Key Takeaways
- • Heitman, a global real estate investment management firm with $49 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2026, appointed Dan Butler as Senior Vice President, Consultant Relations, within its Client Service & Marketing group.
- • Butler will focus on relationship management and business development with key investment consultants and OCIOs, supporting Heitman's institutional capital formation platform.
- • Butler brings nearly two decades of capital raising, investor relations, and investment advisory experience across real estate and real assets, most recently at Sera Global's Private Capital Advisory group.
- • Prior roles include Round Hill Capital, Brookfield Asset Management, and ARA; he holds CFA and CAIA charters.
- • John Mancuso, Head of Global Sales at Heitman, said the hire will strengthen the firm's ability to serve consultants and their clients.
Summary
Heitman, a global real estate investment management firm headquartered in Chicago with European headquarters in London, has appointed Dan Butler as Senior Vice President, Consultant Relations, according to a Business Wire release. Butler joins the firm's Client Service & Marketing group, where he will concentrate on relationship management and business development with key investment consultants and outsourced chief investment officers (OCIOs). The company said the appointment reflects its continued commitment to expanding consultant engagement and providing dedicated coverage of key institutional distribution channels.
John Mancuso, Head of Global Sales at Heitman, said Butler's combination of consulting, fundraising, and investor relations experience makes him an exceptional addition, and that his track record of raising capital across real assets strategies will strengthen Heitman's ability to serve consultants and their clients.
Butler brings nearly two decades of experience leading capital raising, investor relations, and investment advisory initiatives across real estate and real assets strategies. Most recently he worked in Sera Global's Private Capital Advisory group. Earlier roles included capital raising and investor relations positions at Round Hill Capital, Brookfield Asset Management, and ARA, where he led capital formation for a range of real assets vehicles. He holds a B.A. from DePauw University and is a CFA and CAIA charterholder.
Heitman reported $49 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2026. The firm makes real estate investments through private equity, debt, and publicly traded real estate securities, and operates 10 offices worldwide.
John Mancuso, Head of Global Sales at Heitman, said Butler's combination of consulting, fundraising, and investor relations experience makes him an exceptional addition, and that his track record of raising capital across real assets strategies will strengthen Heitman's ability to serve consultants and their clients.
Butler brings nearly two decades of experience leading capital raising, investor relations, and investment advisory initiatives across real estate and real assets strategies. Most recently he worked in Sera Global's Private Capital Advisory group. Earlier roles included capital raising and investor relations positions at Round Hill Capital, Brookfield Asset Management, and ARA, where he led capital formation for a range of real assets vehicles. He holds a B.A. from DePauw University and is a CFA and CAIA charterholder.
Heitman reported $49 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2026. The firm makes real estate investments through private equity, debt, and publicly traded real estate securities, and operates 10 offices worldwide.
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