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BOSTON, Feb. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife
Investment Management today announced that it has
named Marc Feliciano as global head of real estate, private
markets. In this position, reporting to Christoph Schumacher, global head of real
assets, Marc will oversee all aspects of the real estate business,
including portfolio management, investments, asset management, and
the integration of sustainability into both investments and
operations. He will also be responsible for developing and
implementing Manulife Investment Management's global real estate
investment strategy and increasing its capabilities on behalf of
clients, including Manulife's General Account.
For decades, Manulife Investment Management has secured
investment opportunities for clients through its private markets
offerings. It has built a holistic private markets business
bringing solutions to investors in timber, agriculture, real estate
equity, infrastructure equity and private equity and credit, with a
total AUM of US$59.2 billion
globally.1 As of December 31, 2021, the global real
estate equity portfolio totals over 64 million square feet of
office, industrial, multi-family residential, and retail space
strategically located in markets across Canada, the United
States, and Asia.
"Marc's experience in real estate portfolio strategy and his
strong analytic approach will be essential to expanding the
competencies of the global team as they meet the demand for
sustainability and return from investors," said Christoph Schumacher, global head of real assets
for private markets at Manulife Investment Management. "We are
excited to have him onboard and feel his expertise will allow for
aggressive growth across the real asset platform for our
clients."
Marc joins Manulife Investment Management from DWS where he was
the chief investment officer (CIO) of real estate, Americas, and
the head of portfolio and asset management for the Real Estate
Americas business. He was also head of the Americas debt
investments group. He has nearly 30 years of experience spanning
public and private real estate investment management. Marc
received undergraduate and graduate degrees in accounting with an
additional concentration in finance from the University of Texas at Austin.
"I look forward to joining a team with a reputation for a stable
and disciplined approach to real estate investments and for
delivering good outcomes to clients," said Marc Feliciano. "We will continue to build on
the foundation that has been established and also look to grow our
capabilities, using our global lens and diversified approach to
asset and capital allocation, to continue to meet the expectations
of our investors."
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About Manulife Investment Management
Manulife Investment Management is the global brand for the
global wealth and asset management segment of Manulife Financial
Corporation. We draw on more than a century of financial
stewardship and the full resources of our parent company to serve
individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide.
Headquartered in Toronto, our
leading capabilities in public and private markets are strengthened
by an investment footprint that spans 18 geographies. We complement
these capabilities by providing access to a network of unaffiliated
asset managers from around the world. We're committed to investing
responsibly across our businesses. We develop innovative global
frameworks for sustainable investing, collaboratively engage with
companies in our securities portfolios, and maintain a high
standard of stewardship where we own and operate assets, and we
believe in supporting financial well-being through our workplace
retirement plans. Today, plan sponsors around the world rely on our
retirement plan administration and investment expertise to help
their employees plan for, save for, and live a better retirement.
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Media contact: Asia, Carl
Wong, Carl_KK_Wong@manulifeam.com; Canada, Cheryl
Holmes, Cheryl_Holmes@manulife.com; United States and Europe, Elizabeth
Bartlett, Elizabeth_Bartlett@manulife.com