Italian asset manager Dea Capital has added DWS’s head of alternatives Gianluca Muzzi to its advisory board, with responsibility for fundraising and relations with European institutional investors.
Muzzi, aged 50, joins from Deutsche Bank’s asset management division, where he held a number of positions including co-head of the European real estate team and chief investment officer for EMEA Real Estate.
He started his career as an advisor on major Italian real estate transactions at Lazard Italy.
Following this appointment, Dea Capital’s advisory board consists of Flavio Valeri (chairman), Dario Frigerio (former director of DeA Capital SpA) and Gianluca Muzzi.
Paolo Ceretti, CEO of the DeA Capital Group, said: ‘I have known and esteemed Gianluca for a long time, I am particularly happy that he has accepted to join our team, to bring a sure added value to the activities of the platform and our investors.’
The appointment is the latest addition to Dea Capital’s real estate team and follows the hire last month of former Patrizia business development head Wolfgang Speckhahn in Germany.
Speckhahn will head Dea Capital Real Estate Germany focused on the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland). The company will have offices in Munich and Frankfurt, and will focus on fundraising and asset management for third parties with a core-plus, value-add and opportunistic risk profile.
