Manuel De Zarraga

Biografía: Mr. de Zárraga is an Executive Managing Director and member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He also serves as co-head of firm’s National Investment Advisory Platform. Mr. de Zárraga has more than 27 years of experience in real estate investment banking and specializes in the execution and expansion of the firm’s capital markets platform through the representation of institutional and major private owners of institutional-grade commercial real estate properties. He is an active member of the Global Capital Team with a special focus on the Latin American markets. Since joining HFF, Mr. de Zárraga has been involved in more than $18 billion of capital markets transaction volume. Prior to joining HFF in 2002, Mr. de Zárraga was a Principal and Managing Director at Sonnenblick-Goldman Company for 14 years and served on the firm’s operating committee. During his tenure, he was involved in real estate capital transactions involving all major property types. Mr. de Zárraga also served as the U.S. investment advisor to Grupo Multiplan, Brazil’s dominant regional mall developer and previously serves as the privatization advisor to the government of Puerto Rico for the sale of government-owned hotels. Prior to Sonnenblick-Goldman, Mr. de Zárraga was Vice President of Trade Finance Corporation where he worked in the development of a mortgage-based securitization program in conjunction with Salomon Brothers. Mr. de Zárraga serves as Chairman for Board of Directors of Habitat for Humanity and Vice Chairman of the Urban Mixed-Use Council of the Urban Land Institute. He also served on the Property Insurance Reform Committee for the State of Florida.