CA Ventures has appointed Giuseppe Zafferri as managing director in Italy, as part of its entry into the market.
Zafferri joins CA Ventures from Eurotekna Milan, an Italian real estate general partner, where he has spent the last 12 years, most recently as head of acquisition, project & construction management. There he worked on joint ventures with companies including J.P. Morgan and BlackRock.
CA Ventures, which launched its European offering in September, has committed to spending €170 million ($190 million) per annum in the country, focusing primarily on the cities of Milan, Turin, Bologna and Florence.
Carlo Matta, head of Europe, CA Ventures, said, “Italy offers enormous opportunity in the next decade, starting with Milan, where the city’s universities offer a truly international curriculum and have a large student body. We also see great potential for developments in Turin, Bologna and Florence. We are vertically integrated, and we manage all t
