Miami-based HIG Capital has appointed Jérome Fouillé and Jenny Hammarlund as managing directors in Europe, both based in London. The appointments follow the recent close of HIG's first European-dedicated real estate fund.
Prior to HIG, Fouillé worked for GIC as managing director and head of tactical opportunities where he was responsible for investments in Europe targeting core+ to value add transactions across a wide range of asset classes.
Prior to this, he was a senior vice president at Colony Capital and at Heitman. Fouillé holds an MBA from The London Business School.
Hammarlund was previously a director in the real estate team at KKR, where she focused on sourcing and executing real estate investments across Europe. Roles prior to this including working as a director at Värde Partners in London and as vice president at Lehman Brothers Real Estate Partners in New York. Hammarlund holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Riccardo Dallolio, managing director and head of HIG Europe Realty Partners, commented: 'I am delighted to welcome Jenny and Jérome to the firm. They are very experienced and successful real estate investors who significantly augment the expertise and capabilities of our team. I am confident they will play an instrumental role in HIG Realty’s growth in Europe.'
