IBA Capital Partners, Norfin, CBRE, P3 Logistic Parks, JLL and L’Illa Diagonal were the winners of the 2026 edition of the Iberian Property Awards, revealed at a ceremony that took place this Tuesday evening in Madrid and closed the agenda of the first day of the Spain Real Estate Summit on a high note.
Led by IBA Capital Partners, the acquisition of the Prado Urban Business Park, in Madrid, was voted Deal of the Year in Spain. Valued at around 300 million euros, it involved the purchase of a 60,000 m2 office complex in a strategic location in the Madrid market, occupied by top tenants including, among others, Amazon's headquarters. Due to its complexity and sophistication, the operation was also chosen by the newspaper as the Financial Innovation of the Year. The awards were presented to Jesu Valderrama and Thierry Julienne, Co-Founders of IBA Capital Partners, who took to the stage with Martin Fauchille, representing Batipart, one of the investors with whom they co-invested in this transaction, and Esther Escapa, who represented the seller, AXA Investment Managers.
Norfin was the major representative of the Portuguese market, with CEO Francisco Sottomayor taking to the stage to receive the award for Deal of the Year in Portugal for the purchase of the Tróia Resort. Acquired by SC Investments, part of the Sonae universe, and located just over an hour from Lisbon, this asset is one of the largest tourist real estate projects ever developed in the country, combining hotels, tourist apartments, a marina, golf and various other leisure facilities, as well as a pool of land for development.
At a time when ESG continues to dominate the concerns of industry leaders, the newspaper distinguished the P3 Abrera project, by P3 Logistic Parks, as the Green Asset Initiative of the Year. At stake is the rehabilitation of a logistics complex in Catalonia which achieved BREEAM Outstanding certification and a 100% reduction in energy consumption;BREEAM Outstanding certification and achieved a 100% reduction in operational CO2 emissions, with the award going to Javier Merida, Managing Director Spain and Mónica Aller, Senior Asset Manager of the company.
Yet CBRE has seen its work with the Bring it to Light projectSocial Impact Initiative of the Year. Nuno Moura, Head of Marketing & Brand Events – Property Management Director Iberia and Greg Crespo, Head of Marketing Retail – Property Management, received the award on behalf of the company.
But CBRE added a second accolade this evening, also winning the award for Research Report of the Year with its Iberian Agribusiness report;Iberian Agribusiness, an analysis focused on the agro-industrial sector as a real estate asset class; which was received by Miriam Goicoechea, Head of Research at CBRE Iberia.
Yet the award for Commercial Leasing of the Year went to JLL for its lease of 6.500 m2 Teleperformance in the Oriente Green Campus building in Lisbon, considered to be the largest office space takeover operation in Portugal in the 2025 financial year. Bernardo Vasconcelos, Head of Office Leasing at JLL Portugal received the award on behalf of the entire team involved.
Finally, in the Marketing Initiative of the Year category, the jury honored L’Illa Diagonal for the initiative “Reopening the Shopping Centre”, the communication campaign that crowned the investment of 32 million euros;This crowned an investment of 32 million euros in the rehabilitation of the center, which was seen as a far-reaching cultural celebration, translating into important commercial results and notable visibility throughout the city. The center's director, Gerard Cutal, received the award on the occasion.
Closing the ceremony on a high note, the founders of Iberian Property, Antônio Gil Machado and Arturo Malingre, made a special recognition that paid tribute to the role of four key figures in the professionalization and opening up of the centre;and opening up of the Spanish real estate market to international capital, paying tribute to the work and vision of Stephen Newman, Roger Cooke, Francis Pons and Benoît du Passage.
Celebrating its third edition, the awards promoted by Iberian Property received more than 50 applications in 2026, with the winners being chosen by an independent judging panel made up of 52 professionals of recognized prestige in Portugal and Spain.
