UBS Asset Management's (UBS-AM) Real Estate & Private Markets (REPM) business has made three new hires in its infrastructure area.
'These appointments enhance both the wealth of experience and the reach of our team as we continue to develop and grow REPM’s infrastructure platform,' commented Tommaso Albanese, head of infrastructure at REPM.
Thibault Contat Desfontaines and Borja de Luis de Blas join as directors in REPM's infrastructure equity team and will be based in London and Madrid, reporting to Bronte Somes, head of infrastructure equity Europe. They will be responsible for activities supporting the origination, analysis and execution of investment opportunities across Europe and managing assets within the portfolio.
Contat Desfontaines worked most recently at Nomura, where he was a vice president on the EMEA M&A team.
De Luis de Blas joins from Globalvia in Madrid where he was an investment director.
In addition, the business has made its first dedicated research & strategy hire with the appointment of Declan O’Brien as a senior analyst, reporting to Bill Hughes, REPM's head of research & strategy.
'With a strong pipeline of infrastructure equity projects identified and planned upcoming launches for new debt and equity capability offerings, it’s the ideal time to deepen our resources. Declan’s appointment will also be key to supporting this growth, as he works with the wider team to place infrastructure in the context of a multi-asset landscape and to help clients best define and execute their global investment strategies,' concluded Albanese.
