Ikory, a specialist in residential real estate, is strengthening its teams, betting on an expansion of its activities in 2024. Two new directors have been recruited: Joseph-Marie Absil as the director of Ikory Capital Markets and Clément Guy as the director of investment at Ikory Asset Management. Additionally, Gianni Vigezzi is taking the helm at Ikory Properties, the group’s dedicated unit for bulk sales.

“The consolidation of our structure allows our activities to take a pole position in the residential real estate market in 2024,” says Stéphane Imowicz, President and CEO of Ikory. “The strength of this asset class and the expressed willingness of professionals to invest in it lead us to anticipate intense activity,” declares Eric Fintz, Deputy General Manager of Ikory. “With the recruitment of recognized professionals in the sector and the reorganization of teams, we place our multi-disciplinary offering at the heart of the system.”

Joseph-Marie Absil, Director of Ikory Capital Markets

Joseph-Marie Absil started at Ernst & Young in 2006 as a Senior Consultant after training in taxation and business law at ISC Paris. From 2009 to 2017, he held various positions at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, overseeing a team for the marketing of a portfolio of 16 regional shopping centers. He later directed the marketing of “core” assets from 2013 and headed the commercial department of Viparis in 2015.

Joining Audacia in 2018 as an associate director, he created and managed the real estate investment activity focused on residential and coliving. He actively contributed to the development of this new asset class with private and institutional investors. He joins Ikory as the director of Ikory Capital Markets, the unit dedicated to the bulk sale of buildings. Joseph-Marie Absil has also been a municipal councilor in Neauphle-le-Château since June 2020 and is a graduate of ISC Paris.

Clément Guy, Director of Investment at Ikory Asset Management

With 17 years of expertise in real estate investment, Clément Guy began his career in 2006 in the Investment and Asset Management team at Archon Group, a Goldman Sachs subsidiary based in Paris. He then worked for 3 years at the Carlton Group, a real estate investment bank in New York, before joining Tikehau Capital in 2015 as an Investment Manager and later as Director of Investments. In 2022, he joined Coffim, a French real estate developer, to lead investment and tertiary development.

He joins Ikory as the director of investment at Ikory Asset Management. Clément Guy is a graduate of ESCP Business School and holds an AMF (Autorité des marchés financiers) certification.

Gianni Vigezzi, Director of Ikory Properties

Gianni Vigezzi began his career in 2012 as a program manager at a real estate developer. In 2016, he joined Ikory as the Capital Market manager, handling bulk transactions for private and institutional investors. In December 2020, he participated in the spin-off of Ikory Asset Management’s activities and became an associate director.

He takes the helm at Ikory Properties, the unit dedicated to the bulk sale of old and new buildings at Ikory. Gianni Vigezzi is a graduate of ESI and ESPI.