Prudential Financial's investment arm M&G has appointed Lynn Gilbert to lead its senior real estate debt strategy following the departure of Paul Dittmann.

Prudential Financial's investment arm M&G has appointed Lynn Gilbert to lead its senior real estate debt strategy following the departure of Paul Dittmann.

Gilbert has nearly 30 years’ experience in real estate finance and joined M&G two years ago as director of origination.

She came from Renshaw Bay and previously established and managed the real estate finance businesses in London for Société Générale, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Capital.

M&G’s real estate debt team includes over 20 dedicated investment and asset management professionals. M&G has invested over £3 bn (€4.2 bn) in real estate debt over the past two years.