Schroders hires Patrizia exec to head real estate fundraising

Schroders Capital has announced the appointment of Allen Chilten as global head of real estate capital formation.

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Starting on 18 March, Chilten will oversee all aspects of the real estate capital client journey, advising clients on Schroders Capital’s range of real estate investment solutions and ensuring a seamless experience across the wider platform.

He will spearhead Schroders Capital’s efforts to raise capital for real estate funds, joint ventures, co-investment opportunities and other programmatic ventures. He will lead the dedicated real estate teams responsible for global investor coverage and servicing as well as programme development.

Chilten previously served as head of funds capital markets at Patrizia, where he led the global client solutions team, overseeing co-mingled funds and segregated client mandates across real estate and infrastructure.

Sophie van Oosterom, global head of real estate, Schroders Capital, said: 'We secured robust inflows over the past few years thanks to our strategic value add approach, focusing on operational excellence, delivering long term sustainable income and value growth to our investments. Building on Allen’s significant experience in this field, we will continue to strengthen our global service offering to clients in the coming years.'