Crow Holdings Announces Paul Mouchakkaa Has Joined the Investment Team as Senior Managing Director of Real Estate

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Crow Holdings, a leading national real estate investment and development firm, announced today that industry veteran Paul Mouchakkaa has joined its investment management business Crow Holdings Capital (“CHC”) as a Senior Managing Director. Based in Dallas, Mouchakkaa will be responsible for Build-to-Core and Core+ investment programs and establishing new investment strategies while leveraging his decades of investment management experience to enhance CHC’s Investment Committee.

Mouchakkaa brings nearly 25 years of institutional real estate experience, creative solutions, and service as a trusted advisor to CHC. Most recently, Mouchakkaa served as Head of Real Estate of Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) and was responsible for its gross CAD$30 billion real estate portfolio globally across core to opportunistic strategies.

“Paul brings a valuable, differentiated experience from a career spent at both best-in-class global general and limited partner investment platforms that will help Crow Holdings Capital to continue to evolve and enhance its investment approach,” said Bob McClain, Chief Executive Officer of CHC.

“We enthusiastically welcome Paul to the investment business and look forward to the wide-ranging real estate experience and alternative insights he brings to our talented team,” said Michael Levy, Chief Executive Officer of Crow Holdings. “Paul will be a valuable addition as we seek to provide new investment solutions to our growing base of global investment partners.”

“It’s truly an honor to join a storied firm like Crow Holdings, whose reputation as an industry leader has been earned over decades,” Mouchakkaa said. “CHC’s remarkable track record of success is well-understood across the industry. When coupled with the on-the-ground presence of its affiliate Crow Holdings Development, one of the largest developers in the U.S. with 18 offices in key markets, CHC provides unique capabilities and opportunities for global investment partners. I look forward to what the future holds.”

Prior to his tenure at AIMCo, Mouchakkaa served as Managing Partner, Head of Canada with BentallGreenOak (“BGO”) and led the Canadian Investment Management team, responsible for a gross CAD$25 billion diversified real estate portfolio made on behalf of 140 Canadian and global investors. Prior to BGO, Mouchakkaa served as Managing Investment Director and Head of Real Assets for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (“CalPERS”), with responsibility and authority for CalPERS’ $50 billion real asset portfolio that included top-tier commercial real estate assets and $7 billion in infrastructure assets located across the U.S., as well as in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Mouchakkaa also was previously Managing Director and Global Head of Real Estate Research and Strategy for Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing and he served as a Managing Director at Pension Consulting Alliance, among other relevant work experience.

Mouchakkaa is an Honors Economics graduate of Carleton University in Ottawa and holds an MBA majoring in Finance from the University of Oregon.

Crow Holdings Capital is currently in the placement period for the $3.7 billion in investable equity raised for Crow Holdings Realty Partners X, L.P., the tenth vintage of its flagship value-add fund series.

About Crow Holdings

Crow Holdings is a leading real estate investment and development firm founded in 1948 and based in Dallas, Texas. With 18 offices across the U.S., Crow Holdings’ local, on-the-ground presence amplifies its hands-on capabilities across a broad range of investment strategies, product types, and ventures in partnership with institutional investors. Crow Holdings has $32 billion in assets under management, one of the largest multifamily and industrial development platforms in the nation, investments across the energy sector including solar and battery storage projects, and a broad, diversified investment portfolio, pursuing compelling investment opportunities to capitalize on evolving, secular growth potential. For over 75 years, Crow Holdings’ success has been rooted in its founding principles of partnership, collaboration, and alignment of interests, and the company continues its legacy of looking forward. For more information, please visit: www.crowholdings.com.