UBS Asset Management’s Real Estate & Private Markets business has made three new hires in its infrastructure group. Two of the new hires have joined as directors on REPM’s Infrastructure Equity team and will be based in London and Madrid, reporting to Bronte Somes, head of Infrastructure Equity Europe. They will be responsible for activities supporting the origination, analysis and execution of investment opportunities across Europe and managing assets within the portfolio. Thibault Contat Desfontaines joins with 11 years of industry experience, most recently with Nomura, where he was a vice president on the EMEA M&A team. Desfontaines is based in London. Borja de Luis de Blas joins with a decade’s relevant experience, having most recently spent five years based in Madrid working as an investment director at Globalvia. Further bolstering REPM’s infrastructure offering, the business has made its first dedicated Research and Strategy hire with the appointment of Declan O’Brien as a senior analyst, reporting to Bill Hughes, REPM’s head of Research and Strategy.
