AEW Europe has appointed Thibault Chauvin as managing director, head of debt funds, to help expand its debt platform in Europe.
Chauvin has joined from Colony Capital where he was managing director, responsible for real estate debt strategies and deal origination in Europe.
He will lead efforts by AEW Europe to significantly expand its debt platform in Europe over the coming years.
Raphael Brault, head of funds and separate accounts for AEW Europe, said: “Thibault brings a wealth of experience of the European debt markets to the firm and will help us expand our debt business as investors’ interest in this sector continues to increase.”
AEW Europe, which has €18bn of assets under management, launched its debt platform in 2012, raising €323m of capital for its Senior European Loan Fund.
It also revealed that the fund should complete its investment programme over the coming months.
Chauvin, who is based in Paris, is one of several new senior hires at the asset manager. Ewa Parys has joined from Atrium Real Estate Management as an asset management director for Central Europe and Arabella Edwards has joined from LaSalle Investment Management as a director, funds and separate accounts. Arndt Rellecke and Tim Schluter have also recently joined AEW Europe’s German team.
AEW Europe chief executive Rob Wilkinson said: “I am delighted that we have been able to attract a number of senior professionals of this calibre to the firm in response to our capital raising achievements.”
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