Astarte Capital Partners, a real assets-focused investment firm, has appointed Tingting Peng as investor relations and business development director.
At Astarte, Peng’s responsibilities will span across investor relations, business development and advisory. She has extensive experience overseeing fundraising activities across private equity, private credit and real estate strategies, and managing relationships with a range of institutional investors globally.
Teresa Farmaki, co-founder of Astarte, said: 'We are thrilled to welcome Tingting to the Astarte team. Her experience in fundraising for real assets strategies will be a tremendous asset for the firm, while her expertise in managing relationships with institutional investors globally will greatly benefit not only Astarte, but also the operating teams and emerging managers with whom we partner.'
Peng was previously head of investor relations & business development at ESO Capital, a pan-European investment manager. Prior to this, she was principal and chief operating officer at Real Asset Partners, a boutique advisory firm in London, where she was responsible for raising capital from family offices and institutional investors across Asia and the US, for real estate investments.
Peng was previously based in Hong Kong for over a decade, where she worked in real estate development and investment spanning Asia and the US. She began her career as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley and subsequently worked as a hedge fund analyst at Fortress Investment Group.
Peng is fluent in Mandarin and English. She has a BSc from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an MBA from London Business School, and holds the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing.
Peng said: 'I’m delighted to be joining the Astarte team at an exciting time for the firm. I look forward to working alongside a talented group of investment professionals.
'In particular, I am excited to expand institutional investor exposure to the niche and growing areas within real assets, where there can be significant benefits from getting access to the deep operational expertise of the specialist managers that Astarte partners with.'
