MaxCap Group, a leading Australian pure play commercial real estate (CRE) debt and investment manager, today announced the appointment of Mr Chris van Beek to the position of Distribution Director.
Mr van Beek will be based initially in Singapore and will commence his role in mid-August. He will be responsible for capital raising with institutional and private investor clients on a global basis.
He has a deep understanding of real estate as an asset class with more than 15 years’ industry experience across the Asia-Pacific region. His career commenced at Colliers and CBRE and he has spent the last decade in capital raising and investment related roles for Aberdeen Asset Management and more recently at UBS Asset Management.
At UBS, he was Executive Director, Real Estate & Private Markets, Asia Pacific based in Singapore. In this role, he was responsible for institutional and private fund-raising activities, equity and debt, covering both direct and multi-manager strategies implemented through comingled funds, separate accounts, club deals and joint ventures.
Commenting on his appointment, Mr Wayne Lasky Managing Director said “I am delighted to welcome Chris to our talented executive team. He will play a pivotal role in our growth strategy, leveraging our pristine track record with some of the largest domestic and global institutional and semi institutional investors.”
Mr van Beek said “I am looking forward to bringing Australian CRE Debt opportunities to international institutional investors. MaxCap is an established lender of choice and provides access to sustainable risk-adjusted returns through a range of investment options depending on risk appetite and investment profile.”