Henderson Global Investors has hired Ilna Patel as assistant portfolio manager for its Central London Office Funds (CLOF I and CLOF II). Working alongside fund managers Clive Castle and Nick Deacon, Patel will be based in Henderson's London office where she will support new business initiatives and investment activity as well as focusing on the fund's current major projects which include Smithfield, the Soho Estate, Regent Quarter and the Leadenhall Triangle.

Patel joins Henderson from the DTZ Central London valuation team where she worked with a number of clients including the Crown Estate, Standard Life, and Grosvenor.