Macquarie Asset Management has appointed Melanie Schumann as a managing director and senior transactions and funds lawyer to support its core/core-plus real estate business.
Based in Munich, Schumann will manage key legal aspects of acquisitions and divestments, financings, fund and
investment structuring and capital raising, as well as regulatory matters.
Working as part of a global team, she will also support the business as it delivers new product initiatives.
Schumann joins Macquarie Asset Management following a decade long career at UBS Asset Management where she was
most recently a senior legal counsel for its real estate and private markets business.
Prior to this, Schumann was an associate Lawyer in the real estate sector for leading German and international law firms, including Linklaters and Paul Hastings.
Florian Winkle, co-gead of Macquarie Asset Management’s core/core-plus real estate strategy, said: 'Melanie joins the business at an exciting time as we look to further scale our platform.
'Melanie brings deep sectoral knowledge and transactions experience, which will be invaluable as we explore new investment opportunities and seek to provide tailored investment solutions to our clients and partners.'
Commenting on her appointment, Schumann said: 'I am delighted to join Macquarie Asset Management to support its activity in the real estate sector. Macquarie has a proven track record in helping its institutional clients and
partners identify global opportunities in the asset class for more than 35 years.
'I look forward to supporting the business as it enters its next phase, further scaling its investments in high-quality real estate and delivering on its growth ambitions.'
