Winners 2026

Congratulations to all the winners and everyone who took part. With more than 160 entries received, collectively representing €2.7 trillion in AUM across 12 countries globally, this year’s awards showcased the exceptional depth and reach of the industry.

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Global Real Estate Investor of the Year

Highly Commended
APG
Aware Super
​​​​​​​QuadReal Property Group

Winner
Oxford Properties Group

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Outstanding Industry Contribution

Winners
Lisette van Doorn
Cornel Widmer

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Sustainable Investor of the Year

Highly Commended

Oxford Properties Group
​​​​​​​VBV

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​​​​​​​Innovation

Highly Commended
​​​​​​​Greater Manchester Pension Fund Mapfre

Winner
​​​​​​​Pension Protection Fund (PPF)

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​​​​​​​Large Real Estate Investor of the Year

Highly Commended
Ärzteversorgung Westfalen-Lippe
Church Commissioners for England 
​​​​​​​Velliv, Pension & Livsforsikring A/S

Winner
​​​​​​​PensionDanmark

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​​​​​​​Medium Real Estate Investor of the Year

Highly Commended
PenSam Pension forsikringsaktieselskab
​​​​​​​Pension Protection Fund (PPF)

Winner
​​​​​​​DNB Real Estate Investment Management

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​​​​​​​Small Real Estate Investor of the Year

Highly Commended
​​​​​​​Cassa Nazionale del Notariato
Pensio B

Winner
​​​​​​​Pensioenfonds KBC

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​​​​​​​Consultancy of the Year

Highly Commended
Alliance Global Advisors
Almazara Real Assets Advisory
StepStone Real Estate

Winner
​​​​​​​Townsend

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​​​​​​​Commitment to Diversity

Highly Commended
​​​​​​​Pensio B

Winner
AG2R La Mondiale

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​​​​​​​Future Leader of the Year

Highly Commended
Dante Van Wilderen

Winner
Ruben Welleweerd

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​​​​​​​Portfolio Construction

Highly Commended
​​​​​​​PenSam Pension forsikringsaktieselskab PensionDanmark

Winner
​​​​​​​National Pension Service

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​​​​​​​Asia Pacific

Highly Commended
​​​​​​​Aware Super

Winner
​​​​​​​National Pension Service

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​​​​​​​Austria, Germany & Switzerland

Highly Commended
​​​​​​​VBV

Winner
​​​​​​​Ärzteversorgung Westfalen-Lippe

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​​​​​​​Belgium & France

Highly Commended
​​​​​​​Pensioenfonds KBC

Winners
AG2R La Mondiale
​​​​​​​UMR

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​​​​​​​Netherlands

Highly Commended
​​​​​​​APG

Winner
​​​​​​​Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors

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​​​​​​​Nordic Countries

Highly Commended
​​​​​​​DNB Real Estate Investment Managemen

Winners
PenSam Pension forsikringsaktieselskab
​​​​​​​Velliv, Pension & Livsforsikring A/S

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​​​​​​​North America

Highly Commended
​​​​​​​CPP Investments

Winner
​​​​​​​Oxford Properties Group

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Southern Europe

Highly Commended
Fidelidade Property

Winners
Enpam
​​​​​​​Mapfre

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​​​​​​​UK & Ireland

Highly Commended
​​​​​​​Church Commissioners for England

Winner
​​​​​​​Greater Manchester Pension Fund 

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​​​​​​​Alternatives Strategy

Highly Commended
Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors
Pensio B
​​​​​​​QuadReal Property Group

Winner
​​​​​​​AG2R La Mondiale

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​​​​​​​Biodiversity

Highly Commended
​​​​​​​Irantec

Winner
​​​​​​​Church Commissioners for England

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​​​​​​​Core and Core-plus Strategies

Highly Commended
​​​​​​​
Ärzteversorgung Westfalen-Lippe

Winners
​​​​​​​National Pension Service

PensionDanmark

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Debt Strategy

Highly Commended
​​​​​​​Oxford Properties Group

Winner
​​​​​​​QuadReal Property Group

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​​​​​​​Direct Strategy

Highly Commended
​​​​​​​Velliv, Pension & Livsforsikring A/S

Winner
​​​​​​​Aware Super

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​​​​​​​Environmental Sustainability

Highly Commended
​​​​​​​Ärzteversorgung Westfalen-Lippe

Winners
Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors
​​​​​​​Church Commissioners for England

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​​​​​​​Indirect Strategy

Highly Commended
APG

Winner
​​​​​​​Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors

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​​​​​​​Industrial/Logistics Investment Strategy

Highly Commended
​​​​​​​CPP Investments

Winner
​​​​​​​Oxford Properties Group

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​​​​​​​Listed Strategy

Highly Commended
​​​​​​​Pensio B

Winner
​​​​​​​Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors

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​​​​​​​Office Investment Strategy

Highly Commended
​​​​​​​Aware Super
Mapfre

Winner
​​​​​​​Oxford Properties Group

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​​​​​​​Residential Investment Strategy

Highly Commended
​​​​​​​Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors
MN

Winner
​​​​​​​CPP Investments

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​​​​​​​Retail Investment Strategy

Highly Commended
APG
Ärzteversorgung Westfalen-Lippe

Winner
Oxford Properties Group

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​​​​​​​Social Impact

Highly Commended
APG
PensionDanmark

Winner
​​​​​​​Greater Manchester Pension Fund

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​​​​​​​Value-add and Opportunistic Strategies

Highly Commended
Aware Super
National Pension Service

Winner
​​​​​​​PensionDanmark