Real Estate Investor Recruitment: Equity & Debt

Specialist search firm for real estate investors: fund managers, asset managers, portfolio managers, real estate debt. LPs and GPs, from Core to opportunistic.

Recruitment for real estate investors: equity & debt

From fund managers to portfolio managers, from acquisitions leads to debt managers, Haussmann Executive Search recruits the talent that drives capital raising, deployment, and portfolio performance. We cover the full investment chain, in both equity and debt, for retail and institutional players.

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The investors we support

We distinguish LPs (who provide capital) from GPs (who deploy it and generate performance): two fundamentally different recruitment logics.

On the management side, we work with real estate investment and private equity funds (pan-European, generalist or thematic), listed and private real estate companies, third-party asset managers, and SCPI/OPCI/OPPCI management companies active in retail and institutional fundraising.

On the capital provider side, we work with Tier 1–3 institutional investors such as insurance companies, mutual insurers, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, major international public investors, as well as family offices, family-owned real estate companies, private banks, and distribution platforms.

Vehicles and strategies we master

Understanding a vehicle’s mechanics and risk-return profile is essential to assess a candidate. We recruit across the full spectrum: SCPI, OPCI, OPPCI, FCPR, club deals, institutional mandates, and fund of funds.
Strategies range from Core (prime assets with 3–5% yields), to Core+ (5–9%), Value-Added (9–15% through restructuring and value creation), and Opportunistic (15%+ via development or redevelopment projects).

Investment roles

We cover all investment functions in both equity and debt.

Equity (real estate)

  • CEO and profit center directors (management companies, REITs, asset managers)
  • Asset manager: asset valuation and dynamic management
  • Fund manager: fund creation and overall management
  • Portfolio manager: consolidated multi-asset view
  • Investment/acquisitions/transactions manager
  • Capital raiser, sales, investor relations (GP side)
  • Development director, project management and technical oversight
  • Property manager: leasing and technical management
  • M&A and operations directors (shopping centers, serviced residences, co-living, hotels)

Real estate debt

  • Investment manager (debt funds)
  • Portfolio manager & loan servicing
  • Real estate structured finance (banking)
  • Loan manager & loan agency
  • Syndication manager (loan structuring)

Skills and tools assessed

Beyond career background, we evaluate mastery of core fundamentals: financial modeling and business plans per asset, IRR, cap rate, cash flow and NAV, legal and tax structuring, fund creation, capex/opex monitoring, consolidated reporting, and fundraising forecasts.