Investment Perspectives
Real Estate
A global real estate platform investing across debt and equity strategies, combining direct origination, active ownership and asset-level expertise to support income generation and long-term value creation.
Real Estate AUM1
$106B
INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS2
410+
Real Estate
End-to-end real estate, from sourcing to asset management in the Americas and Europe
Our platform spans real estate debt and equity, including U.S. commercial mortgage debt, U.S. and European real estate equity and agricultural mortgage debt. Local teams source, underwrite and manage investments, combining origination, sector expertise and active asset management.
Real Estate Strategies
A diversified set of real estate strategies across debt, equity and specialty sectors, designed to support institutional portfolios across market cycles.
Real estate debt strategies across Core, Core Plus and higher-yielding lending, providing income-oriented exposure through senior and structured investments across property types.
Real estate equity strategies across Core, Core Plus and value-add, aiming to generate income and long-term value through diversified assets and active ownership.
Pan-European real estate equity strategies focused on value creation through repositioning, capital investment and active asset management.
Agricultural mortgage strategies offering income-oriented exposure through senior-secured lending
across farm and agribusiness sectors, supporting diversification within real asset portfolios.
Our Leadership Team
Chris Aiken
Head of Equity Strategies and Head of Acquisitions, Real Estate
David V. Politano
Managing Director, Head of Debt Strategies, Real Estate
Richard McLemore, CFA, CRE, CCIM
Managing Director, Head of Research, Valuations & Analytics, Real Estate
Ratna Patel
Global Chief Operating Officer & Head of International Real Estate
Greg G. Gallaway
Head of Agricultural Strategies Group
Marc Mogull
Chairman, Chief Investment Officer, Investment Committee Chairman, Benson Elliot
Joseph De Leo
Managing Partner and Investment Committee Member, Benson Elliot
James Jakeman
Senior Partner and Investment Committee Member, Benson Elliot