Paul Smolenaers
Partner - Lead V&A Alternatives (EMEA Grade - Partner) • The Netherlands
Paul Smolenaers
Partner - Lead V&A Alternatives (EMEA Grade - Partner) • The Netherlands
About
With over 15 years of experience in specialist real estate markets, Paul Smolenaers currently leads the Dutch Specialist Market Sector at Cushman & Wakefield Netherlands, which includes Capital Markets, Valuation & Advisory, and Strategic Consulting. He is a member of the Dutch Strategic Leadership Team of Cushman & Wakefield Netherlands and is active in several EMEA platforms for dedicated focus groups. Paul has personal expertise in development studies, data centre advisory, and heavy industrial assets.
My Team
Paul is responsible for a team of approximately 35 professionals fully dedicated to alternative real estate markets and specialized projects. The team consists of capital markets advisors, appraisers, and consultants. In addition to acquisitions and disposals, the team focuses on specialized valuations and strategic advice.
Projects include (large-scale) land positions, redevelopment studies, data centres, healthcare real estate, operational real estate, leasehold advice, and insurance valuations. The Strategic Consulting department is also part of the team, conducting data-driven research related to the real estate market for governments, developers, and end users.Clients
- KLM (Dutch Airlines)
- ASML
- Municipality of Rotterdam
Assignments
- VolkersWessels / Reggeborch | Development Portfolio – IPO advisory
- Dela / Yarden | M&A and valuation advisory
Areas of Specialization
- Development studies
- Datacentre advisory and valuation
- (heavy) Industrial sites
- Healthcare
Education
- Technical University Eindhoven – Master’s degree in Real Estate Management and Development
- University of Applied Sciences Arnhem & Nijmegen (HAN) – Building Cost Consultancy
Affiliations
- Member of RICS (MRICS)
- Registered valuer within large scale real estate (RT GZV in NRVT register)
- Registered valuer insurance valuations (VRT)