Michael Abel has joined London based Europa Capital from J.P.Morgan Asset Management. He will be focusing on new acquisitions in Central Europe. Whilst at J.P.Morgan, Michael worked for the European Property Fund, an investment fund with EUR 3.5 bn assets under management based in London, where he focused on retail, office and logistics opportunities across Europe.

Prior to J.P.Morgan, Michael worked for Lehman Brothers Real Estate Partners, a $2.4 bn global investment fund, which he had joined in 2005. At Lehman Brothers, Michael worked on a number of transactions, including project developments and acquisitions of commercial and residential portfolios across Europe.