Four new partners at Wüest Partner

Wüest Partner is very pleased to announce the appointment of four new partners from its own ranks. Robert Weinert, Andreas Häni, Nico Müller, and Vincent Clapasson have joined the partnership as of January 1, 2023. 

Robert Weinert studied at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and subse­quently completed his doctorate at both HSG and the University of New South Wales in Sydney. He joined Wüest Partner in 2010, where, for several years, he has been respon­sible for Immo-Monitoring and co-leads the research team. He is increas­ingly focusing on inter­na­tional devel­op­ments and trends, stating: “Today, the Swiss real estate market is more strongly influ­enced by global interests than ever before, which is partly due to the closer connec­tions between inter­na­tional central banks. At the same time, we would like to be able to provide our clients with even more relevant data, infor­mation, and insights as a basis for decision-making at an inter­na­tional level.”

Andreas Häni, a member of the Royal Insti­tution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS), studied archi­tecture at ETH Zurich and joined Wüest Partner in 2014. He focuses on portfolio, individual, and special property valuation,  strategic consulting in the field of project devel­op­ments and real estate management, and appli­cation devel­opment. Highlighting the impor­tance of correctly inter­preted data and infor­mation in decision-making, he notes: “In a constantly changing environment, it is all the more important to be able to base decisions on correctly inter­preted data and infor­mation. Not least, this leads to increased efficiency, which allows more focus to be placed on creative aspects.”

Nico Müller advises on property and portfolio strategies as well as project devel­opment, building law, and market regula­tions. He is an accredited real estate appraiser and specializes in acqui­sition, divestiture, financing, and portfolio valua­tions. After completing his archi­tec­tural studies at ETH Zurich, he joined Wüest Partner in 2015. He is also a member of the Royal Insti­tution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Devel­oping sustainable solutions at an early stage is partic­u­larly close to his heart: “We are facing major challenges in our built environment: questions about integral sustain­ability, future mobility and living models, and housing afford­ability are the greatest challenges of our time, and we need to actively address them now.”

Vincent Clapasson, an accredited property valuer and graduate of the Institut d’études Immobil­ières in Geneva, joined Wüest Partner as Director in 2020 and has headed our Geneva office since January 2022. He has expertise in individual and portfolio valua­tions of all types of property as well as project devel­opment. In addition, he develops real estate strategies and conducts feasi­bility studies. It is partic­u­larly important to him to help our clients create sustainable value by offering a wide range of services: “With a multi­dis­ci­plinary team, we can support every player in the real estate market at every stage –– from data collection and valua­tions to targeted advice regarding sustain­ability issues.”

Andreas Bleisch, Chairman of the Board of Directors, states: “We warmly congrat­ulate the newly appointed partners and welcome them to our partnership. With their expert knowledge and proven entre­pre­neurial skills, they will play a key role in shaping the future of the company. We very much look forward to our continued collab­o­ration.”