Joel Pecoy has joined Barings to lead U.S. real estate debt asset management, effective immediately.
In his new role, Pecoy will be responsible for managing an approximately $25 billion real estate debt portfolio covering nearly 380 assets in the United States. He will join the U.S. real estate debt investment committee and oversee a team of 12 asset managers and servicers, reporting to Nasir Alamgir, head of U.S. and European real estate debt.
Pecoy brings more than 25 years of real estate investing experience to the team, most recently serving as head of real estate debt asset management at Ares. Prior to joining Ares, Pecoy served as head of debt asset management at UC Funds and as finance and acquisitions manager at Colony Hills Capital.