Professional Expertise

Jonathan Hallett as a Head of Central & Eastern Europe oversees Cushman & Wakefield’s operations across the region, with over 900 staff in 6 countries (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Russia and Turkey), and involved in all aspects of property services. He is also overseeing the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance partners in further 11 countries across the CEE region. Jonathan is an EMEA Board Member of Cushman & Wakefield and the Managing Partner of Cushman & Wakefield in the Czech Republic. He became a Partner in 2001 and is a member of the RICS and the ICSC.

Jonathan has international retail experience gained over 26 years working in Brussels, Paris, London and Central Europe.

Key Assignments

Jonathan has built up long term relationships with international investors, developers and retailers as described below:

CBRE Global Investors: development, leasing, investment and property management advice on their landmark retail projects

Ballymore: development and leasing advice on their flagship CE developments in Bratislava and Prague

Tesco: acquisition, development, investment and leasing advice on their schemes in Czech, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia including Letňany in Prague

Multi (Blackstone): development and leasing advice on numerous projects; Karolina Ostrava, Ústí nad Labem, Plzen, Olomouc, Poprad and Presov

AREA / Portland Trust: development, investment and leasing advice on their flagship CE projects including Metropole Zlicin 

CPI: investment and leasing advice on their flagship retail projects including Olympia Mladá Boleslav, Teplice, IGY Česke Budějovice and Quadrio, Prague

Retailers: supporting brands entering CEE markets; C&A, M&S, New Yorker, Electroworld, Promod, Foot Locker, Camaieu, Sephora, H & M

Development / leasing advice to leading developers; EPD,  Somerston, Copa, Crestyl, Discovery Group, Avestus, Mint Investments

Capital Market advice in on numerous retail transactions for Tesco, Invesco, ImmoFinanz, Multi, AREA, Meyer Bergman, HB Reavis

Professionals Affiliations

RICS member

IBF Board Member (International Business Forum)

BGMC Board Member (British General Managers Club)

ICSC Czech Board Member (International Council of Shopping Centres)

Education

BSc Honours in Valuation and Estate Management