CA Ventures announced the hire of Carlo Matta to support the U.S. firm’s planned $500 million investment in the European housing market. Matta who will head the new London-based European division of CA Ventures, brings over 20 years of experience to the firm, most recently working as managing director at Optimum Asset Management in New York, where he oversaw the sourcing, fundraising, and development of $530 million in real estate developments.

“These strategic hires, both of whom were hand-picked given their extensive experience on the international stage, will accelerate the growth of our European division as we continue to identify development opportunities in vastly underserved markets,” said Tom Scott, CEO of CA Ventures. “With dozens of years of experience between them, Carlo and Olaf can provide us with the hyperlocal insights and relationships needed to build upon CA’s existing $4.5 billion student housing and multifamily residential portfolios across the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Europe.” Read more