LJ Partnership has appointed Neill O’Brien as a managing director.
He joins LJ Partnership’s wholly-owned investment and advisory subsidiary, Guggenheim Investment Advisors (GIA HK), which was acquired by LJ Partnership in 2016. The appointment comes shortly after a significant investment by Dilmun, the New York–backed family office originally from the Gulf, which acquired a 40 percent stake in LJ Partnership in July 2018.
O’Brien has more than 10 years of experience in real estate advisory, counseling Asian real estate clients on acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, debt and equity raising, as well as leasing and ownership strategy. Based in Hong Kong, his real estate advisory expertise complements GIA HK’s existing asset management capability and will be instrumental in driving LJ Partnership’s growth in Asia.
LJ Partnership will be rebanding as Alvarium Investments during the first quarter 2019.
LJ Partnership is looking to manage a greater share of the growing pool of Asian wealth and help investors to look for co-investment and direct investment opportunities globally. LJ Partnership partners with real estate operators, each with a specific real estate specialization ranging across residential, commercial and hotels/hospitality areas. To date, it has invested more than £2.2 billion ($3 billion) of equity, primarily in real estate.
