Investment manager Federated Hermes has announced the strengthening of its real estate debt team with the appointment of Paul Robinson as director, origination & structuring.
The real estate debt business of Federated Hermes was launched in 2015 and seeks to deliver returns from sustainable real estate assets, with a relative value approach to selecting opportunities.
Robinson joins having previously headed up the underwriting teams at Trimont Real Estate Advisors and Hudson Advisors. Prior to this, Robinson held roles within the commercial real estate businesses of banks including Lloyds, Hypo Real Estate and Anglo Irish, having started his career at GE Capital.
Said Nobel: 'We are at a favourable point in the economic cycles, with our clients actively seeking differentiated opportunities to access the strong, stable income streams generated by the Real Estate Debt asset class.
'Our strengths in origination and prudent underwriting underpin our Real Estate Debt investment strategy, enabling us to build a diversified, defensive portfolio at attractive risk adjusted return levels for our clients.
'We are pleased to welcome Paul whose relevant experience will help us to further identify attractive investment opportunities and maintain our asset-focussed and successful underwriting approach.'
Added Robinson: 'I look forward to working with Vincent and the team to source relative value opportunities, underpinned by a differentiated lending approach to maximise the counter-cyclical opportunities offered by the prevailing market conditions.'
