Henderson Global Investors has appointed David Turner as the new manager of its EUR 900 mln Herald fund which invests in pan-European retail property. Turner was previously head of investment Europe at Protego Real Estate Investors where he was responsible for managing the Nordic Retail Fund, a closed-end fund focusing on retail property and shopping centres with a volume of around EUR 1 bn.
Henderson Global Investors has appointed David Turner as the new manager of its EUR 900 mln Herald fund which invests in pan-European retail property. Turner was previously head of investment Europe at Protego Real Estate Investors where he was responsible for managing the Nordic Retail Fund, a closed-end fund focusing on retail property and shopping centres with a volume of around EUR 1 bn.
Prior to Protego, Turner worked as a fund manager at Goodman, heading up two UK funds - Alecta and Barclays Life - with portfolios of around £500 mln and £150 mln respectively.
Henderson's Luxembourg-registered Herald fund was set up in December 2005 and targets mainly German and foreign institutional investors. The fund focuses in particular on retail investments in Spain, Italy, France and Germany.
