LaSalle Global Partner Solutions

Mr. Zehner is responsible for setting the strategic direction of LaSalle Global Partner Solutions as well as overseeing its day-to-day operations. He is a member of LaSalle’s Global Management Committee.

Jon joined LaSalle in 2012 as Global Head of the Client Capital Group and a member of the Global Management Committee. In 2016, he became Global Co-Head of the Client Capital Group. In these roles, he was responsible for, leading LaSalle’s global activities relating to clients, capital raising, new product development and large-scale, cross-border strategic investments. Prior to joining LaSalle in 2012, Jon was a Senior Director at AREA Property Partners responsible for client relationships, deal origination and strategic development. Jon joined AREA Property Partners in 2009 from JPMorgan where he spent 28 years and held several senior positions including Global Head of Real Estate Investment Banking and Head of sub-Saharan Africa.

Jon serves as Chair of the Cambridge Land Economy Advisory Board of the University of Cambridge, as a Trustee and recent European Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors of the Urban Land Institute. Past industry activities include founding and serving on the Executive Board of the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA) and serving on the British Property Federation’s Policy Committee. In addition, Jon serves on the Board of Governors of Arnold House School in St. John’s Wood, London and as the Chair of the UK Board of African Parks. Jon holds an MBA from Harvard and an AB in Economics from Dartmouth.

Ms. Allen is responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund ensuring that investment is executed in line with the Fund’s strategic and return objectives.

Notable prior experience: Senior Fund Manager in the Aviva Investors’ Real Estate Multi-Manager team; Portfolio Manager at BlackRock, Senior Property Analyst at Alecta; Analyst then Research Manager at Investment Property Databank (now MSCI). Catriona has over 23 years of experience in the real estate investment market. She holds a BA (Hons) from the University of London and an MA from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne. She is a member of the Investment Property Forum and a member of the INREV Management Board.

Specialties

• Global Partner Solutions

Alistair Dryer is Head of UK Client Capital for LaSalle Global Partner Solutions where he is responsible for all aspects of indirect investments including client management, investment strategy and allocation and management of underlying investments. Alistair has over 15 years of experience in the real estate market.

Alistair joined LaSalle in 2018, having previously been employed at Aviva Investors in their Real Estate Multi-Manager business. Alistair has transacted over £2 billion of investments and has been involved in the creation of a number of bespoke fund vehicles for clients. He has managed both separate accounts and fund vehicles for private and public pension fund accounts. 

Alistair has an LLB (Hons) and MSc from Leicester University. He is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and is registered as an Authorised Person by the FCA to conduct investment management activity.

Specialties

• Global Partner Solutions

Rachel is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for LaSalle Global Partner Solutions, and is directly responsible for the business operations and the corporate accounting and finance functions of LaSalle GPS. 

Prior to her appointment as COO/CFO of LaSalle GPS, Rachel spent almost six years as LaSalle’s Global Funds Counsel where she led the team responsible for all legal aspects of the fund raising life-cycle (from concept, to marketing, structuring, documentation and closing) of a number of existing and new products across LaSalle’s global platform, including structured products, clubs and commingled funds.

Before joining LaSalle, Rachel was a Senior Associate in the Financial Services Group at Dechert LLP. She has an LLB in Law and French from the University of Bristol and has completed the Investment Management Certificate (CFA UK).

Dan Witte is the Chief Investment Officer of LaSalle Global Partner Solutions and oversees a series of co-investment and joint venture vehicles, with a broad history of investment experience including structured equity, development and operating joint ventures, distressed debt, recapitalizations, senior and junior loans and public securities.

Dan serves on the North American private equity Investment Committee and the North American private equity Advisory Board. He joined LaSalle in 1992 in the Acquisitions group where he served until 2006.

Dan received an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a BS in Finance with highest honors from the University of Illinois.

Betcy Vincent is a Portfolio Manager for LaSalle Global Partner Solutions, and is responsible for capital raising and investments for GPS clients.

Betcy joined LaSalle in 2017 and was responsible for the asset management of office assets for LaSalle Property Fund and complex joint ventures for multiple custom accounts. Prior to LaSalle, Betcy was responsible for the asset management of office, industrial and multifamily assets at Zurich Insurance as well as the workout and restructuring of multiple portfolios. Betcy also worked with Wafra Investment Advisory Group in acquisitions and the fund raising efforts for a US multi-family fund. Prior to her real estate career, she worked in Mergers and Acquisitions with a Fortune 100 company.

Betcy has over 20 years of investment experience both in real estate and corporate M&A. She is a key relationship manager for some of LaSalle’s institutional clients, and has experience investing across a broad range of risk profiles and product types in major U.S. markets, as well as mixed use development in India.

Betcy holds an M.S. in Real Estate Development from Columbia University, a dual Masters Degree in Business Administration and Information Networking from Carnegie Mellon University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from MIT, India. Betcy has lived and worked globally in Saudi Arabia, India, United Kingdom and speaks multiple languages.

Specialties

• Global Partner Solutions

Eduardo is responsible for leveraging LaSalle’s broader Research & Strategy capabilities and applying them to guide the investment strategy for the LaSalle's Global Partner Solutions business.

Prior to this role, Eduardo was an Associate Director for LaSalle's direct real estate team with responsibility for conducting research for UK markets, and topical global studies. Eduardo has over 12 years of experience having worked as a UK Property Economist at Capital Economics, and covering markets in Europe, Asia and North and South America for Property Market Analysis LLP in London.

Eduardo holds a Masters degree in Real Estate Economics and Finance, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Government and Economics both from the London School of Economics.