior Underwriter & Loans Manager at Aspen Bridging Limited. Arthur started his career working at STJ Advisors, a leading independent ECM advisory firm in Hong Kong. Arthur holds a BSc in International Management (China) with Chinese Language from SOAS University of London.

Johan is an Investment Manager at Europi and also leads ongoing business development. Prior to Europi, Johan focused on residential real estate at Brunswick Real Estate Ventures and Hembla (previously ‘D. Carnegie’). Before this he was an Associate at the Boston Consulting Group. Johan holds a BSc and MSc in Accounting and Financial Management from Stockholm School of Economics.

Andrea is an Investment Manager focused on PropTech investments. Andrea is also a Board Member of queue-management platform, Dibz. Prior to Europi, Andrea has worked with residential real estate development and PropTech investments at Brunswick Real Estate Ventures. She has also worked as a Venture Capital Analyst at Northzone. Andrea holds a BSc and MSc in Business and Management from Stockholm School of Economics.

Carl is an Investment Analyst at Europi. Prior to Europi, Carl worked as a summer analyst at Sportable, a London-based sports analytics company. Carl holds a BSc in Business Management, Digital Innovation, and Entrepreneurship from Bayes Business School (formerly CASS).

Willem De Geer is Co-Founder and Chairman of Europi, as well as Chairman of the Board of AVY Finans AB (a PropTech company focusing on digitalizing residential real estate). Prior to this Willem De Geer was founder and CEO at Panopticon, a data visualisation software company. Willem De Geer is a graduate of the Stockholm School of Economics.

Jacob is owner and Board Member of Bergsundet (a family group of companies active in long-term commercial real estate and residential development in Sweden, previously also Germany and Switzerland) as well as Board Member of Family Business Network, Sweden. Prior to this Jacob was Partner and Senior Vice President at Gylling Optima Batteries. Jacob holds a BSc in Marketing and Finance from the American College of Switzerland.

Pelayo is Executive Partner of Kefren Capital Real Estate and Managing Director of Kefren Capital, a Private and Public equity investor. Pelayo has also been Chairman of Norfin Inversiones Inmobiliarias, Spanish affiliate of a Portuguese Real Estate Fund Manager. Prior to investing and managing Real Estate investments, Pelayo worked for Citigroup as Director of Commercial and Investment Banking. Pelayo graduated in law and business at ICADE E-3, and completed an MBA at The Wharton School. He was Chair of the Alumni Board for 9 years and member of the Wharton’s EMEA International Advisory board for another 9, until 2020.

Gabriel is the CEO and Founding Partner of Fidelio Capital, a growth-oriented global investor, headquartered in Sweden. Prior to founding Fidelio Capital, Gabriel worked at Nordic Capital and Carnegie in Stockholm. Gabriel holds a MSc in Finance from the Stockholm School of Economics and has a Curriculum stage one University Medical Degree from Linköping University.

Fabian is the Executive Chairman of Neudi & C:o, a Swedish based, family-owned investment company in the fourth generation. He is also the owning family’s representative and board member of Ernströmgruppen, a group of leading industrial technology companies. Fabian holds a Master’s Degree from Stockholm School of Economics and a Master’s degree in Comparative Literature and Philosophy from Stockholm University.

Emil is Partner and Group CFO at Brunswick Real Estate, a Nordic impact-driven real estate investment manager and partner of Europi. Prior to Brunswick, Emil worked as CFO at Sveafastigheter, a Swedish based real estate investment fund. Emil holds a MSc in Industrial Management and Engineering from Linköping University.

Erik is Partner and Head of Sourcing at Brunswick Real Estate, a Nordic impact-driven real estate investment manager and partner of Europi. He is a member of Europi’s Asset Review Committee and has over 20 years of experience from the real estate industry. Erik holds a degree in Construction, Real Estate Management and Finance from KTH Royal Institute of Technology.