Aware Super Appoints Mathieu Elshout
to Lead European Property Strategy

Aware Super appoints Mathieu Elshout as lead of European property strategy, as they complete their new private markets investment team in London. Mathieu joins Aware from global real asset manager PATRIZIA, where he was a Senior Managing Director and Head of Sustainability and Impact Investing. He will be reporting to the Head of International and Deputy CIO Damien Webb in London, and the Fund’s Global Head of Property, Alek Misev who is based in Sydney. 

Aware Super is one Australia’s largest pension funds with A$175 billion in assets under management and 1.1 million members. This appointment marks another key milestone in Aware’s international strategy, with the London-based investment team now fully staffed. Elshout will report to Damien Webb, the pension’s head of international and deputy chief investment officer, and Alek Misev, global head of property.

Aware Super formally launched its London office in November 2023 as part of its strategy to globalise its investment capability, given growth in assets under management are expected to reach A$250 billion in coming years. The fund subsequently announced it would direct a £5.25 billion (A$10 billion) investment commitment in the UK and Europe through its London office.

It is initially focusing investments in real estate, infrastructure and private equity, with an emphasis on investments benefitting from key portfolio drivers including energy transition, changing demographics, innovation, technology and digital infrastructure.

“As we approach the one year anniversary for operations, Mathieu’s appointment means we’ve now filled all 15 positions in our initial investment team here in London. This is another milestone in an international expansion strategy that with the right team now in place, is empowering us to further diversify our portfolio by sourcing new investment opportunities from here in London, where we can more effectively tap the world’s largest and most attractive capital markets on behalf of our members”, Damien Webb commented.

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