Nordic Investment & Capital Partners
NCAP is a specialist Nordic real estate investment and asset management company with offices in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Malmö and London. We are a highly experienced and motivated team able to exploit the potential of real estate for our Investors and Partners. We act as a Local Operating Partner for primarily International Investors investing into Nordic Real Estate.
Together with our Investor Partners, NCAP have completed more than €1,500,000,000 of transactions across the Nordics in recent years. In total NCAP have in excess of 420,000 m2 of active projects under management in the office, retail and logistics/industrial sectors. We undertake complex assignments which include new development, refurbishment, asset repositioning, cost optimisation, leasing and changes of use.
Where possible we will invest alongside our Investor Partners and in all cases we seek to have aligned interests.
NCAP works with Institutional, Family Office and Private Investors.
Prior to setting up NCAP, The Team have all held senior positions with Corporate Financiers, Real Estate Companies, Development Companies and Real Estate Advisors.
Recognizing that real estate impacts all of our lives and has a profound effect on the environment & society, we take Environmental, Social and Governance matters seriously. At NCAP part of our challenge is to create a sustainable built environment that delivers for our investors, society and the environment. NCAP prioritise compliance with the EU Taxonomy.
A short description and introduction to the partners and the team
that gives you an overview of the company NCAP.
Niels Keergaard Christiansen
Managing Director & Managing Partner Denmark
Niels has worked in the Danish real estate industry since 1994 and has held senior positions covering advisory, development and asset management. He is also a Board Member of the Danish Property Association.
Before joining NCAP in 2014, Niels was CEO of NC Development, and formerly sales director in Keops Development. He was previously holding various positions at Colliers.
Key competences are within investment- & transaction management, property development and asset management.
John Routledge
Partner & Head of Transactions Sweden
John has extensive transactional experience across Sweden and the wider Nordic Region.
John moved from London with Cushman & Wakefield in 2008, where he was head of Capital Markets for the Nordic Region.
John joined NCAP in August 2016 from CBRE in Sweden.
John started his real estate career in 1992 and has been a qualified Chartered Surveyor since 1995.
Lars Røgeberg
Lars real estate career began in 2007, since when he has had extensive experience within asset management, advisory and debt financing across the Nordics and the UK.
Prior to joining NCAP Lars was a Director at Barings Real Estate based in London where he was responsible for asset management of the European debt portfolio. Prior to joining Barings Real Estate Lars was at Deutsche Pfandbriefbank for two years as an Associate Director. Before that he spent eight years at Situs and HSH Nordbank based in Copenhagen.
Björn Hallin
Managing Partner Sweden
+46 703 19 11 19
hallin(at)ncap.se
Björn has been working with real estate since 1998 and has a broad knowledge of the business both from an investor’s point of view but also as an asset manager and occupier.
Before co-founding NCAP, Björn held the position as Director Corporate Finance at PwC and before that he was responsible for the Nordic real estate portfolio at the Dutch retail real estate specialist Redevco.
Björn is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and he is The Honorary Consul of Estonia.
Douglas Petheram
Partner & Head of Investor Relations
+44 77 13 32 83 08
douglas(at)ncap.se
Douglas began his career in real estate in 1988 and has extensive pan European commercial real estate experience working as both an advisor and a principal.
Prior to joining NCAP, Douglas has held a number of roles. On the Advisory side he was a Partner at pan-European real estate advisory business, de Morgan & Co and a Senior Director within CBRE's London Investment Team. As a Principal, Douglas worked at Investment Manager Avignon Capital.
Douglas is a Chartered Surveyor and a Director of Oslo based Orla Real Estate.
Johan Björk
+46 709 29 39 53
johan.bjork(at)ncap.se
Johan has worked in the real estate business since 1997 and has a broad knowledge of the business both from a developer, owner and advisor’s perspective.
Before joining NCAP, Johan has held several senior positions in the Swedish real estate business. The most recent being Head of Business development and investment at Property Company, Stenvalvet . Prior that he was a Director & Head of Real Estate Corporate Finance at PwC Sweden.
Johan holds a master’s degree in Real Estate Economics from KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Alda Ægisdóttir
+45 30 36 63 93
alda(at)ncap.dk
Alda joined the Danish Real Estate Business in 2012 and has experience of both Financial Reporting as well as Property Management.
Before joining NCAP Alda held a position as Property Manager, first with Cobblestone and later on with CBRE, mainly managing shopping centers and logistics facilities for both pan - European and local investors. Prior to that Alda was a finance accountant with NREP.
Alda holds a Master of Science in Economics and Marketing from Copenhagen Business School.
Tim Gutteridge
+46 704 24 93 47
tg(at)ncap.se
Tim has been involved in the construction industry since 2009. He has extensive experience in project and contract management, architecture, design and cost management across all phases of the building process.
Before joining NCAP, Tim worked for The Walt Disney Company in Hong Kong, managing contracts for several themed land expansion projects valued at over US$650M. Prior to this he worked in several roles with COWI Denmark and Icon Construction Australia.
Tim holds a Master of Construction Management and a Bachelor of Planning & Design from the University of Melbourne.
Christoffer Retz
+45 30 36 18 12
christoffer.retz(at)ncap.dk
Christoffer joined NCAP Copenhagen in April 2021 as an Analyst, focusing on transactions whilst also assisting with Danish asset management.
Christoffer worked at CBRE Global Workplace Solutions in Denmark before joining NCAP, where he had responsibility for the financial reporting and analysis of several of CBRE’s Facility Management contracts.
In 2019 Christoffer graduated with a master’s degree in Finance & Accounting from Copenhagen Business School.
Julius Schulstad
+45 30 36 87 96
julius.schulstad(at)ncap.dk
Julius joined NCAP in December 2022 and assists the Danish Asset Management Team. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School and is currently studying for an MSc in Finance and Investment also at Copenhagen Business School.
Manon Gabs Nielsen
+45 21 96 67 34
manon.gabs.nielsen(at)ncap.dk
Manon joined NCAP in July 2023 working as an Investment Analyst in the Danish Investment Team. Before joining NCAP, Manon held a position at Cushman & Wakefield / RED in the Capital Markets Team, where she worked in property transactions, including valuations and due diligence. In 2022, Manon graduated with a master's degree in Finance & Accounting from Copenhagen Business School.
Fredrik Borg Andersson
+46 736 980 612
fba(at)ncap.se
Fredrik joined NCAP in October 2023, working as an Investment Analyst in the Swedish Investment Team. Before joining NCAP, Fredrik worked at Newsec in the Valuation & Strategic Analysis Team, where he worked primarily on valuations and analysis reports in the south of Sweden. Prior to joining Newsec, Fredrik held a Valuation & Advisory position at CBRE’s Stockholm office. In 2021 Fredrik graduated with a Master of Science degree in Real Estate Economics, Surveying and Land Management from LTH.
Søren Heron
+45 20 10 25 49
soh(at)ncap.dk
Søren began his career as a consultant in the construction business in 2008. Since then, he has worked for several developers as a project manager, representing both occupiers and owners and being involved in the construction process from building permit application through to project delivery.
Prior to joining NCAP, Søren worked for Danish real estate developer, I Copenhagen, managing the construction of supermarkets, shopping centres and residential apartments. He has also had his own company providing private real estate owners with construction/ project advice and project management services.
Søren has a bachelor in constructional engineering from the Danish Technical University (DTU).
At NCAP we can provide the following services.
Deal Origination - direct real estate and corporate transactions
A Core activity for NCAP is the origination of opportunities together with the development of business plans, the provision of market intelligence & due diligence underwriting. We have considerable experience of handling all aspects of property investment including single assets and portfolios whether structured as real estate or corporate acquisitions. Over the years the team has been involved in excess of €4bn of real estate and corporate transactions.
Development & Project Management
From inception to completion, NCAP have the in-house capability to manage professional teams to ensure the successful implementation of project plans, including full scale development and refurbishment.
Development Funding
Working with Developers and Capital Partners we have expertise in finding and structuring funding solutions for development projects, whether forward commitments, full funding packages or other more complex JV arrangements.
Asset & Property Management Services
We are able to assist in devising and implementing business plan strategies at both property and portfolio level. Typical work includes lease restructuring, lease and head lease re-gears, letting and pre-letting, refinancings, refurbishments, property repositionings, change of use through to rent and service charge administration and collection.
Third Party Funding & Joint Ventures
Our long experience and proven contacts give us exceptional access to reliable equity and capital partners. We know many of the local senior lenders, understand their lending criteria and are able to identify the opportunities and risks for our partners at an early stage and advise on the best funding strategy. We also have access to various alternative sources of funding capital (eg equity, mezzanine, stretch senior) and joint venture partners, which may provide alternative solutions.
With local offices in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Malmö and London, NCAP holds a unique position in the Nordic market.