Puneet Kanuga

Chief Investment Officer – EQ Group

Puneet is Chief Investment Officer at EQ Group, a leading pan-European hospitality investment and management firm that has invested, managed or asset managed over €2.3 billion of European hospitality real estate across 5,000 keys. Puneet has over 20 years’ of global hospitality investment experience, and has worked with complex investment strategies and structures. Prior to joining EQ, Puneet led the hospitality investment teams at Kildare Partners and Queensgate Investments. During his time at Queensgate, Puneet led the growth of Generator Hostels, including the expansion of the platform into the US through the acquisition of Freehand Hotels. Puneet started his career at TRI Hospitality Consulting, where he carried out investment advisory assignments across Europe, North Africa, Central Asia and South America. Following that, he was a Director at HVS Hodges Ward Elliott, advising on the sale and refinancing of over £2 billion of hospitality real estate across Europe.