European real estate investment firm Greykite has hired Miguel Izquierdo and Tom Kilgallen as vice-presidents to support its growth across the continent.
Miguel Izquierdo joins from Starwood Capital Group, where he served as a vice-president in the European acquisitions team.
Greykite said Izquierdo, who is based in London, has more than eight years’ experience in real estate investing across continental Europe, having executed transactions across the office, residential, and logistics sectors, as well as in real estate credit and corporate opportunities.
The firm said he will focus on supporting the identification and pursuit of new investment prospects across the firm’s core geographies, as well as managing portfolio companies.
Tom Kilgallen joins from Goldman Sachs, where he worked for more nine years, most recently in the European private alternatives business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
Greykite said Kilgallen specialises in risk structuring, and finance for alternative assets, and played a key role in the technological and operational scaling of the division’s investment platform at his former company. He will oversee the firm’s corporate and fund finance functions.
Michael Abel, co-founder and chief executive of Greykite, said in a statement: "We’re thrilled to welcome Tom and Miguel to our high-quality team, which now comprises 15 individuals drawn from leading private equity firms. Both bring sharp judgment, strong execution capabilities, and deep sector experience. As Greykite continues to scale across Europe, their expertise will strengthen our ability to move quickly and thoughtfully in order to build lasting value on behalf of the Fund’s investors."
Dan Valenzano, senior partner of Greykite, added: "As we build Greykite for long-term success, attracting top-tier talent is essential. Tom and Miguel share our ambition, values, and commitment to performance and we’re excited to have them on board."
Earlier this month it launched its Danish single-family rental platform, Greykite’s sixth strategy for its European Real Estate Fund I, which also includes investments in data centres, logistics, multi-let industrial, student housing, and a second single-family rental platform in the UK.