BMO Real Estate Partners has announced the appointment of Adrien Brion as European portfolio manager & associate director in its Paris office.

BMO Real Estate Partners has announced the appointment of Adrien Brion as European portfolio manager & associate director in its Paris office.

He will report to Ian Kelley, fund director Europe & head of France, and support the development of BMO's the new pan-European real estate platform.

Prior to joining BMO Real Estate Partners, Brion was portfolio manager at CBRE Global Investors in Paris and London, head of Assets for the PEC fund (Pan European Core fund), managing over €1 bn in seven countries.

He started his career as a valuer at Crédit Foncier de France before joining TH Real Estate - Henderson Global Investors in Paris. In this role, he was responsible for the asset management of a €1.5 bn core portfolio owned by Deka Immobilien as well as the management and sale of a €200 mln value-add office portfolio.

The Paris office, opened in May 2015, is responsible for developing BMO Real Estate Partners business in France and across Europe to complement the current platforms in the UK, Ireland and Germany.