Legal & General Property has appointed James O’Neill as head of international distribution, supporting its UK Property Income Fund and the development of other international fund products.

Legal & General Property has appointed James O’Neill as head of international distribution, supporting its UK Property Income Fund and the development of other international fund products.

He joins from Grosvenor Fund Management, where he was director of capital markets, a role in which he was responsible for European and Canadian investor relations, new product development and capital raising.

Prior to joining Grosvenor, O’Neill worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he held a variety of business development roles.

At L&G Property, he will report to Charlie Walker, director of business development and fund manager to UK PIF I and UK PIF II. He will be closely involved in the capital raising process of UK PIF II as part of his role.

Following its launch last year, UK PIF II has already secured significant equity from an international audience of investors.