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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