Brookfield Asset management, the global alternative asset maangement firm, has appointed a new private funds head for Hong Kong. 

Neil Thassim joins the company as head of Asia for the Hong Kong private funds group. Thassim most recently served as managing director and head of RREE's Asia-Pacific real estate business. Before that, he held senior roles at RREEF and Deutsche Bank in Australia, London and Singapore. 

In his new role, he will drive fundraising for Brookfield's private fund offerings and focus on developing relationships with leading investors in the region. 

Brookfield Asset Management has around $150 billion in assets under management, with a focus on property, renewable power, infrastructure and private equity. It is co-listed on the New York and Toronto Stock Exchanges.