LaSalle Investment Management, the global real estate investment manager, has appointed Rosanna Phillips as managing director in its debt investments team.
In a second key appointment, Kevin Kong has been made director of acquisitions for value-add Investments, adding to the continued growth and expansion of LaSalle debt & value-add strategies in Europe.
Based in London, Phillips brings extensive legal experience in commercial real estate transactions. Most recently, she was general counsel at Intriva Capital, an investment firm focused on asset-backed special opportunities in Western Europe.
Prior to that, Phillips spent over 10 years at Linklaters, with a particular focus on European real estate finance, and was seconded to LaSalle in that role.
Kong joins LaSalle with over 12 years of real estate investment experience. Most recently, he served in UBS Asset Management’s multi-managers real estate group as a director, where he led coverage of non-fund investments such as JVs, co-investments and fund formations.
Prior to this, Kong spent eight years at Meyer Bergman, most recently as senior vice president for acquisitions, where he was responsible for value-add transactions across Europe. He began his career at Citibank London within the EMEA Real Estate & Lodging team.
Michael Zerda, head of debt & value-add strategies at LaSalle, said: 'The addition of Rosanna and Kevin brings a wealth of experience and market knowledge to our growing business, and we are pleased to welcome them to LaSalle.
'We are excited to continue to build our European debt and value-add equity investing capabilities as we deliver value for our investors.'
