Investment volumes across Europe in Q1 2018 reached € 57 billion, broadly on par with the same period last year, with many countries, including Spain, Portugal. CEE, Benelux and Ireland, recording higher volumes than in Q1 2017. Once again, Germany looks set to have an exceptionally strong year and whilst we have seen a slowing in transactions in the UK, appetite remains strong, particularly from overseas investors, and we expect volumes to remain robust. To see the full European Investment Market Snapshot for Q1 2018, click here.
Furthermore, we continue to make progress with the diversification of our Capital Advisors business, which continues to grow organically quarter by quarter. Working together, our leading Capital Markets brand has resulted in some exceptional client outcomes – please listen to the Willmott Dixon podcast below for a great example of this type of collaboration.
I would like to extend a warm welcome to all our new hires who have joined us so far this year, a year which has already been very busy. We held our spring conference in Ireland, we enjoyed a highly successful Power of Three conference in sunny Barcelona and we are now preparing for the investor conference in Lisbon in September which will look at performance in a late cycle market with 100 of our most important clients.
I wish you all a very happy Q2 and look forward to seeing you soon.
Adolfo.