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BIG OPIUM
BIG Opium is a partnership between BIG, a publicly traded international real estate company, and OPIUM, a local development and investment group, specializing in light logistics in the larger part of Paris. The BIG Opium portfolio includes 7 light industrial projects and additional lands in various stages of development, all in the larger part of Paris. BIG Opium’s offices are in the center of Paris, accommodating its investment of growth in the region.
THE BIG GROUP
Established in 1994 by Yehuda Naftali, and managed by Hay Galis, BIG Shopping Centers Ltd. (BIG) is a leading real estate group headquartered in Israel with the focus on development, operating and investing in open-air shopping and lifestyle centers, logistics, offices, residential and renewable energy. BIG has been traded on Israel’s Tel Aviv Stock Exchange since 2006, with a net worth of circa Euro 2.75 Billion as of December 31, 2023, and is included in the prestigious TA-35 index (the index of the 35 prominent companies listed in the TASE). BIG’s total Balance Sheet Assets in December 2023 were at approximately Euro 8.6 Billion. BIG also holds approx. 89.29% of the issued capital of Afi Properties Ltd, a leading entrepreneurial company of high magnitude yielding real estate assets, with main focus on offices and residential sectors, in Israel and Central-Eastern Europe. Afi Properties is also traded in the TASE, with net worth of over Euro 2.5 Billion as of December 31, 2023. BIG, together with Afi, has a total of 134 projects worldwide: 85 active projects, 28 projects under development and 21 plots for future development.
OUR MANAGEMENT
MICHAEL (MIKI) BAR
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
mbar@big-europe.com
Michael Bar serves as Chief Executive Officer for BIG Europe (CEE-BIG BV). He relocated to the Netherlands August 2023 to establish the company’s new European Headquarters and grow the company in the continent, with its focus remaining CEE.
Before relocating to the Netherlands, Mr. Bar served as the President and CEO of BIG USA (BIG Shopping Centers USA, inc.). Mr. Bar relocated to Arizona, USA in July 2017 for this role, where he oversaw all aspects of the company. During his tenure, the company owned a portfolio of 28 retail parks totaling 700,000 sqm GLA, as well as managed and leased part of it. In 2021-2022, BIG USA sold most of its portfolio at over $ 1 Billion.
Prior to that, Mr. Bar was situated in Israel, as Vice President of Overseas Business Development for the BIG group. He navigated the company’s business in the United States, India, and Serbia, and was highly involved in all BIG’s transactions in those countries. These transactions included over fifteen acquisitions, joint ventures, and dispositions, from $10 million to $100+ million per transaction.
Prior to joining BIG in 2008, Mr. Bar practiced law at Fisher & Co., one of Israel’s largest law firms.
Michael Bar is an Harvard Business School Alumni (AMP 201) and holds a European Master’s in Law and Economics, LL.M. (EMLE program, Universities of Rotterdam, Bologna and Aix-en-Provence), as well as an MBA (Finance and Marketing), a Law degree (LLB) and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Tel Aviv University. Mr. Bar is a licensed lawyer in Israel.
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