Heitman LLC, a global real estate investment management firm, today announced the appointment of Erin Spears as Executive Vice President-Acquisitions within its North American Private Real Estate Equity operations.

“We are pleased to welcome Erin to our team,” said Tom McCarthy, Senior Managing Director of Heitman’s North America Private Equity group.“She is a seasoned real estate investment professional with a strong track record of sourcing and structuring value-add real estate investment strategies and has done so over multiple market cycles.The depth of Erin’s experience and industry relationships along with her understanding of the various property markets and sectors positions her to immediately contribute to our clients’investment portfolios.”

Prior to joining Heitman, Ms. Spears was Senior Vice President of acquisitions, development, finance, and asset management at Fifield Realty Company where she was responsible for sourcing acquisition and development opportunities and oversaw operations of the firm’s Chicago office. She has also held the position of Vice President, Multifamily Investments at Pearlmark, and Financial Analyst, investment banking at J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.

Ms. Spears has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Case Western Reserve University. She was named a “Woman of Influence” by Real Estate Forum in 2016, Real Estate Forum’s 50 under 40 in 2015, and Crain’s Chicago Business’ 40 under 40 in 2015.

About Heitman

Founded in 1966, Heitman LLC is a global real estate investment management firm with approximately $42 billion in assets under management. Heitman’s real estate investment strategies include direct investments in the equity or debt capitalization of a property or in the securities of listed and publicly traded real estate companies. Heitman serves a global client base with clients from North American, European, Middle Eastern and Asia-Pacific institutions, pension plans, foundations and corporations and individual investors. Headquartered in Chicago, with offices in Los Angeles, London, Luxembourg, Frankfurt, Munich, Warsaw, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, and Melbourne, Heitman’s more than 325 employees offer specialized expertise – from a specific discipline to local insight.