Franklin Templeton Real Estate Advisors, the global real estate investment arm of investment manager Franklin Templeton, has appointed Ilkka Tomperi as vice president, private real estate. Mr Tomperi, based in Franklin Templeton’s Frankfurt office, will focus on identifying private real estate fund investment opportunities in European markets.

“We have seen substantial growth in the number and variety of private real estate fund opportunities in Europe and expect that Mr Tomperi’s experience will allow us to continue uncovering compelling property investment opportunities for our clients,” said Raymond Jacobs, managing director, who heads FTREA’s European investment management and research.

Mr Tomperi joins from the State Pension Fund of Finland. Previously, he was a manager and senior associate for corporate finance at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Helsinki.