Karim Habra, head Europe and Asia-Pacific and global head of strategic partnerships at , is joining Partners Group as global co-head at the private-markets firm鈥檚 $17bn (鈧�15.6bn) real estate business.
Partners Group said Habra, who will join the company as partner in March this year, will assume the joint role alongside current global real estate head Mike Bryant, who is also a partner.
Partners Group said Habra鈥檚 appointment reflects the firm鈥檚 commitment to further scaling its real estate business globally.
Before joining Ivanho茅 Cambridge in 2018, Habra held various senior positions at LaSalle Investment Management, including being head of continental Europe. Prior to that, he worked at JER Partners and GE Capital, where he started his career before rising to managing director for Central and Eastern Europe.
Juri Jenkner, president and co-head of investments at Partners Group, said: 鈥淧rivate markets are set to play a fundamental role in transforming real estate assets to meet the powerful thematic trends of decarbonisation, shifting consumer preferences and digitisation. Karim鈥檚 experience will be extremely valuable as we look to identify opportunities globally and build leading real estate portfolios.鈥�
Habra said: 鈥淚鈥檓 delighted to join Partners Group鈥檚 established real estate team. We have a clear vision for scaling the business over the next few years. At this point in the cycle, we are starting to see exciting opportunities appear in our high-conviction sectors.鈥�
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