Rockpoint Expands Presence in the United Arab Emirates
Senior Managing Director Matilde Attolico Relocates to Abu Dhabi, Strengthening Investor Relations Capabilities in the Middle East
BOSTON, February 13, 2025 – Rockpoint, a Boston-based real estate private equity firm, today announced that the firm has expanded its operations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with Matilde Attolico, Senior Managing Director at Rockpoint, relocating to Abu Dhabi to support the firm’s continued growth and investor relations efforts in the Middle East region.
“We deeply value our investor relationships in the UAE and across the region,” said Bill Walton, Managing Member and Co-Founder at Rockpoint. “With Matilde now living full time in Abu Dhabi, we can build on our strong existing partnerships in the Middle East and more efficiently serve our investors across Asia and in Europe.”
Ms. Attolico joined Rockpoint in 2021 and leads the firm’s international capital raising activities.
“We are first and foremost local investors in the U.S. real estate market, and we similarly value being close to our investors around the world,” said Ms. Attolico. “Having an on-the-ground presence in the UAE allows Rockpoint to better support our global, diversified investor base and clients around the world.”
About Rockpoint
Rockpoint is a real estate private equity firm that employs a fundamental value approach to investing, targeting select product types and markets throughout the United States. The firm applies a consistent and disciplined investment approach across its investment programs, which span distinct return profiles. Rockpoint continually assesses market opportunities and evaluates potential investments relative to intrinsic value, replacement cost, and cash flow, and targets investments that Rockpoint believes are inefficiently priced or misunderstood by the broader market. Rockpoint proactively pursues opportunities that exhibit strong value potential that can be realized through impactful asset management. Since 1994, the firm’s co-founders with others have sponsored 19 investment vehicles and related co-investment vehicles through Rockpoint and a predecessor firm and have invested or committed to invest in 503 transactions with a total peak capitalization of approximately $80 billion. To learn more, visit www.rockpoint.com.
Contact
Sarah Salky / Erik Carlson
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
(212) 355-4449
rockpoint-jf@joelefrank.com