BMO Real Estate Partners adds assistant fund manager

BMO Real Estate Partners (BMO REP) has expanded its BMO U.K. Property Fund team with the appointment of Emma Gullifer as an assistant fund manager, based in London.

In her new role at BMO REP, Gullifer will be responsible for the fund management of the flagship £550 million ($708 million) BMO U.K. Property Fund. In addition to having oversight of the fund and review of new acquisitions, Gullifer will also be actively involved in client liaisons and ongoing marketing of the fund. The fund, which has steadily grown over the past eight years, comprises of a diversified portfolio of over 50 assets spread throughout the United Kingdom.

Gullifer joins BMO REP following four years at DTZ Investors, where in her most immediate role she was an assistant portfolio manager. In this role, Gullifer worked across two discretionary balanced U.K. property pension fund mandates, and a non-discretionary mandate specializing in U.K. offices and her responsibilities included carrying out