Key Takeaways
- • StepStone Real Estate has appointed Jennifer Jones as partner to lead the launch of S-Core, a new global core and core-plus investment platform, according to IPE Real Assets.
- • Jones joins from UBS, where she spent nearly 20 years, most recently as senior portfolio manager for UBS's global core-plus vehicle and head of real estate partnerships and investments.
- • S-Core will initially be structured as a series of separate accounts focusing on secondaries, co-investments, and tactical operating company investments, with Jones overseeing the global mandate from San Francisco.
- • The people-moves roundup also covers senior appointments at CVC DIF, Infranode, L&G, JLL, Driftwood Capital, Colliers, and other real asset managers.
Summary
StepStone Real Estate has hired Jennifer Jones as a partner to lead the launch of S-Core, a new global core and core-plus investment platform, according to IPE Real Assets. StepStone Real Estate announced the hire, and other trade coverage describes S-Core as a Core/Core+ real estate strategy within StepStone's private markets business, which is headquartered in New York.
Jones joins from UBS, where she spent nearly 20 years. She most recently served as senior portfolio manager for UBS's global core-plus vehicle and as head of real estate partnerships and investments. Based in San Francisco, she will oversee S-Core's global mandate. The platform will initially be structured as a series of separate accounts focusing on secondaries, co-investments, and tactical operating company investments.
The same IPE Real Assets roundup includes other senior appointments across the real assets industry. At CVC DIF, Stefan Moosmann was named head of the DACH region, and Alexander Doll, the former CFO of Deutsche Bahn, will become DACH chairman in February 2026. At L&G, Tim Morris and Philipp Westermann were named global co-heads of real assets following L&G's acquisition of a 75% stake in Proprium Capital Partners. At Driftwood Capital, Carlos Rodriguez Jr was promoted to chief executive officer, with the firm reporting approximately $3.5bn in assets under management and more than 80 hotels. At Colliers France, Ludovic Delaisse was named chief executive officer, succeeding Antoine Derville, who becomes chairman. Other moves include appointments at Infranode, JLL, SC Capital Partners, and Caerus Debt Investments.
The summary of the roundup is drawn from IPE Real Assets. Details on the StepStone appointment are consistent across the publisher's own coverage and the wider trade press.
Jones joins from UBS, where she spent nearly 20 years. She most recently served as senior portfolio manager for UBS's global core-plus vehicle and as head of real estate partnerships and investments. Based in San Francisco, she will oversee S-Core's global mandate. The platform will initially be structured as a series of separate accounts focusing on secondaries, co-investments, and tactical operating company investments.
The same IPE Real Assets roundup includes other senior appointments across the real assets industry. At CVC DIF, Stefan Moosmann was named head of the DACH region, and Alexander Doll, the former CFO of Deutsche Bahn, will become DACH chairman in February 2026. At L&G, Tim Morris and Philipp Westermann were named global co-heads of real assets following L&G's acquisition of a 75% stake in Proprium Capital Partners. At Driftwood Capital, Carlos Rodriguez Jr was promoted to chief executive officer, with the firm reporting approximately $3.5bn in assets under management and more than 80 hotels. At Colliers France, Ludovic Delaisse was named chief executive officer, succeeding Antoine Derville, who becomes chairman. Other moves include appointments at Infranode, JLL, SC Capital Partners, and Caerus Debt Investments.
The summary of the roundup is drawn from IPE Real Assets. Details on the StepStone appointment are consistent across the publisher's own coverage and the wider trade press.
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