John Lippmann Joins Barings as Head of U.S. Real Estate Capital Markets

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CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 16, 2025--

Barings, one of the world’s largest diversified real estate investment managers, today announced that John Lippmann has joined Barings as Head of U.S. Real Estate Capital Markets, effective immediately. Lippmann will lead the strategy and execution of asset and fund leverage for U.S. debt and equity real estate portfolios and will support various strategic growth initiatives. He will be based in New York and will report to Shawn Kimble, Head of U.S. & European Capital Markets & Business Strategy.

“We are thrilled to welcome John to our team as we continue to accelerate the growth of our global real estate platform,” said Kimble. “I am confident that John’s deep industry expertise and strategic relationships, leadership skillset, and team-based approach will further enhance our high-performing capital markets team and capital strategy for real estate debt and equity investments.”

With more than 27 years of industry experience, Lippmann joins Barings after serving as Head of Structured Debt and as a Portfolio Manager in the real estate group at NYL Investors. Prior to that, he worked in real estate restructuring for FTI Consulting and in originations and portfolio management at Eurohypo AG. Lippmann began his career in the Real Estate and Lodging Investment Banking group at JPMorganChase.

“I am delighted to join a deep bench of senior leaders and a capital markets team that is well-established in the industry,” said Lippmann. “I look forward to deepening our close partnership with capital providers and our acquisition, originations, asset management, and portfolio management teams as we further align and expand the global platform.”

Barings’ global real estate platform has more than $64 billion* in assets under management and operates out of 17 offices in ten countries, leveraging a nearly 60-year track record to offer diversified real estate debt and equity solutions across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

* Assets under management as of March 31, 2025, including $3+ billion of assets under advisement

About Barings

Barings is a $442+ billion* global asset management firm that partners with institutional, insurance, and intermediary clients, and supports leading businesses with flexible financing solutions. The firm, a subsidiary of MassMutual, seeks to deliver excess returns by leveraging its global scale and capabilities across public and private markets in fixed income, real assets, and capital solutions.

* Assets under management as of March 31, 2025

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