International real estate firm Hines has made a series of senior appointments to its European and Middle Eastern capital markets team, after successfully increasing fundraising and investor services activity in the two regions.
The latest hires see the appointment of four managing directors within the team: James Morrow, Mohammed Fayad, Sebastian Wohlers and Michael Krause.
Starting 1 September, James Morrow will lead on capital raising in Europe, excluding the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland), based in London. He joins from global asset manager DWS, where he was part of the global client group.
Morrow will work alongside Mohammed Fayad, who was appointed by Hines in March to lead on capital raising in the Middle East and Africa, based in Dubai.
Fayad joined from real estate and private equity investment firm Safanad, where he was a senior executive officer of the firm.
Sebastian Wohlers, who also joined the capital markets team in January, leads Hines’ capital raising activity in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland), based in Frankfurt. He joined Hines from global investment management firm Barings, where he was responsible for German speaking investor coverage.
Michael Krause has moved into a newly created role, leading investor relations for the capital markets team across the EMEA region, based in London. He was previously a separate account manager at Hines and has been with the firm for 13 years.
The new hires bring the EMEA capital markets team at Hines to a total of nine people, under the leadership of Michael Haas, who has been part of the capital markets team at Hines since 2008.
The expansion of Hines’ capital markets team follows a record year, with the firm reporting it aggregated over €2.35 bn of equity from European clients in 2019, the highest since Hines established its presence in Europe in 1991.
