Heitman appoints assistant VP for APAC Private Equity Group

Global real estate investment management firm Heitman has confirmed to Industry Moves the appointment of Matthew Hung as an assistant vice president in Heitman's Asia Pacific Private Equity group, within the asset management division.

In this role, Hung is responsible for developing and monitoring strategic business plans, financing, disposals and all aspects of property level leasing and operations for assets in Australia alongside joint venture equity partners. He also assists the broader Asia Pacific Asset Management team with assets across Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and South Korea, Heitman said.

Prior to joining Heitman, Hung was an associate director within the institutional real estate division at Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), assisting global institutional clients from a debt financing perspective across all real estate asset classes. Before this, he worked in CBA's institutional equity capital markets division, advising and assisting listed and unlisted entities with raising capital from equity markets via IPOs, placements and rights issues as well as capital management initiatives.

Commenting on his appointment, managing director, client service & marketing for Australia and New Zealand Beau Titchkosky said: "It's a pleasure to welcome Matthew to Heitman as a key member of the Asia Pacific Private Equity team based in the Melbourne Office. We are delighted that we are able to attract talent such as Matthew to the business."

Heitman recently announced the launch of its Global Prime Real Estate Trust - a benchmark-unaware, diversified portfolio of publicly traded global real estate securities - in Australia.