John Carrafiell
John Carrafiell (born March 8, 1965)[1] is a Co-Founder of GreenOak Real Estate, a real estate-focused principal investing, lending and advisory firm that has raised over $3 billion.[2]
Education
Mr. Carrafiell received his B.A. from Yale University in 1987.[3]
Career
In 1987, after graduating from Yale, Carrafiell joined Morgan Stanley.[4] In 1994, he initiated Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds’ European investment program.[4] He subsequently became Head of Morgan Stanley’s European Real Estate Group in 1995.[4] Four years later Carafiell became a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley.[4] He was then appointed to Co-Head the Morgan Stanley Real Estate division, in 2005.[4] He also served as the President of the Special Situations Fund III[5] and was also a senior advisor at Morgan Stanley.[6]
In 2004, as the head of Morgan Stanley’s European Real Estate Group, Carrafiell led Morgan Stanley’s £1.7 billion takeover of Canary Wharf.[7] He stepped down as Co-Head of Morgan Stanley Real Estate to found Alpha Real Estate Advisors in 2008.[8] Alpha Real Estate advised in Songbird Estates PLC’s £1.03 billion recapitalization.[9]
In 2010 Carrafiell was a co-founder of GreenOak Real Estate, a private equity real estate firm with investments in New York, London, Tokyo and Spain.[10][2]
Directorships
Mr. Carrafiell is currently serving on the Supervisory Board of Klepierre.[11]
He previously sat on the Management Board of the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA)[12] and on the Supervisory Boards of Corio[11] and Deutsche Immobilien Chancen Group.[13] Carrafiell also served as a Trustee of the Urban Land Institute[14] and as a Director of the Canary Wharf Group[15] and Grupo Lar.[16]
Philanthropy
Mr. Carrafiell is a Sterling Fellow of Yale,[1] and established scholarship and teaching funds to support students, teaching, and research at the Yale School of Architecture[3] He also established a scholarship fund for the Yale School of Art.[17] He is a member of the Yale President’s Development Council and the Yale School of Architecture Deans’ Council[1] Carrafiell served in the past on the Executive Committee of the Yale Tomorrow campaign.[1]
Carrafiell is a supporter of the Ever Episcopal Campaign[18] and is a member of the Tate Modern (London) Acquisitions Committee.[19]
External links
- German Real Estate Forum November 15, 2006
- Klepierre Director CV October 2014
References
- ^ a b c d "CV" (PDF). Klepierre. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ a b "At Last The Calm" (PDF). Wall Street Oasis. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Endowment and Term Funds". Yale University Bulletin. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Owen D. Thomas Named President of Morgan Stanley Investment Management". Morgan Stanley. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ Ali, Marie. "Morgan Stanley Real Estate Raises Additional $2.5 Billion of Equity Commitments for Special Situations Fund III". Morgan Stanley. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ Marriott, Robin. "EUROPE NEWS: Carrafiell's new dawn". PEI Real Estate. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Business profile: Property player looks for extended West End run". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Ex-M.Stanley bankers launch new property venture". Reuters. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "PROPOSED PLACING AND COMPENSATORY OPEN OFFER, ISSUE OF PREFERENCE SHARES AND NEW CREDIT FACILITY (THE "FUNDRAISING") TO RAISE £1.03 BILLION". Morning Star. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Spain Property Buyers and Sellers Haggle Out a Price". The Financial Times. Retrieved 10 August 2015.Green Oak was ranked 19th in the annual PERE 50 ranking of private equity real estate firms in 2014.
- ^ a b "Recommended exchange offer for Corio: Update on Settlement" (PDF). Klepierre. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Annual Report 2007" (PDF). EPRA.
- ^ "GESCHÄFTSBERICHT 2005" (PDF). DIC. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Nothing is Certain But Debt and Taxes" (PDF). ULI Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "TERMS OF REFERENCE As approved by a Resolution of the Board passed on 10 September 2004 and amended on 21 March and 4 December 2007" (PDF). Canary Wharf Group Plc. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ Mesones, Javier. "El exMorgan Stanley John Carrafiell se deja seducir por el negocio de las socimi en España". Vozpopuli. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "LEGENDARY GROUP UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE WILL KICK OFF MOMA PS1 RESIDENCY PROGRAM WITH A RARE PERFORMANCE AS PART OF SUNDAY SESSIONS ON DECEMBER 14" (PDF). MoMA. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "The Final Report on the Ever Episcopal Campaign" (PDF). episcopalacademy.org.
- ^ "Tate Report 2013/14". Tate. Retrieved 10 August 2015.