General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> August 22, 2011
Victor Bucchere, Managing Director and Head of U.S. MAG Acquisitions for CB Richard Ellis Investors, is responsible for all aspects of investment acquisitions in North America, including sourcing, underwriting, negotiating, due diligence, investment committee presentation and closing of investment transactions. Mr. Bucchere has been the Senior Acquisition Officer for more than $8.0 billion of industrial, residential, office and retail investments, and he is the Regional Manager of CB Richard Ellis Investors' Boston office. In prior positions during 24 years with CBRE Investors, he has been the Lead Acquisition Officer for approximately $4.0 billion of joint venture development transactions for industrial and office properties throughout the United States and has led the negotiations of several joint relationships with major national development partners. In addition to his acquisitions responsibilities, Mr. Bucchere has served in various asset and portfolio management roles during his 24-year career with CBRE Investors. As a Portfolio Manager, he oversaw and provided strategic direction for one of the firm's largest separate account relationships. Prior to joining CBRE Investors, Mr. Bucchere was Manager of Benefit Plan Investments for the J.C. Penney Company, Inc., and he was responsible for the investment of over $1.7 billion in defined benefit, contribution and health plans. Mr. Bucchere received a B.B.A. in accounting from Pace University in New York City. He was a Founding Member of the The U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's ERISA Committee on Mortgages, was a Charter Member of NAIOP's Industrial Development Forum and is certified as an Environmental Risk Auditor by NAERA. Profile
TWST: Please tell us about CB Richard Ellis Investors and the services and products you provide.
Mr. Bucchere: CBRE Investors is a wholly owned but separately operated subsidiary of the CBRE Group,
