Our People
Optimum benefits from a highly experienced team of more than 45 people with a broad mix of international real estate, finance and banking expertise the senior management has over 20 years of experience. Our highly experienced team in banking and finance allows us to secure the best financing deals and execute transactions quickly.
The Management Team
In addition to serving on the investment teams, our managing directors also actively participate on the investment committees. Our strong partnership culture ensures a consistent approach to asset management while encouraging the appropriate sharing of ideas, information and networks across all of our investment platforms.
Key people (Europe)
Alberto Matta
Alberto has 28 years of experience in the investment business. After obtaining a University degree in Finance at Northeastern University in Boston, he relocated first to New York and then to London where he has taken various responsibilities at different international investment banks. First at Bankers Trust in New York then at Bankers Trust in London where he contributed to the development of the derivatives business. In 1998 he moved to Paribas (now BNP Paribas) on the origination side, where he worked for 7 years, focusing on complex securisation and structured credit derivatives transactions and effectively creating and sourcing investment instruments for institutional investors around the globe. In 2001 Alberto was appointed European Co-Head of the Capital Markets business. He moved to Barclays Capital in 2006 where he focused on the distribution side of the investment business. In this capacity, Alberto was able to work closely with large institutional investors (Banks, Insurance Companies, Pension Funds) and address their investment / portfolio needs. In 2007 Alberto left his position at Barclays Capital in London to found BMB Investment Management Partners, a specialised investment firm focused on the German real estate market. After selling the business, Alberto founded private equity group Optimum Asset Management S.A. and assumed the role as CEO. In 2017, he was appointed Chairman of the firm.
Rodolfo Misitano
Rodolfo began his career in the real estate business in 1995 in the United States where he spent 3 years managing commercial portfolios on behalf of foreign investors. Back in Italy in 1998 with Insignia Financial Group (today CBRE), he was part of the advisory team for corporate clients. Rodolfo joined Pirelli Real Estate in 2000 as Head of Office Asset Management in Italy for a portfolio of €3.7 billion acquired by Pirelli Real Estate in a JV with MSREF (Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds). Between 2003 and 2007 he has contributed, before as the Director of Funds and after as the CEO, to the start up and the development of the new fund management business of Pirelli Real Estate with a total portfolio of €5 billion. Between 2007 and 2009 he decided to pursue an enterpreneurial activity by joining, as a Partner, Realty Partners, a “boutique” real estate company active in the fund and asset management businesses. In 2009 Rodolfo re-joined Prelios (former Pirelli Real Estate) as CEO and Member of the Board. He also served as a Member of the Executive Committee of Assogestioni (the Italian association of the fund/investment management industry). In 2013, Rodolfo joined the Optimum Asset Management Group co-founding the USA operations and in 2017 was appointed CEO of Optimum Asset Management SA. He is currently based in New York.
Enrico Imbraguglio
Enrico has over 25 years of experience in Finance and a significant track record achieved working in top tier international and Italian banks, such as JP Morgan, Banca Intesa and ABN AMRO. After obtaining a degree in Business at the University of Turin, he started his career as junior swap trader with responsibilities in managing derivatives books. In 2002, he moved to the distribution side of the business, to use his risk management skills to better address Pension Funds needs through multi assets products and “tailor made” ALM solutions. Enrico joined Optimum Asset Management in September 2013 and holds the position of Managing Partner – Chief Commercial Officer of the Group.
Andrea Suriano
Andrea joined in 2014 from the high-profile international law firm Simmons & Simmons where he was a senior Lawyer in the International Capital Markets group in London. He brings a much-needed expertise in the legal area and holds the position of Managing Partner – General Counsel/Head of Legal and Compliance. Prior to joining the Company, Andrea trained in London, Rome and Milan, respectively, at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Bonelli Erede Pappalardo and Chiomenti Studio Legale. He was also seconded in the Legal departments of Credit Suisse, JPMorgan, Nomura and Mediobanca. He also worked for Morgan Stanley as a senior lawyer in the Transaction Management Group.
Andrea sits on the Board of Directors of Optimum Asset Management (Luxembourg) S.A. and holds a Magister Juris at Oxford University in Comparative Law and a dual qualification of Solicitor of England and Wales and Italian Avvocato.
Mike Schoen
Mike graduated in 2004 in Business Administration from the university of Brandenburg, Germany, with a focus on finance, accounting, taxation and controlling. He started his professional career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the audit department in 2004. He worked for 5 year at PwC in the Hamburg and Berlin offices, where as a team manager, he was responsible for the audit of several well-known market players in the real estate, retail and consumer markets. Mike is also a certified tax advisor. In April 2009 he joined BMB Investment Management S.A. as a finance and accounting manager. He set up internal accounting and controlling procedures for two real estate investment funds with a combined value of EUR 120 mil. Mike joined Optimum Asset Management in January 2013 and holds the position of Managing Partner – Group Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. He oversees all the relevant finance, accounting, and tax issues of Optimum Evolution Fund SIF and Futura Funds SICAV.
Key people (USA)
Matthew Barry
Matthew began his career in real estate 28 years ago in Boston. In 1995, working at Harvard Business School, he directed the team preparing a 10-year master plan which HBS subsequently completed. In 1998, he joined the team at Hines responsible for acquiring and repositioning the Renaissance Center in Detroit on behalf of General Motors a $1 billion investment. In 2001, he relocated to Florida in order to represent Hines in the acquisition, development and disposition of real estate throughout Florida. Clients included Mass Mutual (Barings), Prudential, CalPERS, Marriott, City of Miami Beach and New World Symphony. Total value of assets developed and managed exceeded $1.4 billion. In 2013, he decided to return to Massachusetts and represent Starwood Capital Group in the repositioning of a former Naval Base including negotiating land transfer from US Navy, change in state legislation, state grants, infrastructure funding, utility bonds, partnerships to develop over 1,000 residential units and the sale of the remaining property to a subsequent developer. In 2018, Matthew joined Optimum Asset Management Group to lead the operations in the US. He is currently based in Miami.