Dutch cooperative bank Rabobank Nederland plans to appoint Hans van der Linden (57) as the new board chairman of its real estate arm Rabo Real Estate (formerly Rabo Bouwfonds). Van der Linden, who previously held senior management positions within Rabobank Nederland, will take up his new post on February 1, 2009, pending approval from Dutch regulatory body AFM and Rabo's works council.
As Ares completed a €325 mln French logistics acquisition from Blackstone, another French portfolio came onto the market.
