Michael Zerda, head of Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies in Europe, will take on Amy Klein Aznar’s role at LaSalle as she becomes executive chair of the debt and special situations business.
The alternatives giant had said in January it would focus more effort on governance and reputational risk.
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The Paris-based firm believes German direct lending offers considerable opportunities.
The debt specialist will lead a new dedicated strategy to invest in real estate credit opportunities globally.
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The appointment forms part of Tikehau’s push to build stronger relationship with investors across the MENA region.
In the new role, Kevin Lawi will work with leading private equity sponsors and corporates to target opportunities across the capital structure.
Talent retention and succession strategies are gaining greater weight in due diligence processes as gripes over key person clauses grow.
The large asset manager will assume management of a CLO fund that was launched by MeDirect and is planning other strategic moves in the asset class.