M&G Real Estate has appointed Jason Leong as fund manager for its flagship $7 billion M&G Asia Property Fund, the region’s largest open-end, core real estate fund with a track record of almost 20 years.
This appointment follows Richard van den Berg’s decision to retire at the end of June 2025, following a distinguished 36-year career in real estate investment management, including almost a decade with M&G.
Leong has more than 25 years of real estate investment and management experience across the Asia Pacific region. This transition is part of a long-term succession plan, with Leong joining M&G two years ago as deputy fund manager, working alongside van den Berg to manage the growth and composition of the fund’s investment portfolio. Leong has led multiple strategic acquisitions and developments, including the recent acquisition of a 50 percent stake in the $135.2 million Ingleburn Logistics Park in Sydney and the completion of the construction of
