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Joao has over ten years of real estate experience both in Europe and in the US, spanning from acquisitions through disposition. Joao began his career as a Civil Engineer in Portugal and has since planned and managed several large and complex development, construction and asset management projects, leading several cross-functional teams and subcontractors and serving as client and government liaison in the process.

At ATCO, Joao is responsible for sourcing and closing new transactions for ATCO’s national commercial real estate portfolio, focusing on value-add retail, office and mixed-use properties in New York City and downtowns in other US secondary markets.

Prior to joining ATCO, Joao served as Head of Acquisitions and Business Development at TRX Investments in Miami, where he led all aspects of the acquisition process for the firm, including sourcing, due diligence, financial analysis, structuring, capital markets, and budgeting.

Previously, Joao worked as an Acquisitions Associate at ARC Capital Partners in Los Angeles.

Joao has an MBA in Finance and Real Estate from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, and a Licenciatura (M.S. equivalent) in Civil Engineering from Instítuto Superior Técnico in Lisbon, Portugal.