CBRE Investment Management has hired Kilian Toms as managing director of its Real Estate Partners strategy.
Toms joins from Sera Global where he was a partner and head of its EMEA Liquidity Solutions business, advising investors on fund restructurings, asset spinouts, privately negotiated secondary investments and portfolio recapitalisations.
He previously worked at Landmark Partners, where he was a principal on the real estate private equity team. Prior to that he worked at JP Morgan in its real estate, gaming and lodging investment banking group in New York.
The managing director role will be based in London, with Toms responsible for all aspects of the strategy, which focuses on enhanced-return secondary market executions.
Achal Gandhi, CIO, indirect private real estate at CBRE IM, said: “With the growth we are seeing in our CBRE Real Estate Partners strategy following the success of CBRE Global Special Situations Fund, Kilian is a welcome addition to our team. He brings with him a wealth of global real estate experience and a strong track record of buy-side investing. This expertise will be highly beneficial to source investment opportunities for this cycle-aware strategy and to help our clients meet their investment goals.”
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