State Street Corporation, provider of financial services to institutional investors, announced has been selected by LaSalle Investment Management, to provide fund administration services for approximately $2 billion in assets on behalf of the LaSalle Property Fund, L.P.
State Street will provide administration and transfer agency services for LaSalle Property Fund L.P., managed by LaSalle Investment Management.
The specialized knowledge and capabilities offered by State Street were paramount in our decision to appoint them as our third-party service provider, said Allan Marques, chief financial officer of LaSalle Property Fund L.P. State Street brings significant experience in servicing private equity funds which makes us very confident in its ability to accommodate the needs of our fund.
We are pleased to partner with LaSalle Investment Management to meet the needs of its expanding real estate portfolio, said George Sullivan, executive vice president for State Streets Alternative Investment Solutions group. The diversity of our fund administration business allows us to service the needs of funds that are increasingly using private equity structures in their portfolios. Todays fund managers place tremendous value on transparency, cost efficiency and scalability when evaluating independent fund administrators, and we look forward to establishing this new relationship.
With more than $625 billion in alternative assets under administration as of September 30, 2010, State Streets Alternative Investment Solutions group provides a complete suite of fund accounting, fund administration, corporate administration, risk and credit services to institutional investors, hedge fund managers, private equity fund managers and real estate fund managers. The team includes more than 3,000 employees worldwide.
With nearly 700 people in 16 countries worldwide, LaSalle Investment Management, Inc., a member of the Jones Lang LaSalle group (NYSE: JLL), is a leading global real estate investment manager, with approximately $40 billion of assets under management of private and public property equity investments. LaSalle is active across a range of real estate capital and operating markets including private and public, debt and equity and our clients include public and private pension funds, insurance companies, governments, endowments and private individuals from across the globe.
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