John O’Driscoll

Global Co-Head Real Estate

Member of Management Board of AXA IM Alts

John is Global Co-Head Real Estate and sits on the AXA IM Alts Management Board and Global Investment Committee. AXA IM Alts is a global leader in alternative investments, with €186+bn in assets under management across Real Estate, Infrastructure, Alternative Credit, Private Debt, Private Equity and Hedge Funds. AXA IM Alts employs more than 980 professionals located in 17 offices, serving the needs of more than 640 clients globally. 

AXA IM Alts has an established position in real estate equity (#1 real estate investment manager in Europe, #10 worldwide)[1] and debt (#1 CRE debt capital raiser globally)[2]. 

As Global Co-Head of Real Estate he oversees the sourcing, selection and execution of transactions undertaken each year on behalf of clients. As part of his role, John chairs the Strategic Investment Committee, a key forum for setting investment strategy and sectorial convictions.  John is also a member of the Management Board of AXA IM Alts.

John joined AXA IM - Real Assets in 2018, from global real estate advisory services firm JLL, where he was CEO of Corporate Finance and Head of Mergers & Acquisitions for the EMEA region since 2014. Prior to JLL, John spent eight years at Deutsche Bank where, having joined as an Associate in 2006, he was promoted through to EMEA Head of Real Estate, Gaming and Lodging M&A. John joined Deutsche after four years in the EMEA Real Estate Investment Banking team at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

John has over 22 years of experience in the international real estate investment banking and advisory industry.

    Sources:

    [1] Highest-ranked Real Estate Manager in the European Union according to IPE’s Global Top 150 Real Estate Investment Managers, based on total value of real estate assets under management, November/December 2024. Ranked 10 globally.  

    [2] PERE Real Estate Debt (RED) 50, May 2024. Ranking based on capital raised for the purpose of real estate debt issuance between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2023. 

    The references to league tables and awards are not an indicator of future performance or places in league tables or awards.