Harbert Management Corporation (‘HMC’), a privately owned alternative asset manager with $8.1 billion in regulatory assets under management, has strengthened the leadership team of its European Real Estate (‘HERE’) platform.
Florent Danset has joined HMC as a Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of European Real Estate. Prior to joining HMC, he co-founded Alte, a boutique investment manager specialising in European value-add real estate, following senior investment roles at Blackstone and Partners Group.
Florent will serve as Co-Head of European Real Estate alongside Senior Managing Director David King, who has been with HMC for close to 18 years. They are supported by Principals Roque Rotaeche in Spain and Eric Desautel in France, both of whom have been with HMC for 18 years.
Source: press release sent 23 October 2025