Forum Partners has appointed George Ahl, co-founder of M3 Capital Partners, as managing director of capital markets.

Forum Partners has appointed George Ahl, co-founder of M3 Capital Partners, as managing director of capital markets.

He will be based in Forum's Greenwich office and be responsible for capital markets and product development with a primary focus in North America.

Ahl has 17 years of experience in the real estate private equity investment sector. He was one of the founding principals of M3 Capital Partners, a global real estate investment and advisory firm that has raised in excess of $27 bn (€19.5 bn) of equity capital on behalf of its global clients since 2001.

Prior to this, he held senior positions at Security Capital Group and at Crimson Capital Corporation, where he was assisted with the transition of select Eastern European countries from centrally planned to market economies.

Last month Forum Partners announced the acquisition of Cushman & Wakefield Investors through its joint venture with La Française.