KKR Appoints Head Of Real Estate In APAC

Robbie Lawther

18 May 2018

Global investment firm has appointed John Pattar as member and head of its real estate business in Asia-Pacific. He will be based in Hong Kong.

Pattar will head up KKR’s existing Asia real estate team and work alongside the firm’s regional investment teams to source real estate investment opportunities across APAC. He will also assist Asian clients in partnering with KKR to access real estate opportunities globally.

He joins KKR from CLSA Capital Partners in Hong Kong, where he was the chief executive of CLSA Real Estate. He joined CLSA in 2004.

“Asia-Pacific is a crucial part of our global real estate strategy given the attractive growth and demographic drivers found in markets across the region," said Ralph Rosenberg, member and head of KKR Real Estate. "Furthermore, we are focused on continuing to enhance our connectivity with Asian investors seeking to partner with KKR real estate in the United States and Europe. We see great opportunity to continue scaling our real estate platform, and we are thrilled that John will lead KKR through the next phase of our growth."

KKR is a global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate and credit, with strategic manager partnerships that manage hedge funds. Since 2011, KKR has committed approximately $2 billion in equity and debt across more than 40 real estate transactions in Asia-Pacific markets including Australia, China, India, Singapore and South Korea, as of 31 March 2018.