New kid on the block

Ewa Andrzejewska, ‘Eurobuild CEE’: Your company used to be called Pirelli Real Estate, now it is Prelios. Is this just a change of name, or of strategy as well? Maja Biesiekierska, head of advisory and asset management, Prelios Real Estate Advisory: The name was changed a few years ago, but I think it wasn’t really noticed in Poland. Now we are changing the business profile. We have offices in Milan and Hamburg. Prelios, of which Pirelli is still one of the main shareholders, is a group of companies listed on the stock exchange in Milan providing consulting services for the real estate sector in Europe. Currently the group manages assets of over EUR 5 bln and offers the full range of real estate services, including support for distressed loans secured by real estate with big problems. This is nothing new for me, because this is exactly what I was responsible for at LNR Hattfield Philips in London, providing services for L