Harbert Management Corporation (HMC) has appointed Matilda Williams as managing director and head of European capital formation.
Williams joins HMC from global real estate investment manager AEW, where she was an executive director in the investor relations team. Prior to that, she was senior vice president – investor relations at PineBridge Benson Elliot.
In her new role, Williams will be based in HMC’s London office and have primary responsibility for maintaining relationships with existing European clients, while also looking to develop new limited partner relationships with European institutional investors and family offices.
She will report to HMC’s global head of capital formation Lee Purcell and will work closely with executive vice president John Harbert and senior managing directors David King and Florent Danset, who co-lead HMC’s European real estate investment platform, Harbert European Real Estate (HERE).
Williams said: “This role offered the opportunity to join an independent trans-Atlantic real assets specialist with a long and enviable track record. As the trend towards manager consolidation continues, I expect to see heightened investor demand for independent managers who are close not only to their assets, but also their clients through genuine alignment of interest. In meeting the team here, what stood out to me was the strength of the internal culture and the dedication the team has for both their work and client outcomes.”
Purcell added: “Bringing in experienced external talent like Matilda, alongside the depth we have built internally, is how we sharpen our collective intelligence and continue HMC’s success and growth in Europe. Matilda has built her career on the same principles and values we hold ourselves to: a genuine service culture that puts clients first, an uncompromising standard of excellence in how she operates and a commitment to authentic partnership with the investors she serves.”
