Rafael Aregger is an investment executive with a broad expertise in the field of alternative investments. In his role as Head of Investments US, Rafael Aregger leads Empira Group´s US business which currently centers around a residential development portfolio in the Sunbelt with a development volume of c. $500 million and a value-add multifamily portfolio in the Midwest worth c. $300 million. Prior to his role at Empira, Rafael Aregger acted as a private equity investor at Partners Group, where he executed private equity investments with a total volume of c. $750 million. He also had roles at Swiss Prime Site, a leading Swiss real estate company, and JP Morgan. In this conversation, we discuss why Rafael and the firm are particularly bullish on Miami & the US sunbelt, how Empira Group is approaching the market, opportunities, Miami vs Switzerland, and more.
TIMESTAMPS:
- 0:00 - Intro
- 2:20 - Empira Group
- 5:85 - Sunbelt portfolio strategy
- 12:15 - Raising capital
- 15:40 - Investor base
- 18:47 - Opportunities
- 21:32 - South Florida seller side
- 24:20 - Decision to come to Miami
- 30:20 - Comparison to Switzerland
- 32:20 - Cost to own vs rent
- 36:00 - Miami development
- 50:40 - Entrepreneurialism
- 52:15 - Rafael’s golf game
- 54:50 - Contact Empira
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