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Harbert Management Corporation announces new leadership for European Real Estate platform
Florent Danset, previously of Blackstone and Partners Group, appointed as Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of European Real Estate alongside David KingExisting Country Heads Roque Rotaeche (Spain) and Eric Desautel (France) to remain in placeEstablished in 2002, Harbert European Real Estate has transacted on approximately €5.9B in real estate to date LONDON, Oct. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Harbert Management Corporation (‘HMC’), a privately owned alternative asset manager with $8.1B in reg
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