Lorenzo Massa

Biographie: Curious, passionate and multi-disciplined are the words which describe me the best and the characteristics that I bring to all I do. I studied Classical Studies in high school, graduated with Architecture and Engineering (1st) at Politecnico of Milan University, and have started my professional career with a focus on real estate investment. I joined the Italian branch of the global real estate investment manager PIMCO Prime (formerly Allianz Real Estate) in 2018. As part of a small and passionate team, who were hungry to grow the platform, I had the chance to join the conversation about how we grow our portfolio, the importance of diversification into different asset classes and the responsibility that large real estate owners have to transition their portfolios to net zero. My first role was within the Portfolio Team, where I learned about structuring our captive client’s portfolio and reporting across the complex criteria of a European insurer. Sitting within a team of less than 20 colleagues, I was also given the opportunity to work on Asset Management projects within creative group that focused on redeveloping historic buildings into sustainably focused assets that suited the communities around them. I then moved to the Acquisitions team with a focus on Italy and Iberia. Being part of a truly global business, I was able to move to Paris in 2021, becoming part of the French based Transaction team and widening my geographic exposure to France and Benelux. When the markets started to slow, I was offered the opportunity to spend half of my time in the fasted growing part of our business – the development of products for third party investors. As such, I currently divide my time between the Paris focused Transaction team and the London based Client Solutions team where I am responsible for the CREL products that are offered to clients across Europe and Asia.