CapMan Plc press release
2 June 2025 at 10:00 am EEST
CapMan appoints James O’Neill as Managing Director to its Fund Investor Relations team to serve its growing and internationalising investor base
CapMan is pleased to announce the appointment of James O’Neill as Managing Director, Real Estate to its Fund Investor Relations team. This strategic recruitment underscores CapMan’s commitment to expanding its investor relations and fundraising capabilities and driving growth in the international private real asset sector.
CapMan Real Estate has over the past years demonstrated remarkable growth in its Nordic real estate product offerings, ranging today from value-add funds to open-ended income-oriented funds investing in residential, hotel, and public sector real estate. Since 2013, its Nordic strategies have successfully raised over EUR 3.6 billion from a global institutional investor base. This achievement highlights CapMan Real Estate’s ability to attract international capital and deliver exceptional value to its investors.
James O’Neill brings over 20 years of experience in international real asset fundraising and business development as he joins CapMan. He has previously held key positions as Executive Director and Head of Equity Placement UK at CBRE Capital Advisors and as Head of International Distribution at Legal & General Investment Management, Real Assets.
“We are thrilled to welcome James O’Neill to our team at a time, when real assets already account for three quarters of CapMan’s EUR 6.4 billion asset under management,” says Mari Simula, Head of Fund Investor Relations at CapMan.
“O’Neill’s expertise, global institutional investor network, and deep understanding of private market dynamics will be instrumental in advancing our fundraising initiatives and achieving our strategic objectives,” adds Mika Matikainen, Managing Partner of CapMan Real Estate.
In his new role, O’Neill will be responsible for developing and executing fundraising strategies, identifying potential investors, and managing investor relations primarily for CapMan’s real estate funds.
“I am excited to join CapMan and contribute to its successful and growing real assets product offering,” says O’Neill.
“CapMan has a unique position across private markets in the Nordics, and I look forward to working with the team to continue developing our investment strategies and deepening relationships with our investors,” he continues.
This appointment supports CapMan’s objective to increase its assets under management to EUR 10 billion during the ongoing strategy period.
For more information, please contact:
Mari Simula, Head of Fund Investor Relations, CapMan, mari.simula@capman.com
Mika Matikainen, Managing Partner, CapMan Real Estate, mika.matikainen@capman.com
About CapMan
CapMan is a leading Nordic private asset expert with an active approach to value creation and €6.4 billion in assets under management. As one of the private equity pioneers in the Nordics we have developed hundreds of companies and assets creating significant value for over three decades. Our objective is to provide attractive returns and innovative solutions to investors by enabling change across our portfolio companies. An example of this is greenhouse gas reduction targets that we have set under the Science Based Targets initiative in line with the 1.5°C scenario and our commitment to net-zero GHG emissions by 2040. We have a broad presence in the unlisted market through our local and specialised teams. Our investment strategies cover real estate and infrastructure assets, natural capital and minority and majority investments in portfolio companies. We also provide wealth management solutions. Altogether, CapMan employs around 200 professionals in Helsinki, Jyväskylä, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, London and Luxembourg. We are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki since 2001. www.capman.com