ABOUT US

RIVA Asset Management is a ‘new breed’ of real estate and private equity investment platform efficiently combining an established, regulated environment with highly customized investment strategies for institutional investors and family offices.

Riva was created by a family office to preserve and grow its own wealth. From this mind-set Riva offers like-minded private investors, family offices and institutions the opportunity to invest in distinct real estate and private equity investment strategies either as direct bespoke co-investments or through pooled vehicles.

RIVA is a CSSF regulated SICAV-SIF fund. RIVA ABSOLUTE RETURNS SICAV-SIF is a specialised investment fund (“SIF”) regulated and supervised by the Luxembourg CSSF (Comission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier).  RIVA ABSOLUTE RETURNS SICAV-SIF includes multiple fully segregated sub-funds/compartments each with an independent share class.

WHAT WE DO

Our distinct USP is that – coming from the Principal side – we understand the need for, and aim to offer, maximum flexibility of ownership and control to

like-minded investors.

From high to low direct involvement, from segregated assets to co-investment, RIVA offers highly customized investment opportunities within

a structured and regulated environment.

Through our extensive global network and working experience in real estate and private equity, we are able to identify innovative and attractive opportunities in niche markets worldwide, initially with a focus on Europe.

EMANUELE BONI

FILIPPO BUFFA

Chairman

Associate Director

Emanuele is the Chairman of Riva Asset Management and it is actively involved in its investment activities in Germany, Portugal and Spain. Between 2006 and 2016 Emanuele founded and managed Valore, a German focused real estate fund which acquired, managed and successfully sold approximately €150 million of German real estate, Before founding Valore, between 2001 and 2006, he was a partner at Jargonannt Partners. Jargonnant acquired, redeveloped and sold a residential (and mixed use) portfolio for approximately €300 million in Germany. Prior to Valore he founded internet firm, E-Loft and worked as a lawyer at Simmons and Simmons in London. Emanuele holds degrees in law from Oxford University and in International Economics from Bocconi University in Milan. He speaks fluent Italian, English, French, Spanish and some Portuguese.

Filippo has 7 years’ work experience on real assets strategy consulting, investment, asset management and business development. Having worked in several countries (Italy, Spain, Germany, and the UK), on a diverse portfolio of real assets, Filippo supports the RIVA management on investment opportunities and transactions. Prior to this he contributed to the development of renewable energy investments following Europe’s Green Economy Program and worked as an analyst for Bankinter in Madrid and for Accenture in Milan. Filippo holds a Masters in European business from the ESCP Europe.

OLGA GONIN

VINCENT CORMEAU

Director & Conflicts of Interest Supervisor

Olga is an ex-banker and

co-founder of Amicum Capital AG, a Swiss asset management company. She started her career in Paris, in 2004 as analyst at CNCE/CDC. In 2006, Olga moved to UBS in Zurich, where she spent most of her career, mainly in the corporate finance department and thereafter in wealth management, covering

ultra-high net worth individuals from CIS. Throughout her banking career, Olga executed and oversaw cross border merger and acquisition transactions, across sectors and geographies (execution of M&A transactions in the mid-size segment with companies established in Western and Eastern Europe). Starting in 2014, she moved to the wealth management department of UBS and worked as relationship manager for wealthy Russian and Ukrainian wealthy individuals. Today, besides being managing partner of Amicum Capital, Olga is a co-owner and board member of Riva Asset management, a Luxemburg based real estate and private equity fund. Olga holds an MBA degree in Finance, from University of New Orleans (USA) and MS in Economics and Finance from Universite d’Orleans (France).

SABINE NARVAEZ

RAOUL CHEVIGNARD

Investor Relations

Risk Manager

Sabine focuses on Investor Relations and manages RIVA’s Luxembourg operations. Sabine has developed a significant experience in financial controlling and operational management at Delfin and in investor relations at Mariella Buriani and Ciments Francais in Luxembourg and at Mondadori in Italy. Prior to this Sabine worked at KPMG and at Dow Italy. She holds a degree in Business Administration from Bocconi University.

With an experience in Risk management for over 15 years, Raoul Chevignard is a Luxembourg independent director, CSSF approved since 2017. Aeronautical Engineer, specialized in Finance, Risk Management and Financial Operations. He started his career in Sweden in Reuters as financial consultant with focus on Risk Management modules and reporting. Years later Raoul moved to Luxembourg where he coordinated the Lux SICAV constitution. For the last years he has been director for Constance SICAV: UCITS option strategies and fund of fund sub-funds, Director for Pure Capital SIF (2 sub-funds, fund of hedge-funds) and Conducting Officer in charge of Risk Management for Threestones Capital Management SA (AIFM for RE funds). Raoul is fluent in French, English and Swedish.

Commiting to the sustainable development of our cities environment

Riva is an equal opportunity employer, focused on rewarding talent. Riva’s projects reflect its emphasis on preserving the environment and on the social aspects of real estate development. We are particularly focused on integrated communities and wherever possible we adopt environmentally friendly, sustainable, development solutions beyond the ordinary. We also carefully follow, and try and anticipate, trends that increase the quality of working life, such as co-working and we understand the need for real estate investors to help provide affordable city living in main European cities that increasingly price-out its citizens.

PROXIMITY

& SOCIAL

NETWORKING

ALIGNMENT OF INTEREST

PARTNERSHIP

We are partners, not just managers, and we think and work like principals. RIVA

co-invests both in direct investments through segregated vehicles and pooled vehicles.

RIVA relies on and values its investment partners views, goals and objectives and seeks to build a truly long-term collaborative relationship.

TRANSPARENCY

TRUST

RIVA´s principals have been the trusted real estate investment partners of leading institutions, family office and private investors for over 15 years.