Partners Group, a global private markets firm, has announced that Karim Habra has been made its new global co-head of real estate.
Habra will take the position in mid-March and will operate alongside Mike Bryant as co-head. Bryant is now global head of real estate.
Habra will join Partners Group from Ivanhoe Cambridge, the real estate investment arm of CDPQ, a Canadian pension fund, where he was head of Europe and Asia-Pacific and global head of strategic partnerships. Before his time at Ivanhoe Cambridge, Habra had worked at La Salle Investment Management, JER Partners and GE Capital.
Juri Jenkner, president and co-head of investments of Partners Group, said, “Private markets are set to play a fundamental role in transforming real estate assets to meet the powerful thematic trends of decarbonization, shifting consumer preferences and digitization. Karim’s experience will be extremely valuable as we look to identify opportunities globally and build leading r
