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Fund Team


The Fund Team operates out of Babcock & Brown’s UK office and has responsibility for organising and structuring the deal flow that will arise from Babcock & Brown’s global activities and presenting those that meet the Fund’s criteria & guidelines to the Fund Investment Committee, as well as Investor Relations. Post-investment, the Fund Team will have responsibility for the monitoring & oversight of investments and fund reporting.


Edward Hanson
CEO

Edward Hanson

European Corporate and Structured Finance Team and CEO of BBGP

Please see Investment Committee

Alexander Stahl
Investment Director

Alexander Stahel

Joined the BBGP Fund Team in December 2006

Previous role with Babcock & Brown:
2005 – 2007: European real estate team
Previous career history:
2003 - 2005: Principle Investor, SME companies in German speaking Europe
2001 - 2002: Chief Financial Officer, Obtree Technologies Inc.
1996 - 2001: Director, M&A and ECM team, UBS Warburg.
  • M.B.A. with Majors in finance theories, international accounting and taxation from the University of St.Gallen
  • Board Member of PH Investment, a €500m Russian Property Fund
Georges Asmar
Investment Director

Georges Asmar

Joined the BBGP Fund Team in August 2007

Previous career history:
2004 - 2007: Vice President in Transport & Infrastructure and Telecom groups, Investment Banking, HSBC Bank
2002 - 2003: Investment Associate, Retail and Healthcare, GTR Partners
2000 - 2003: Analyst, French Execution and TMT teams, Investment Banking, JPMorgan
  • MSc in Management, majoring in Finance and Law from EM-Lyon Business School
  • BA in Law from Jean Moulin University
  • FSA registered
Thomas Drastik
Financial Director

Thomas Drastick

Joined the BBGP Fund Team in April 2007

Previous role with Babcock & Brown:
2006 – 2007: European finance department
Previous career history:
1997 - 2006: Transaction Services, Business Recovery Services and Assurance departments, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
  • BA joint honours in History and Economics from Oxford University
  • Associated Chartered Accountant
Lukas Hoewe
Fund Accountant

Lukas Hoewe

Joined the BBGP fund team in May 2007

Previous career history:
2005 - 2006: Assistant Finance Manager, Henderson Global Investors
2003 - 2004: Fund Accountant, Principal Global Investors/Investa Property Group
2000 - 2003: Trust Accountant, DB Real Estate
  • CPA Australia
  • Bachelor of Business, Double Majors: Accounting and Finance from the University of Technology, Sydney