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Former Citi real estate banker joins Centerbridge

US private equity firm hires European real estate head from Canadian property firm Brookfield

Skaar spent a decade at Citi as a real estate banker
Skaar spent a decade at Citi as a real estate banker Photo: iStock

A former Citigroup real estate banker who helped secure the £2.4 billion purchase of UK holiday firm Center Parcs in 2015, has left Canadian firm Brookfield Property Partners, to join US private equity firm Centerbridge Partners as its head of real estate in Europe.

Steven Skaar joined Centerbridge as a managing director in February 2016, according to a filing with the UK Financial Services Register. He left Brookfield in September 2015, a spokesman for the firm confirmed.

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