Cushman & Wakefield has appointed international investment specialist Yahya Abdulla in its EMEA capital markets team in London. Abdulla joins from Al Salam Bank in Bahrain where he was an assistant vice president in the investments team.

Abdulla will focus on direct and indirect investment opportunities for Middle Eastern investors in European real estate and other global regions.

Whilst at Al Salam Bank, Abdulla was involved in closing international investments worth circa $400 mln including the acquisition of Milton Gate in the City of London from UBS Triton Fund when Al Salam partnered with Evans Randall.