Key Takeaways
- • Attacq Limited, the JSE-listed REIT behind Waterfall City and Mall of Africa, has appointed Muhammad Paruk as Chief Investment Officer, with him joining the company and its Executive Committee in November 2026.
- • Paruk brings more than 15 years of experience in real estate, private equity, corporate finance and capital markets, including leading investment strategy and capital allocation for multi-billion-rand portfolios across South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Central and Eastern Europe.
- • He joins from Old Mutual Real Estate Holding Company, where he served as Chief Investment Officer and led investment strategy and M&A across retail, industrial, commercial and mixed-use properties.
- • Paruk was recently re-elected President of the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC).
Summary
Attacq Limited, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed real estate investment trust (REIT) behind Waterfall City and Mall of Africa, has appointed Muhammad Paruk as Chief Investment Officer. According to the company's announcement as reported in the source article, Paruk joined Attacq and its Executive Committee in November 2026.
Paruk has more than 15 years of experience across real estate, private equity, corporate finance and capital markets. His track record includes leading investment strategy, capital allocation, acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and asset management for multi-billion-rand portfolios in South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Central and Eastern Europe.
He joins Attacq from Old Mutual Real Estate Holding Company, where he held the Chief Investment Officer role. There he led investment strategy and mergers and acquisitions across a diversified portfolio of retail, industrial, commercial and mixed-use properties, and oversaw South African asset management and the group's offshore joint ventures. Earlier, he was Executive Head of Corporate Finance and Asset Management at a major unlisted owner of super-regional shopping centres.
Paruk holds a Bachelor of Business Science from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and has served on several industry boards and investment committees. He was recently re-elected President of the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC).
Paruk has more than 15 years of experience across real estate, private equity, corporate finance and capital markets. His track record includes leading investment strategy, capital allocation, acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and asset management for multi-billion-rand portfolios in South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Central and Eastern Europe.
He joins Attacq from Old Mutual Real Estate Holding Company, where he held the Chief Investment Officer role. There he led investment strategy and mergers and acquisitions across a diversified portfolio of retail, industrial, commercial and mixed-use properties, and oversaw South African asset management and the group's offshore joint ventures. Earlier, he was Executive Head of Corporate Finance and Asset Management at a major unlisted owner of super-regional shopping centres.
Paruk holds a Bachelor of Business Science from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and has served on several industry boards and investment committees. He was recently re-elected President of the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC).
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