Croatan Investments, a rental housing investment manager serving private wealth and institutional capital, has announced the recent addition of Arash Najafi as senior vice president of investor relations and capital markets. Najafi is primarily focused on expanding the firm’s investor relationships and advancing capital formation and investor relations initiatives across the Croatan platform.
Najafi brings nearly two decades of experience in institutional fundraising and capital formation across multiple real estate funds, joint venture partnerships and evergreen vehicles. Throughout his career, he has helped raise more than $2 billion in capital across a broad range of investment strategies, cultivating relationships with institutional investors, family offices, registered investment advisories (RIAs), wealth management platforms and other capital partners. He has supported capital formation initiatives across multiple market cycles and investment structures in North Ameri
