Full-Time
Administrative Assistant
Clarion Partners
Real estate investment manager across markets
Compensation Overview
$100k - $110k/yr
New York, NY, USA
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- A minimum of five years of experience supporting a senior-level executive and team.
- Ability to exercise independent judgment regarding company matters, including identifying, maintaining, and directing confidential issues.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities and quickly and accurately respond to constantly changing demands from many sources.
- Excellent time and project management skills, with demonstrated planning and organizing skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite software, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, and Adobe.
- Ability to work independently and as a team member.
- Ability to work unpredictable overtime and maintain a flexible working schedule to meet workflow demands.
- Experience overseeing and maintaining team projects, workflows, and processes.
- Experience coordinating shipments, deliveries, and notifications through Federal Express, UPS, couriers, and the United States Postal Service.
- Coordinate extensive domestic and international travel arrangements, including commercial and private travel, car service, and detailed agenda preparation, while following corporate policy and focusing on travel quality and cost savings.
- Prepare and manage correspondence and materials through email and standard mail, including memos, letters, and emails; edit and proofread documents; and scan, save, and email documents in readable formats.
- Coordinate the timely processing and execution of nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements, including managing the related workflow.
- Generate and modify PowerPoint presentations, including presentations for periodic reporting.
- Prepare, verify, and maintain Excel workbooks and data.
- Maintain the document repository of legal agreements and track, index, and file confidentiality agreements and third-party financial reporting.
- Create and maintain accurate computerized, paper, and desk files and a neat work area conducive to productivity.
- Monitor acquisition and disposition data rooms and shared file sites.
- Arrange, obtain, and distribute documents for signature.
- Answer, screen, and take accurate telephone messages; screen, respond to, and direct inquiries promptly and professionally.
- Organize meetings, including conference room reservations, audiovisual requirements, and catering for internal and external meetings; interact with building security and notification systems.
- Participate in external events as needed, including conference and event staffing.
- Process expense reports through Concur, check requests, corporate credit card statements, and conference and public speaking event requests.
- Manage calendars and scheduling.
- Provide backup administrative coverage as scheduled or as needed.
- Perform other duties and ad hoc projects as assigned.
- A Bachelor's degree or similar four-year college degree.
Clarion Partners is a real estate investment manager focused on commercial properties in the U.S. and Europe, with $72 billion of assets under management across about 1,350 properties. It offers funds and separate accounts that provide equity and debt investments across a range of strategies, from core to opportunistic, with capital pooled from institutional investors. The firm relies on a nationwide and pan-European network of local real estate professionals to source, acquire, finance, own, operate, and eventually dispose of assets. Its goal is to deliver long-term real estate solutions that align with investors’ objectives while maintaining accountability, transparency, and trust.
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- August 17, 2026 Portugal supermarket acquisition adds long-term income from defensive food retail.
- May 2026 Clarion passed $1 billion in healthcare acquisitions toward a $3 billion platform.
- August 18, 2026 CPREX bought four IOS properties, expanding industrial storage exposure.
What critics are saying
- Stoneshield closes in Q4 2026; integration failure would stall European expansion.
- Phoenix Park Algodon still lacks leases; 1.3 million square feet faces absorption risk.
- Healthcare and senior living returns hinge on operators like Clearwater, Stellar, and Vitality.
What makes Clarion Partners unique
- Clarion Partners manages $73.3 billion across 500 investors as of June 30, 2026.
- September 8, 2026 Stoneshield deal triples European AUM to $13 billion.
- Clarion spans logistics, retail, healthcare, student housing, and residential across U.S. and Europe.
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August 2026 newsletter. September 2, 2026 In this month's newsletter for the month of August 2026, Wolf Commercial Real Estate at WCRE highlight key commercial real estate activity and developments across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. In New Jersey, MRP Industrial and Clarion Partners push forward on a massive 728,000 SF speculative warehouse development in Burlington County, while office portfolios in Mount Laurel and Cherry Hill see significant sale listings and Class A lease renewals. Additionally, retail and community developments progress with active farming returning to Holly Ravine Farm and ongoing plans for a Super Wawa on Route 73. In Pennsylvania, major office and industrial transactions shape the market, including the Philadelphia Department of Aviation's $42 million airport office purchase, court approval for the $70 million Centre Square sale, and Vanguard Group's $17 million office complex sale in Wayne. Retail and residential momentum also continue with Trader Joe's expansion into South Philadelphia and new apartment developments near Temple University. In New York, Manhattan's office leasing market continues to capture major deals, led by Comcast Advertising signing a 140,000-square-foot lease at 1540 Broadway in Times Square. New Jersey commercial Real Estate happenings. * Developers Seek Warehouse Tenant: MRP Industrial and Clarion Partners are moving forward with a major speculative 728,000 SF industrial development in Burlington County. * Three Office Buildings Hit Market ($42M): Three South Jersey office buildings have hit the market with a combined asking price of $41.73 million, including two Mount Laurel properties and one Cherry Hill building. * Farming Returns at Holly Ravine: Cherry Hill is moving forward with plans to bring active farming back to the historic Holly Ravine Farm property by leasing 9.5 acres of municipally owned land to a farmer. * Super Wawa on Route 73 Continues: Plans for a Super Wawa along Route 73 near Voorhees and Berlin Township are moving forward again. * Two Buildings in Laurel Corp for Sale: Whitesell Construction has listed two Mount Laurel office buildings for sale as the developer continues reshaping its local portfolio. * SJ Production Plant Coming 2027: Symphony Pastries is planning a major South Jersey expansion that could quadruple its manufacturing capacity. * Medical Office on Route 70 Approved: A longtime bank property along Route 70 in Cherry Hill will soon give way to a new medical office development. Pennsylvania commercial Real Estate happenings. * Dept of Aviation Buys Office Building: Philadelphia's Department of Aviation has acquired a large office property near Philadelphia International Airport for $42 million. * Apartment Project at Former Rite Aid: Patriot Development Assoc. plans to construct a 118-unit apartment building at 2301 Walnut Street on a long-vacant former Rite Aid site in Philadelphia. * Trader Joe's Coming to South Philly: Trader Joe's is expanding into South Philadelphia for the first time with a planned store along Columbus Boulevard. * Grocery Chains Compete for Sites: Grocery chains are competing for prime real estate as residential development reshapes the Greater Philadelphia region. * Apartment Planned Near Temple: A $69 million apartment development could bring 129 new residential units to a largely vacant North Philadelphia property. * Centre Square For Sale ($70M): The $70 million sale of Centre Square has received court approval, advancing a major redevelopment opportunity in Center City Philadelphia. * Vanguard Sells Wayne Office Campus: Vanguard Group has sold a 323,000-square-foot Wayne office complex for $17 million while maintaining its operations at the property. * Uncle Giuseppe's Coming to Philly: Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace is entering the Greater Philadelphia market with two new grocery stores planned for late 2027. * JPMorgan Chase Eyes Consolidation: JPMorgan Chase & Co. is preparing to take a full office floor at 2400 Market Street in Philadelphia. New York commercial Real Estate happenings. * Comcast Signs Lease at Times Square: Comcast Advertising is expanding its Manhattan office by signing a 140,000-square-foot lease at 1540 Broadway, ranking among Manhattan's largest office leases this year. Recent WCRE press releases. * WCRE Represents Landlord in Class A Office Renewal: WCRE announced the renewal of approximately 2,679 square feet of office space at 3000 Atrium Way in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, to Transamerica Life Insurance Company. Executive Vice President Erin Warwick represented the Landlord, Nessel Development. * WCRE Represents Landlord in Office Lease, Nearing Full Occupancy: WCRE announced the lease of approximately 2,400 square feet of office space at 4 Executive Campus in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, to Rawle & Henderson LLP. Vice President Ryan Barikian represented the landlord, Viking Group. * WCRE Represents Seller in Brewery Sale: WCRE announced the sale of 1003 N. Evergreen Avenue in Woodbury, New Jersey, a 4,285-square-foot fully built-out brewery formerly home to Eight & Sand Beer Co. Vice President Corey Hassman represented M&B Real Estate Holdings, LLC.
Clarion Partners acquires retail asset in Mafra. Savills Portugal advised dstrealestate, on behalf of the Vertente group, on the sale of the 4,385 sqm retail asset to the international real estate investment manager. Clarion Partners has acquired a retail asset in Malveira, in the municipality of Mafra, Lisbon, from dstrealestate, with Savills Portugal advising the seller on the transaction. The property, which has approximately 4,385 sqm of gross construction area, was developed by dstrealestate, with construction carried out by DST, S.A. - Engenharia e Construções. The asset is located in an established area within its catchment. The transaction brings the international investment manager into the Portuguese retail market through an asset offering long-term income, according to the parties involved. José Galvão, Head of Retail at Savills Portugal, said the asset's attractiveness and quality had generated interest from international institutional investors seeking stable long-term income. "This transaction underlines that Portugal remains firmly on the radar of global capital for prime assets", he said. Avelino Teixeira, board member of dstrealestate, said the transaction demonstrated the group's ability to develop high-quality real estate assets by combining dstrealestate's development expertise with the construction capabilities of DST, S.A. - Engenharia e Construções. For Clarion Partners, the acquisition reflects its continued confidence in food retail as a resilient, income-generating asset class. "The Malveira asset represents an attractive long-term income opportunity. It is a modern and operationally efficient supermarket, leased to Portugal's largest food retailer under a long-term lease, in a location benefiting from several favourable demographic trends", said Max Rooney, Director at Clarion Partners. The value of the transaction and the identity of the retail tenant were not disclosed.
Netherlands warehouses push portfolio over €50m. Clarion Partners Europe has acquired two Netherlands warehouses on behalf of one of its co-mingled funds, for a total consideration of €50 million (c. £42.8m). Both properties are located in prime distribution hubs in North Brabant, one of the Netherlands' top industrial and logistics regions. In Eindhoven, Clarion Partners Europe has acquired a warehouse on the Business Park Nieuw Acht / GDC Eindhoven Acht business park. Completed in 2020, the BREEAM In-Use 'Very Good' certified property totals c. 17,000m^2 (c. 182,900ft^2) of warehouse and office accommodation and is fully let to a leading Dutch fresh-produce wholesaler. In Tilburg, the Company has acquired a Grade A warehouse constructed in 2019. Totalling 16,226m^2 (c. 174,600ft^2), the fully institutional, BREEAM 'Very Good' certified warehouse features LED lighting and rooftop photovoltaic panels, and is fully leased. Clarion Partners Europe managing director Rory Buck said: "The Netherlands remains one of its high conviction markets. "With higher financing and construction costs weighing on new development, vacancy rates for prime assets in many of Europe's leading distribution hubs are at or close to historic lows. "With market dislocation, we see a compelling window to deploy capital in a disciplined manner." Reuben joined Akabo Media as assistant editor of CiTTi - one of Logistics Manager's sister publications - in October 2023. He has worked in digital and print publications since graduating in MA Publishing in 2022. He holds a great interest in transport technology and innovation. Outside of work, Reuben is also a huge football fan. 4th August 2026 31st July 2026
Sale-Leaseback for Slovak manufacturers: freeing capital from the factory floor. A sale-leaseback answers a question more Slovak manufacturers are asking in 2026: how do you get capital out of a factory without moving out of it? The mechanics are simple - sell the property to an investor and sign a long lease back on the same day - but the economics have shifted from theoretical to topical. The country's largest such deal since 2018 closed in Senec, long-income buyers are hunting exactly this product across CEE, and bank debt is not getting cheaper. This article assembles what the evidence supports: the deals that actually closed, the yields that price them, and the lease terms that decide whether the capital raised was cheap or expensive. What a sale-leaseback is - and why manufacturers reach for it now. The structure has two legs signed together: a sale of the property at market value, and a lease back to the seller - typically long, typically triple net, so the occupier keeps paying for repairs, insurance and property costs much as an owner would. The seller trades ownership for liquidity while operations continue uninterrupted on the same floor. Why now: the financing alternative is not improving. The European Central Bank raised its key rates by 25 basis points with effect from 17 June 2026 - deposit facility at 2.25 per cent, main refinancing at 2.40 per cent (ECB key interest rates) - so the era of ever-cheaper bank debt is over, and a leaseback prices against property yields rather than bank margins. One honest caveat belongs up front: under IFRS 16 the transaction does not simply move the asset off the balance sheet. The seller books a right-of-use asset for the lease it retains, recognises a gain only on the rights actually transferred, and a deal that fails the sale test is accounted for as a financing (KPMG on IFRS 16 seller-lessee accounting). The case for the structure is cash and flexibility, not accounting cosmetics. The Slovak deals that prove the market. This is no longer a theoretical CEE product. In February 2025 REICO's long-income fund bought the DSV logistics hub in Senec - around 69,600 square metres - for EUR 65 million, a transaction reported as the largest sale-and-leaseback in Slovakia since 2018 (Property Forum). Cushman & Wakefield's half-year review named two leasebacks among the period's defining deals: the DSV hub and the Tesco retail-gallery portfolio, with Tesco staying on as tenant (C&W Slovakia). Manufacturers followed. In November 2025 W. P. Carey closed an EUR 88 million sale-leaseback with Valeo Foods covering six food production facilities - one of them in Slovakia - around 121,000 square metres in total, on 25-year triple net master leases with annual rent increases linked to consumer price indices (Property Forum). That deal is the template Slovak plant owners should study: production real estate, sold at portfolio scale, leased back for a generation with indexation built in. The market context helps sellers too: 2025 investment volume reached EUR 967 million against a long-term average of roughly EUR 700 million, with industrial taking 46 per cent of it (Property Forum, C&W data). What buyers pay: the yield arithmetic of a leaseback. Price in a leaseback is not negotiated from sentiment; it is the rent divided by a yield. Slovak prime industrial yield held firm at 6.00 per cent in the first quarter of 2026 - the sharpest pricing in the country's property market, ahead of offices at 6.25 per cent and retail parks at 6.75 per cent (C&W Slovakia Investment MarketBeat Q1 2026). At 6.00 per cent, every euro of sustainable annual net rent is worth roughly 16.7 euros of purchase price - its arithmetic. Scale it: a 20,000 square metre plant at the prime rent of EUR 5.30 per square metre per month (C&W Industrial MarketBeat Q1 2026) produces EUR 1.27 million of annual rent and, capitalised at the prime yield, a price around EUR 21 million - again its illustration, and secondary assets price wider. The same report explains what earns the sharpest yield: top-grade assets with long unexpired lease terms. In a leaseback the seller manufactures exactly that - the buyer's WALT is whatever term the seller signs. The spread does the selling: 6.00 per cent against a 10-year Slovak government bond at 3.4 per cent leaves 260 basis points of premium - its subtraction - for an income stream the investor can underwrite for decades. The CEE context: long-income capital is hunting this product. Slovak sellers are negotiating into a tailwind, because the buyers closing these deals are pan-European and hungry. The landmark is Polish: window manufacturer Eko-Okna sold and leased back two production facilities to US-listed Realty Income for over PLN 1 billion - about EUR 253 million - described as the biggest transaction of its kind ever in CEE (EurobuildCEE). In the Czech Republic, Clarion Partners Europe bought a 47,000 square metre production and logistics complex in Zatec from automotive interiors maker Yanfeng for around EUR 50 million on a 15-year triple net lease (Clarion Partners) - an automotive supplier monetising its plant, the exact profile of dozens of Slovak factories. The niche keeps compounding: logistics operator DSV agreed a further leaseback of a cross-dock terminal near Prague with Prologis in April 2026. And capital is available at home too: Slovakia's first quarter of 2026 saw EUR 89 million transact across five deals, all of it capital of Slovak origin, with industrial described as the most liquid asset class of recent years (C&W Investment MarketBeat). A quiet quarter by volume - but for a seller, five domestic buyers plus the pan-European long-income funds is a real auction. The lease you sign back decides everything. The purchase price gets the headlines; the lease determines whether the deal was good. Every term the seller concedes raises the price and the cost simultaneously - the rent because the buyer capitalises it, the cost because the seller pays it for 15 or 25 years. The discipline list is short. Set the rent at market, not above it: an inflated rent lifts the price by 16.7 times the inflation - its arithmetic from the 6.00 per cent yield - but locks the operating company into overpaying for a generation, compounded by indexation of the kind the Valeo Foods leases carry. Match the term to the plant's real horizon: 25 years of triple net obligations on a facility the business might outgrow in ten is capital raised against the company's own flexibility. Negotiate the exit architecture - break options, assignment rights, reinstatement scope - while you still own the building, because afterwards you are one tenant among many in a renegotiation market where 54 per cent of gross take-up is already lease renegotiation (C&W Industrial MarketBeat). Run the counterfactual honestly: rent at 6.00 per cent plus indexation against debt service at bank margins over the ECB's 2.40 per cent refinancing rate - for some balance sheets the loan still wins. Conclusion. The evidence says the window is open: the largest Slovak leaseback since 2018 has closed, manufacturers from food to automotive components have monetised plants across CEE at 15 to 25 year terms, and prime industrial money prices at 6.00 per cent while government bonds pay 3.4. For a manufacturer, the decision is not whether the structure works - the closed deals settle that - but whether the lease you would have to sign back is one your operation can live in for its full term. Price the lease first, the building second.
Clarion Partners Europe acquires six supermarkets in Portugal. The portfolio covers approximately 13,000 square metres and is leased for 20 years to one of Europe's largest food retailers. The real estate investment manager Clarion Partners Europe has acquired a portfolio of six newly developed supermarkets across Portugal from Dutch-based developer Ten Brinke, on behalf of one of its commingled funds. The properties, totalling 13,000 sqm, are fully leased on new 20-year terms to one of Europe's largest food retailers. Each of the six assets has been recently delivered to modern technical standards and with rooftop photovoltaic panels. Around 60% of the annual base rent comes from assets located in the Lisbon and Porto metropolitan areas, meaning that a significant proportion of the portfolio's income is concentrated in the country's two main urban markets. "The Portuguese food retail sector is highly attractive, underpinned by resilient consumer spending and strong tenant covenants. This portfolio aligns with our conviction in the sector's long-term defensive characteristics, offering stable, predictable income streams while also benefitting from modern, strategically located assets around key population centres", said Max Rooney, Director at Clarion Partners Europe. Clarion Partners Europe was advised by Linklaters, Arcadis, CBRE and Deloitte.