Based in London, Maqbool brings more than 20 years of senior pan-European real estate experience. Alongside managing Clarion Europe’s finance, operations, tax and compliance functions, he will work closely with CEO Alistair Calvert, playing a key role in devising and implementing operational and financial strategy, supporting on future fundraising activity, while also serving as a key point of contact for both investors and lenders. As COO, he will lead the development of people, systems and processes frameworks in order to support Clarion Europe’s growing headcount across its four European offices.
Maqbool joins Clarion Europe from Castlelake, where he spent nearly seven years as managing director and CFO for the European Assets business line, overseeing its European finance and operations function and playing a key role in growing the assets under management, spanning both traditional real estate and other alternative asset classes. During his time at Castlelake, Maqboo