
James King, Senior Director, Portfolio Management, Barings
James King serves as Senior Director, Portfolio Management for Barings Real Estate Australia.
James has over 17 years of experience in real estate investment, financing, and funds management, capital transactions, capital raising, product development, and impact investing. He is responsible for the key functions of portfolio and investment management, portfolio construction, debt procurement, structuring, strategy, and product development across the platform.
Prior to joining the firm, James was the Head of Investor Relations at Qualitas and the national transaction lead at Leighton Properties for residential and mixed-use investments.
James holds a Bachelor of Business in Property Economics from the University of Western Sydney.

Barings is a US$442+ billion* global asset management firm that partners with institutional, insurance, and intermediary clients, and supports leading businesses with flexible financing solutions. The firm, a subsidiary of MassMutual, seeks to deliver excess returns by leveraging its global scale and capabilities across public and private markets in fixed income, real assets and capital solutions. Learn more at www.barings.com.
*Assets under management as of March 31, 2025
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