Real estate investment manager Barings has appointed Paul Smith as a director in its UK asset management team, with Philip Smith also joining as a senior associate. Paul Smith joins from Aviva Investors where he was responsible for the asset management of 15 assets valued in excess of £600 mln (€684 mln) within UK cities including Manchester, Birmingham, and London.
Philip Smith has gained experience over the past six and a half years in JLL’s asset management team, focusing on value-add opportunities across mostly industrial and office assets. During his time at the global agency, he also served a secondment to AEW Europe, where he worked to deliver returns on shopping centres, office and logistic assets in the UK, Nordics and Spain.
Based in London, both professionals will primarily work on development and refurbishment projects across the UK.
Source: https://propertyeu.info/Nieuws/Barings-boosts-UK-asset-management-team/d3fb7458-9da7-4341-bf1c-2054908e198e, on 8 November 2022