The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has hired the former global head of Deutsche Bank’s Rreef Infrastructure platform to spearhead its investments in the asset class, following a number of high profile appointments by the Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund in the last year.

John McCarthy, who quit as managing director and global head of RReef Infrastructure at Deutsche Bank in February, has joined Adia as global head of infrastructure with immediate effect, according to a statement from the sovereign wealth fund.