Hines Investment Management

About Hines Investment Management

Hines Investment Management is an institutional real estate investment manager headquartered in Houston, Texas, founded in 1957. It runs as a vertically integrated platform that acquires, develops, and manages real estate assets around the world. Its core mandate is to apply local market expertise and research-driven insights to create value for a diverse set of partners and investors. With a presence in dozens of countries, it supports strategies across the risk-return spectrum. Privately owned and with decades of operating history, it has built a significant footprint in international property markets, stressing long-term capital preservation and income generation through disciplined portfolio construction and active asset management across cycles. Investments cover residential living, industrial and logistics facilities, office space, mixed-use developments, and retail, as well as specialized sectors such as data centers and student housing. They are managed through various vehicles, including the Hines Global Income Trust (HGIT), a public, non-listed REIT. HGIT gives individual investors access to a diversified portfolio of quality commercial real estate located in the United States and internationally. Strategies range from core and core-plus to value-add and opportunistic. The geographic focus is global, with operations and investments in North America, Europe, Asia, and other key international markets. For specific funds the firm follows a 'buy, build, and manage to core' philosophy, consistent with its stated aims of stable cash distributions and long-term net asset value appreciation. More than 4,600 real estate professionals work across approximately 30 countries, combining ground-up operating knowledge with top-down strategic oversight. The investor base is broad and sophisticated: public and private pension plans, domestic and foreign institutional investors, high-net-worth individuals, and retail investors. Through HGIT and other specialized products, the firm tailors solutions to different capital providers, and HGIT is a key part of its effort to widen access to institutional-quality real estate. The global platform pairs investment management with property and facility management services, covering the whole real estate lifecycle across many international jurisdictions.

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