NEW YORK and SAN DIEGO, May 15,
2019 /PRNewswire/ -- LaSalle Investment Management
("LaSalle") has partnered with Artivest to expand its reach into
the retail market for privately placed U.S. value-add real estate
investment programs through a closed end vehicle. LaSalle is a
leading institutional investment manager focused on real estate
strategies, and has a diverse client base which includes public and
private pension funds, insurance companies, corporations,
endowments, governments and individuals around the world.
"As a best-in-class private real estate investment manager with
a 40 year track record of successfully managing portfolios for some
of the largest and most sophisticated investors around the world,
we are delighted to find a compelling platform to seamlessly
connect financial advisors and qualified high-net-worth investors
to our flagship U.S. value-add investment strategy," said
Jason Kern, CEO of the Americas at
LaSalle Investment Management.
At a time of growing demand for private illiquid alternatives
among financial advisors and qualified high-net-worth investors,
technology advancements are enabling greater access to this
investment category than ever before. LaSalle, seeking to stay one
step ahead of these developments, identified Artivest as a premium
point of entry to the retail market for alternatives. The Artivest
Open Network is a powerful digital platform which is transforming
the way wealth managers and investors identify, access, and invest
in institutional-grade alternative strategies, including private
equity, private credit, hedge funds, managed futures, and real
assets.
"We are thrilled to welcome LaSalle Investment Management to the
Artivest platform. They are joining a growing community of
world-class alternative managers, forward-thinking advisors and
qualified investors who are utilizing the Artivest Open Network,"
said James Waldinger, Founder and
CEO of Artivest. "Our platform brings together data-driven
insights, proprietary technology, and robust diligence expertise to
deliver a simplified, efficient experience and remove the barriers
that have traditionally stood in the way of advisors and investors
seeking access to alternatives."
About Artivest
Artivest is the premier alternative
investment platform, offering financial advisors and qualified
high-net-worth investors digital access to institutional-quality
alternative strategies. Every day, more alternative investment
managers and more financial advisors are joining the thousands of
professionals already leveraging the Artivest Open Network—the
world's first digital open-architecture platform for alternative
funds. For asset and wealth managers seeking turnkey enterprise
solutions, Artivest offers direct investment access, transaction
processing, investment research, product structuring and fund
distribution. Artivest is privately held by its employees and
outside investors, led by Genstar Capital, Aquiline Capital
Partners, KKR and Thiel Capital. For more information, please visit
artivest.co.
About LaSalle Investment Management
LaSalle Investment
Management is one of the world's leading real estate investment
managers. On a global basis, LaSalle manages approximately
$64 billion of assets in private and
public real estate property and debt investments as of Q4 2018.
LaSalle's diverse client base includes public and private pension
funds, insurance companies, governments, corporations, endowments
and private individuals from across the globe. LaSalle sponsors a
complete range of investment vehicles including separate accounts,
open- and closed-end funds, public securities and entity-level
investments. For more information please visit lasalle.com.
Media Contacts
Dana
Taormina
JConnelly for Artivest
Tel: (973) 850-7305
Email: artivest@jconnelly.com
Matt Schuler
LaSalle Investment Management
Tel: 312-897-4192
Email: matt.schuler@lasalle.com
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