Chicago (November 18, 2024) – LaSalle Investment Management (“LaSalle”), the global real estate investment manager, is pleased to announce the appointment of Tara McCann as Head of Americas Investor and Consultant Relations, effective November 4. In this role, Tara leads LaSalle’s efforts to strengthen relationships with existing institutional investors, enhance consultant relationships and expand the firm’s network across the Americas.
Tara’s appointment reinforces LaSalle’s commitment to continually strengthen its investor relations capabilities as well as to diversify product offerings and broaden distribution channels in the Americas to drive long-term growth. Based in New York, she reports to Samer Honein, Global Head of Investor Relations. Tara will assume the responsibilities of Adam Caskey, Head of Americas Investor Relations, who is set to retire in December this year.
Tara is a real estate industry veteran with over 25 years of experience in senior roles across investor relations, product development, acquisitions, and investment banking. She joins LaSalle from Rockwood, where she served as Head of Capital and Client Strategies, while also spearheading the firm’s ESG initiatives. Prior to that, Tara was a Managing Director with USAA Real Estate Company, serving as the product specialist for opportunistic and credit strategies. She has also held senior roles at H/2 Capital Partners, Ranieri Real Estate Partners and the Deutsche Bank Securities’ Real Estate Investment Banking Group.
Tara received a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Urban Studies from Brown University.
Samer Honein, Global Head of Investor Relations at LaSalle, added: “Tara’s experience in investor relations, product development and strategic insights across the real estate industry make her an ideal addition to the team. We look forward to her leadership of our Americas investor relations efforts, reinforcing our commitment to deliver world-class partnerships to our clients.”
Brad Gries, Head of Americas at LaSalle, commented: “Tara’s appointment is a key step in our strategy to enhance our coverage and product offerings in the Americas. Her deep industry knowledge and established relationships will be instrumental as we continue to deliver innovative solutions to meet the evolving needs of our investors in the region.”
Tara McCann, Head of Americas Investor and Consultant Relations at LaSalle said: “I am excited to join a firm with LaSalle’s values and global platform at this exciting time of growth. I look forward to expanding our relationships and continuing LaSalle’s legacy of delivering innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs in real estate investment of our partners.”
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About LaSalle Investment Management | Investing Today. For Tomorrow.
LaSalle Investment Management is one of the world’s leading real estate investment managers. On a global basis, LaSalle manages US$84.8 billion of assets in private and public real estate equity and debt investments as of Q2 2024. LaSalle’s diverse client base includes public and private pension funds, insurance companies, governments, corporations, endowments and private individuals from across the globe. LaSalle sponsors a complete range of investment vehicles, including separate accounts, open- and closed-end funds, public securities and entity-level investments.
For more information, please visit www.lasalle.com, and LinkedIn.
CHICAGO, LONDON, SINGAPORE (26 February 2024) – LaSalle Investment Management (“LaSalle”), the global real estate investment manager, has strengthened its global investor and client relations capabilities with the appointment of Isabelle Brennan, Senior Managing Director, Credit and Global Solutions Product Specialist. The newly created role underscores LaSalle’s commitment to strategic growth as it continues to focus on diversifying its investment products, and strengthening its client offering and coverage, to drive long-term growth.
Isabelle will rejoin LaSalle on 1 May 2024 from CBRE Investment Management, where she served as a Senior Director in the Client Solutions team. During her tenure she held a variety of roles, including supporting clients’ access to real estate credit investments across EMEA and the US, global Indirect solutions, and managing relationships with U.K. and Irish clients and consultants for their investments across the global suite of real estate and infrastructure solutions. Prior to this, she developed her expertise across real assets credit and client solutions as a Director at M&G Investments, overseeing global investor relationships on behalf of the Real Estate Finance platform.
Before joining M&G Investments, Isabelle was at LaSalle and held responsibilities across capital raising and relationship management for clients in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands, in addition to being a Product Specialist for EMEA credit strategies.
In her new role, Isabelle will report into Samer Honein, Global Head of Investor Relations, partnering with the Investor Relations team to promote Credit and Global Solutions to existing and prospective clients around the world. She will also join the Investor Relations Management Board and will be based in London.
Samer Honein, Global Head of Investor Relations at LaSalle Investment Management, said: “Isabelle’s return to LaSalle will provide a significant boost to the Investor Relations team. She brings a wealth of credit and client solutions experience and is well-placed to provide deep-rooted insights to facilitate client access to real estate credit and indirect investments. We look forward to leveraging Isabelle’s expertise as we continue to build our client base and strengthen our offering.”
About LaSalle Investment Management | Investing Today. For Tomorrow.
LaSalle Investment Management is one of the world’s leading real estate investment managers. On a global basis, LaSalle manages approximately $89 billion of assets in private and public real estate equity and debt investments as of Q3 2023. LaSalle’s diverse client base includes public and private pension funds, insurance companies, governments, corporations, endowments and private individuals from across the globe. LaSalle sponsors a complete range of investment vehicles, including separate accounts, open- and closed-end funds, public securities and entity-level investments.
For more information, please visit www.lasalle.com, and LinkedIn.
NOTE: This information discussed above is based on the market analysis and expectations of LaSalle and should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice regarding LaSalle funds or any issuer or security in particular. The information presented herein is for illustrative and educational purposes and is not a recommendation, offer or solicitation to buy or sell any securities or to adopt any investment strategy in any jurisdiction where prohibited by law or where contrary to local law or regulation. Any such offer to invest, if made, will only be made to certain qualified investors by means of a private placement memorandum or applicable offering document and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Past performance is not indicative of future results, nor should any statements herein be construed as a prediction or guarantee of future results.
LaSalle Investment Management (“LaSalle”) today announced Samer Honein will succeed Alok Gaur as its Global Head of Investor Relations, effective November 30. Samer will join LaSalle’s Global Management Committee upon commencement of his new role, and continue to be based in Paris.
LaSalle Global CEO Mark Gabbay said, “We are grateful to have a leader of Samer’s caliber step up to this critical leadership role, and thankful for the many contributions Alok has made during his time at LaSalle. Our IR team is well-positioned to continue driving growth for LaSalle, as we seek to scale our flagship vehicles and deliver new offerings in the market.”
Samer has been with LaSalle and JLL for more than 21 years, and has over 25 years of industry experience. He was appointed the LaSalle’s Head of EMEA Investor Relations in April 2021 and in that role has served as a leader both within the IR group and for the firm. During his time at LaSalle, Samer has driven large capital raises and maintained relationships with key clients in the EMEA region with a focus on the Middle East. Samer previously worked with LaSalle’s Acquisitions team, sourcing investments opportunities and executing acquisitions in France on behalf of LaSalle’s Strategic Partnerships.
Samer Honein, Head of EMEA Investor Relations said, “It is an honor to be named the next leader of LaSalle’s global Investor Relations group. I thank Alok for his partnership, insight and leadership, and look forward to building on the momentum our team has created in recent years, having raised more than $35 billion of capital since 2017. We have strong and respected IR leaders in each region that will continue to deliver world-class service to our investor clients, while helping LaSalle achieve its strategic objectives.”
Alok joined LaSalle in 2016 to co-lead the global capital raising team and then assumed the Global Head role in January 2021. During his tenure he helped accelerate several programmatic IR processes enhanced transparency and cross-functional collaboration across the firm.
Alok Gaur, Global Head of Investor Relations said, “I am thankful for the colleagues I’ve worked alongside during my time at LaSalle. The firm has an enviable track record and platform to help drive its future successes and Samer is an ideal leader to advance the next phase of growth. I thank Mark and our Global Management Committee for their partnership and confidence in me to lead this team, and look forward to seeing the firm prosper in the years ahead.”
About LaSalle Investment Management
LaSalle Investment Management is one of the world’s leading real estate investment managers. On a global basis, we manage approximately $82 billion of assets in private equity, debt and public real estate investments as of Q2 2022. The firm sponsors a complete range of investment vehicles including open- and closed-end funds, separate accounts and indirect investments. Our diverse client base includes public and private pension funds, insurance companies, governments, corporations, endowments and private individuals from across the globe. For more information please visit www.lasalle.com and LinkedIn.
NOTE: This information discussed above is based on the market analysis and expectations of LaSalle and should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice regarding LaSalle funds or any issuer or security in particular. The information presented herein is for illustrative and educational purposes and is not a recommendation, offer or solicitation to buy or sell any securities or to adopt any investment strategy in any jurisdiction where prohibited by law or where contrary to local law or regulation. Any such offer to invest, if made, will only be made to certain qualified investors by means of a private placement memorandum or applicable offering document and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Past performance is not indicative of future results, nor should any statements herein be construed as a prediction or guarantee of future results.
LaSalle Investment Management (“LaSalle”) is pleased to confirm it has been selected for a global real estate investment mandate by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), Japan. With Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. acting as gatekeeper, the mandate will pursue co-investments, joint ventures and club deals.
Mark Gabbay, Global CEO of LaSalle, said: “It is an honor to be selected by GPIF for this investment mandate. Our global scale, wide ranging real estate investment capabilities and long track record will help shape our strategy and we look forward to delivering strong performance on behalf of GPIF for years to come.”
Jon Zehner, Head of LaSalle Global Partner Solutions at LaSalle, added: “We are pleased to have earned the trust of GPIF to manage real estate investments on their behalf. Our team is focused on sourcing and delivering compelling opportunities, and we look forward to strengthening our relationship of trust as we build a global portfolio.”
About GPIF
Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) is an incorporated administrative agency, established by the Japanese government. Total assets as of the end of June in 2022 count for JPY193,012.6 billion. For more information, visit: https://www.gpif.go.jp/en/about/.
About LaSalle Investment Management
LaSalle Investment Management is one of the world’s leading real estate investment managers. On a global basis, we manage approximately $82 billion of assets in private equity, debt and public real estate investments as of Q2 2022. The firm sponsors a complete range of investment vehicles including open- and closed-end funds, separate accounts and indirect investments. Our diverse client base includes public and private pension funds, insurance companies, governments, corporations, endowments and private individuals from across the globe. For more information please visit www.lasalle.com and LinkedIn.
NOTE: This information discussed above is based on the market analysis and expectations of LaSalle and should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice regarding LaSalle funds or any issuer or security in particular. The information presented herein is for illustrative and educational purposes and is not a recommendation, offer or solicitation to buy or sell any securities or to adopt any investment strategy in any jurisdiction where prohibited by law or where contrary to local law or regulation. Any such offer to invest, if made, will only be made to certain qualified investors by means of a private placement memorandum or applicable offering document and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Past performance is not indicative of future results, nor should any statements herein be construed as a prediction or guarantee of future results.
LaSalle Investment Management (“LaSalle”) has raised over US$2.2 billion of equity for LaSalle Asia Opportunity VI (“LAO VI” or “the Fund”), including sidecars and co-investment programmes, exceeding its initial target of US$1.5 billion. The committed capital has been secured from global institutional investors and will provide buying power for over US$7 billion worth of assets.
LAO VI is the sixth in LaSalle’s closed-ended, opportunistic fund series focusing on Asia Pacific. In keeping with its predecessor funds, LAO VI seeks to take advantage of mispriced assets with opportunities to add value through repositioning and redevelopment in Asia Pacific’s key markets including Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Singapore, having invested approximately 25% of committed capital so far in a diversified portfolio. To date, the LaSalle Asia Opportunity Fund series has invested in over US$13 billion worth of assets. In the last 10 years, the average asset returns generated by the series have exceeded its target of 18% net IRR.
The fund’s investment strategy is led by Kunihiko (Nick) Okumura and Claire Tang in their expanded roles as Co-Chief Investment Officers of LaSalle Asia Pacific, which they assumed in 2021 after former Asia Pacific CEO and CIO Mark Gabbay became LaSalle’s Global CEO. With over 40 years of real estate experience between them, Nick and Claire continue to provide steady leadership and build momentum for the growth of LaSalle’s business in the region.
Globally, LaSalle has established itself as a significant player in value-add investment strategies and continues to expand its capabilities in this area. “We are focused on bolstering our platform in this strategy across all regions where we operate, to meet the continued investor demand for enhanced alpha throughout market cycles,” commented Mark Gabbay, Global Chief Executive Officer.
Keith Fujii, Head of Asia Pacific, commented: “The LaSalle Asia Opportunity Fund series offers investors access to a region with healthy market fundamentals and risk-return diversification opportunities afforded by varying market cycles, backed by the expertise and experience of LaSalle’s long-standing Asia Pacific platform which has been operating since 2000.”
Marc Montanus, Fund Manager for the LaSalle Asia Opportunity Fund Series, added: “We are pleased to have raised over US$2.2 billion for LAO VI and to have again exceeded our initial target for the Fund, especially against the economic headwinds brought by the pandemic over the past two years. This is testament to our investors’ confidence in LaSalle’s excellent track record in deploying capital and generating strong investment performance for our clients.”
About LaSalle Investment Management
LaSalle Investment Management is one of the world’s leading real estate investment managers. On a global basis, we manage approximately $82 billion of assets in private equity, debt and public real estate investments as of Q2 2022. The firm sponsors a complete range of investment vehicles including open- and closed-end funds, separate accounts and indirect investments. Our diverse client base includes public and private pension funds, insurance companies, governments, corporations, endowments and private individuals from across the globe. For more information please visit www.lasalle.com, and LinkedIn.
NOTE: This information discussed above is based on the market analysis and expectations of LaSalle and should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice regarding LaSalle funds or any issuer or security in particular. The information presented herein is for illustrative and educational purposes and is not a recommendation, offer or solicitation to buy or sell any securities or to adopt any investment strategy in any jurisdiction where prohibited by law or where contrary to local law or regulation. Any such offer to invest, if made, will only be made to certain qualified investors by means of a private placement memorandum or applicable offering document and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Past performance is not indicative of future results, nor should any statements herein be construed as a prediction or guarantee of future results.
