La Française REM has recruited Antoine Le Treut as deputy managing director, in charge of the institutional France division. He succeeds David Rendall, who is now focusing on developing the international real estate business of the company which has €30 billion in assets under management.
Surrounded by a team of 32 people, Le Treut will be responsible for pursuing the growth and diversification of the real estate mandate management offering, as well as distribution activities with institutional investors in France. He will report to Philippe Depoux, chairman of La Française REM, who appreciates the track record of his new recruit: "Over the course of his career, Antoine has managed more than a hundred transactions across all asset classes, for almost €16 billion, and participated in the development strategy and geographic refocusing of the assets under management."
A graduate of the Essec business school, Antoine Le Treut began his career with Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield in 2005 as investment director, then director of retail corporate operations. He then joined Gecina in 2011, as investment manager, before being appointed investment director in 2016, then portfolio director in 2023.
In addition to his responsibilities as head of international real estate, David Rendall has been appointed managing director of La Française REM UK, succeeding Peter Balfour, who has retired.