Umbrex is pleased to welcome Weiming Zhang. Weiming has a combined experience of McKinsey Partner and corporate top management. During his 8 years at McKinsey, he worked on projects of various topics and industries, ranging from strategy, operation to overall transformation, from low-carbon development to real estate. In 2018, he joined a leading industrial real estate developer in China as EVP of strategy, investment and operation. Starting from 2021, he switched focus to SMEs with director and advisor roles. Weiming…

Claire de Weerdt shares four trends in real estate to watch in a post-COVID market. Brick and mortar has made a comeback. In the year ending Q1 2022, ~94 million sqft of retail space in the US was filled (net adsorption) – the highest level since 2017 – indicating a strong comeback as consumers flock back into stores. Given this and the growth of e-commerce, investors may want to consider targets with omnichannel business models for investments in the retail space….

Umbrex is pleased to welcome Claire de Weerdt with de Weerdt Consulting. Claire is a former McKinsey Consultant and has been running her consulting company, de Weerdt Consulting Inc, for the past year with a focus primarily in strategy and market research. Prior to McKinsey, Claire obtained her MBA from the University of British Columbia and worked as a Project Engineer at SNC-Lavalin. Claire provides support to investors, consulting companies, executive teams, as well as start-ups primarily in the industrials, technology,…

Gregory Borel shares a company post that highlights the financial and environmental benefits of Net Zero investments. In our previous blog, we recommended a business transformation approach to Net Zero, starting with a clear strategic rationale. The business case is a key foundation of that rationale, and an opportunity to look at Net Zero expenditure not as a cost, but as an investment. A well prioritised Net Zero pathway will start with areas of high value creation: energy savings, and…