John Carrafiell Explained

John Carrafiell
Co-CEO of BentallGreenOak
Alma Mater:Yale University
Birth Name:John Anthony Carrafiell
Birth Date:8 March 1965

John Carrafiell is a Co-CEO of BentallGreenOak.

Education

Carrafiell received his B.A. from Yale University in 1987.[1]

Career

Carrafiell joined Morgan Stanley in 1987[2] and held various management positions there from 1994 to 2009 including: Head of Acquisitions for Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds’ European Investment Program (1994); Head of Morgan Stanley’s European Real Estate Group (1995); Managing Director (1999); Global Co-Head the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Division and member of the Investment Banking Operating Committee(2005); President of the Special Situations Fund III (2006);[3] and Senior Advisor (2009).[4]

In 2004, after the Morgan Stanley-led £1.7 billion takeover of Canary Wharf,[5] Carrafiell became a member of the board of Canary Wharf, Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Operating Management Committee. Carrafiell formed Alpha Real Estate Advisors in 2008[6] which advised Songbird Estates PLC (controlling owner of Canary Wharf) in its £1.03 billion recapitalization.[7] In 2010, Carrafiell co-founded GreenOak Real Estate, a private equity real estate firm with investments in the United States, Japan, the UK and Spain.[8] [9]

Directorships

Carrafiell is currently serving on the Supervisory Board of Klepierre.[10]

He previously sat on the Management Board of the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA)[11] and on the Supervisory Boards of Corio and Deutsche Immobilien Chancen Group.[12] Carrafiell also served as a Trustee of the Urban Land Institute[13] and as a Director of the Canary Wharf Group[14] and Grupo Lar.[15]

Philanthropy

Carrafiell has established scholarship and teaching funds to support students, teaching, and research at the Yale School of Architecture. He also established a scholarship fund for the Yale School of Art.[16] He is a member of the Yale School of Architecture Deans’ Council.[17]

Carrafiell is a supporter of the Ever Episcopal Campaign[18] and is a member of the Tate Modern (London) Acquisitions Committee.[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Endowment and Term Funds. Yale University Bulletin. 10 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Owen D. Thomas Named President of Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Morgan Stanley. 10 August 2015.
  3. Web site: Ali. Marie. Morgan Stanley Real Estate Raises Additional $2.5 Billion of Equity Commitments for Special Situations Fund III. Morgan Stanley. 10 August 2015.
  4. Web site: Marriott. Robin. EUROPE NEWS: Carrafiell's new dawn. PEI Real Estate. 10 August 2015.
  5. Web site: Business profile: Property player looks for extended West End run. The Telegraph. 10 August 2015.
  6. News: Ex-M.Stanley bankers launch new property venture. 2 August 2010 . Reuters. 10 August 2015.
  7. Web site: PROPOSED PLACING AND COMPENSATORY OPEN OFFER, ISSUE OF PREFERENCE SHARES AND NEW CREDIT FACILITY (THE "FUNDRAISING") TO RAISE £1.03 BILLION. Morning Star. 10 August 2015.
  8. Web site: At Last The Calm. Wall Street Oasis. 10 August 2015.
  9. News: Spain Property Buyers and Sellers Haggle Out a Price. The Financial Times. 23 June 2014 . 10 August 2015. Green Oak was ranked 19th in the annual PERE 50 ranking of private equity real estate firms in 2014.
  10. Web site: Recommended exchange offer for Corio: Update on Settlement. Klepierre. 10 August 2015.
  11. Web site: Annual Report 2007. EPRA.
  12. Web site: GESCHÄFTSBERICHT 2005. DIC. 10 August 2015.
  13. Web site: Nothing is Certain But Debt and Taxes. ULI Europe. 10 August 2015.
  14. Web site: 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. Canary Wharf Group Plc. 10 August 2015.
  15. Web site: Mesones. Javier. El exMorgan Stanley John Carrafiell se deja seducir por el negocio de las socimi en España. Vozpopuli. 10 August 2015.
  16. Web site: LEGENDARY GROUP UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE WILL KICK OFF MOMA PS1 RESIDENCY PROGRAM WITH A RARE PERFORMANCE AS PART OF SUNDAY SESSIONS ON DECEMBER 14. MoMA. 10 August 2015.
  17. Web site: John Carrafiell - Corio NV Insider. Macro Axis. 24 May 2016.
  18. Web site: The Final Report on the Ever Episcopal Campaign. episcopalacademy.org.
  19. Web site: Tate Report 2013/14. Tate. 10 August 2015.

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