US private equity firm KKR has appointed Martin Moore, previously chairman of M&G Real Estate (formerly known as Prupim) as senior adviser to the firm.

US private equity firm KKR has appointed Martin Moore, previously chairman of M&G Real Estate (formerly known as Prupim) as senior adviser to the firm.

Moore will advise KKR on real estate investments in the UK and Europe.

He retired as chairman of M&G Real Estate at the end of June, a role he had held since July 2012. Prior to that he was managing director at the firm, a position he assumed in 1996. He also served as a director of M&G Ltd and continues as an independent non-executive director of F&C Commercial Property Trust Ltd and as a commissioner of English Heritage.

KKR is a global investment firm with $78.3 bn (€59.2 bn) in assets under management which made its first investment in Europe 17 years ago.

KKR's senior advisers are current and former senior executives who have leadership skills that complement the work of the firm's investment professionals, including supporting new investing activities and providing counsel to KKR portfolio companies.