OREANDA-NEWS. KKR today announced the appointment of Marcus Ralling as a Director in KKR's Real Estate team. In his role, Mr. Ralling will be responsible for the asset management of KKR's European real estate portfolio.

Prior to KKR, Mr. Ralling was at Pramerica, as Managing Director and head of U.K. and European asset management, and joint head of asset management at Threadneedle Property Investments.

Guillaume Cassou, head of European Real Estate at KKR, said: "I am delighted that Marcus is joining the team based in London. As we continue to build our real estate effort in Europe and scale our real estate portfolio, Marcus's knowledge and experience in asset management will be of great value."

Marcus Ralling commented on his appointment: "I am excited to join an investment firm with such an outstanding global reputation. KKR's growing presence and ambitions in real estate across Western Europe are particularly attractive."

Since launching a dedicated real estate platform in 2011, KKR has committed over $2.5 billion to 50 real estate transactions in the U.S., Europe and Asia as of September 30, 2015. The global real estate team consists of over 30 dedicated investment professionals.

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