Alternative Views with Heitman’s Zubaer Mahboob
In Alternative Views, Private Equity Wire® goes behind closed doors with those in the know to get the latest on private markets. In this episode we discuss the role of in-house research teams with Zubaer Mahboob, director of European Research at real estate investor Heitman.
The Chicago-based firm invests across verticals which include student housing, senior housing, and self storage.
We discuss what researchers can do that an investment team cannot (1:20); conducting research in opaque markets (3:13); gathering on-the-ground testimony (5:19); use of alternative data in private markets (7:31); why research functions should be in-house (8:50); how Heitman’s researchers have impacted its investment decisions (10:41); and the influence of research teams more widely (13:13).
