In this new role, Hope will lead the real estate advisor's GP Stakes and Capital Solutions business.
The transaction, expected to close in Q4, will support the growth of AREP's investment and development platform, including its vertically integrated data center strategy.
The former Kirkland & Ellis Partner brings over a decade of experience, including advising on strategic investments in fund sponsors, minority stake sales, secondaries, and open-end fund formation.
The deal marks Reality Growth's second investment since launching earlier this year as a dedicated GP stakes platform.
He brings almost a decade of experience at Partners Group, investing across private real estate, including secondaries.
The Simpson Thacher veteran brings nearly a decade of GP stakes and asset management M&A experience to the firm's Investment Funds Practice Group.
The sale will be at a premium to NAV and marks the GP stakes specialist's tenth realization since 2024.
The Zenzic Real Estate Credit Opportunities Fund launched in October 2025 with an anchor investment from GCM Grosvenor.
The advisor welcomed former PJT Park Hill MD Bodo Krug von Nidda to the Capital Solutions Group as it continues to build out its secondaries capabilities.
The move builds on the firm's growing footprint in Asia following its strategic partnership with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank in Japan.
