Manulife Asset Management Private Markets, the private asset management arm of Manulife, has named Michael McNamara as new senior managing director and global head of real estate investments.
Based in New York City, McNamara will report to Kevin Adolphe, president & CEO of Manulife Asset Management Private Markets and Manulife Real Estate.
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In his role at Manulife, McNamara is responsible for the development and execution of the company’s global real estate investment strategy, with a combined focus on institutional investor accounts as well as Manulife’s general fund.
"Michael brings 34 years of experience in commercial real estate investments to our team," said Adolphe. "His depth of expertise will be invaluable as we look to grow our institutional investor platform globally."
"Michael is well known and respected in the real estate industry. Having him join our team will enable us to develop strong client relationships, further developing Manulife Real Estate’s profile as a world class real estate investment management firm," added Adolphe.
For the past two years, McNamara was with Brookfield Office Properties in New York as Senior Vice President and Head of Acquisitions and Dispositions.
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By GlobalDataPrior to his role at Brookfield, McNamara was Managing Director and Head of Acquisitions, Dispositions and Research at Trecap Partners. He also was with Lehman Brothers Holdings as Managing Director and Head of North American Acquisitions from 2000 to 2009, and before that spent 20 years in senior roles with Equitable Real Estate and its successor company, Lend Lease Real Estate Investment Management.
Manulife Real Estate, operating as John Hancock Real Estate in the U.S., is a unit of Manulife Asset Management Private Markets, with fully integrated in-house real estate capabilities and 70 years of experience as an active investor, owner, developer and asset manager of commercial real estate.
