BERRICK Wilson has joined alternative real estate investment manager Qualitas Limited as co-head of real estate equity, Australia.
Wilson brings more than 30 years’ experience, having most recently served as partner in KordaMentha’s real estate business.
“This is a significant appointment for the firm, and we are fortunate to have someone of Berrick’s calibre joining the business,” said Mark Fischer, global head of real estate and co-founder at Qualitas.
“Berrick is a market leading real estate professional and his expertise in complex real estate transactions is something we intend to leverage as part of our increased focus on new investments in our tactical and opportunistic strategies. We expect the ongoing market dislocation and asset value recalibration to generate significant investment opportunity for our tactical and opportunistic equity strategies, where Berrick’s skillset will help drive investor outcomes.”
In addition to working alongside Henry Vuu as co-head, Wilson will also lead the firm’s tactical opportunities equity investment strategy.
“I am delighted to join Qualitas at a time of growth and opportunity and in an environment conducive to the expansion of our Australian equity platform,” said Wilson.
“Qualitas has a strong and tenured reputation in Australia’s commercial real estate market investing across equity and credit, which is an exciting proposition for someone with my experience. I’m looking forward to serving alongside Henry Vuu as Co-Head, leveraging the unique ability of our investment platform to provide scalable advantage and capture future opportunities to help accelerate our tactical and opportunistic strategies.”
Back in June, Qualitas announced it had secured a $550 million bringing its investment total funds under management to $8.6 billion representing a circa 42% funds under management increase since 30 June 2023.
