PGIM’s institutional client group has appointed Charlotte Taylor and Ed Rieger to senior business development roles within its real estate business, citing growing demand among clients for global real estate exposure.
In her role as managing director, real estate business development and head of the East region, Taylor will be focused on developing new institutional client relationships and expanding existing mandates across the firm’s private real estate, real estate debt, and agriculture investment strategies.
The real estate investment manager said she will support its institutional client coverage across these strategies.
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Most recently, Taylor served as head of the East region and Canada for institutional sales at DWS Group, where she led capital‑raising efforts across alternative investment strategies, including private real estate, infrastructure and credit.
Prior to that, she was director of investor relations at Cartica Management.
Rieger has joined PGIM as executive director, real estate consultant relations, bringing his experience in global consultant coverage and institutional distribution across real estate and real assets.
He previously served as senior vice president and head of global consultant relations at Heitman, where he led consultant engagement across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific and was a key member of the firm’s capital‑raising efforts.
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He also spent more than a decade at Cohen & Steers Capital Management.
“Client demand for global real estate exposure is accelerating again, and these hires position us to support that growth over the long term,” said Dennis Martin, co-head of global real estate business development for PGIM’s institutional client group.
“Charlotte and Ed bring the experience and perspective needed to deepen relationships with investors and consultants as real estate plays an increasingly important role in institutional portfolios worldwide.”
PGIM’s real estate business has $216bn (£160.3bn) in gross assets under management and administration, with employees in more than 30 cities globally.
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