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Mendlewood:
an Independent Investment Advisory Firm

We offer Investment Advisory and Development expertise service.
We provide an in-depth market knowledge, customer relationships and proven track record in European logistics. We have a competitive edge for clients due to our accumulated international institutional logistics real estate experience combined with a proven track record and adaptability in different social, cultural, and business environments.
We sincerely believe that in today’s global business environment it's vital to learn from one another to improve understanding and avoid a mismatch of expectations, thus Mendlewood operates under core values: transparency, integrity, quality and accountability.

“..E-commerce and commerce are merging and stores will need a technology driven just-in-time model to compete, resulting in retailers having a smaller store footprint and inventory center & distribution center will become more of that footprint to serve the customer fast from a multi-model location within an urban setting”, eBay, 2014.

General Expertise and Approach
  • Established and managed several European platforms as of 1998 for industry leaders, such as Prologis, P3, Goodman.
  • In-depth market knowledge, logistics customer relationships and ability to source product across Europe.
  • Sourcing, negotiation predominantly off-market transactions, executing and guidance of due diligence and closing activities and advising on operating services to investors and customers.
  • Operating Pan European in partnership with experienced local partners: e.g. developers, asset managers, property managers based on a trusted relationship.
For investors
  • Benefit from professional service for investors who are desirous to own and manage properties directly instead of holding a minority share in funds or with multi sector investment managers.
  • Understand how logistics customers utilize their property enabling retention and increase asset performance.
  • Utilize the applied extensive knowledge in most European markets combining capital transactions, execution of developments, leasing and asset management skills.
  • Leverage of the vast network in European logistics real estate markets with third parties and local developers.
  • Profit from knowledge in joint venture establishment with developers, leasing strategy, guidance in lease contracts and assistance in land purchase.
For Logistics Customers
  • With the changing logistics landscape fueled by the growth of e-Commerce and the need for better integration of logistics networks to serve B2B and B2C needs, there is a growing need for high flow through facilities in logistics in-fill locations in metropolitan regions, airports and ports.
  • Provide solutions to optimize their supply chain network with adequate facilities.
References

Roger Peters successfully served and worked with industry leading developers and investors within the industrial and logistics sector, such as American, Asian and European public and private companies such as Indotek, Prologis, Arcapita, Goodman Group, Patrizia AG, Schiphol Group NV and Dijkhuis Vastgoed Management.

A sample of his advisory work include renowned companies such as Ares Management Corporation, Crossbay, ESR, GLP, Highbrook Investors, JD Property a subsidiary of JD.com, Trigranit, UBS, Van Herk Group.

“We’ve spent the last 153 years building warehouses, we just called them stores”.
Peter Sachse, Macy’s

Resume
  • Managing Director Indotek Group (from 2021-to date). Driving the investments in industrial & logistics in European markets, like Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Italy, Spain and Germany. Focus on construing and managing development partnerships, target urban logistics and light industrial product as well as value add acquisitions.
  • Managing Partner Wallstone Capital (2018), a private boutique firm offering development, acquisition & advisory services in logistics real estate in Europe. Transacted up to 350,000 sm light industrial and logistics transactions in several European markets on behalf of private and institutional clients.
  • Successful capital raise of €250 Mn equity with Patrizia Immoblilien AG (2015-2017) and thereafter acquired and managed a portfolio > 400,000 sm over 20 buildings serving a diversified logistics customer base in 4 countries and managing a team of 6.
  • Managing Director Northern & Central Europe with Goodman Group. Overall responsible for development and acquisition of transactions, managing a team of 20 people (2012/13).
  • Initiating business development and sourcing of land sites in China with Redwood Group (2010/2011). In addition, sourcing, negotiating transactions in Vietnam and Australia for private investors (2010-2012).
  • Held a senior management advisory role with Arcapita Bank (2008-2009) institutionalizing and professionalizing the Central European development team of the newly acquired Pinnacle Group (currently P3).
  • Business Development Director with a UK Private Equity Group resulting in construing a business plan, development scheme and capital raise for up to 1 Mn sm logistics schemes in Moscow, Romania and Turkey (2007-2008).
  • As CEO he managed a private closed-end real estate fund with €125 Mn committed equity with a team of 8 in Bucharest, Athens and Sofia (2006).
  • Instrumental contribution to successfully building Europe’s leading logistics real estate platform with Prologis (1998 – 2006). Development and capital transactions as well as establishing and managing the country organization in Benelux, Sweden, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania.
  • Since 1992 he gained aviation real estate experience at several European airports with Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Group and thereafter as a business consultant over the years: i.e., Brisbane Airport, Hong Kong CLK Airport, South African Airports, Turkey, Vienna, Belfast, London, Brussels.
  • Roger is a citizen of The Netherlands. Speaks English, German, Dutch. He is passionate about political history and urban landscapes. Martial arts, diving and mountain biking relaxes him, and he is inspired by the things that make life liveable like sports, health, happiness, friendship and enjoying different cultures.
  • Roger has a special place in his heart for the cities he lived and worked in such as New York, Warsaw, Budapest, Bucharest, Istanbul, Singapore, and Amsterdam.
Mendlewood Europe B.V.

Mendlewood Europe B.V. is a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of The Netherlands, registered under number 63978091 at the Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands.

Mendlewood Europe B.V. is a member of:

Johannes Verhulststraat 24-1
1071 ND Amsterdam
Netherlands
Netherlands +31 6 3407 5422
South Africa +27 64 829 1098
rpeters@mendlewood.com
www.mendlewood.com