LFPI Italia REIM relies on a concise and selected team to benefit from a fast decision-making process and a deep local knowledge of the real estate market.
Support activities are outsourced thanks to an extensive advisors network while cooperation with LFPI's group professionals generates profitable synergies among the business units which improve the overall performance of the investment and asset management activities.
Stefano Keller
Managing Director
Stefano graduated in Economics & Financial Markets (CLEFIN) at Bocconi University, Milan (Italy). He served as an Asset Manager at T&S - Asset Management Company of Merrill Lynch/Colony Capital - and GE Real Estate between 2002 and 2007. At that date, he joined Generali Immobiliare Italia as Chief Investment Officer and then was nominated also Key Account Manager of the Group. At the end of 2010, he joined LFPI Italia Reim as Managing Director.
Claudia Surace
Head of Asset Management
Graduated in Business Administration from LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome (Italy), she holds also a Master’s degree in Accounting, Financial Management and Control from Bocconi University, Milan (Italy) where she has done an internship at SDA Bocconi (Real estate finance executive course). In 2009, she started her career at BNP Paribas REIM in the Italian Corporate Development department, followed by an overseas experience in the French Investment / Divestment team in Paris. From 2011, she worked for the Business Development team of Prelios SGR while in 2014 she was appointed Asset Manager for a fund reserved for qualified investors. In 2016, Claudia joined LFPI Italia Reim as Investment & Asset Manager and since 2019 she has the position of Head of Asset Management.
Cristina Albert
Office Manager
Graduated in Economics at the University of Turin (Italy), Cristina has worked in marketing, communication and sales for international groups, consulting companies and start-ups. Since 2019, she is Executive Assistant and Office Manager at LFPI Italia Reim.
Matteo Ibatici
Asset Manager
Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Building Construction and Master’s degree in Management of the Built Environment at Politecnico di Milano (Italy). In 2013 he started his career working for Regione Lombardia at D.G. Territorio e Protezione Civile – U.O. Department of Programmazione Territoriale e Paesistica. From 2014 he held the position of Property Manager at CBRE, focusing on office portfolios. Matteo joined LFPI at Italia Reim as Asset Manager in September 2018.
Angela Schiavone
Asset Manager
Graduated in Law at the University of Milan (Italy), she also holds a Master in "Business Law" from Il Sole 24ore Business School. After a brief experience as legal generalist in a Milan law firm, in 2016 she joined the Carrefour Group as In-house counsel, beginning her career in real estate. Later, she spent few months as Property Manager at the Fondazione Patrimonio Ca' Granda, before joining the LFPI Italia Reim team in 2019 as Asset Manager.
Manfredi Cesarini Sforza
Investment Analyst
Graduated in International Business and Management from Hult Business School in London, and later started in 2023 an M.Sc. in Global Real Assets at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, which he completed in 2024. Between his undergraduate and postgraduate studies, he interned at Lionchase North America, a private equity fund based in Washington, DC, where he worked on value-add residential real estate investments, focusing on underwriting and asset management analysis. In 2024, he interned at Tulou in Milan, a start-up co-living operator, supporting the Real Estate Acquisitions team with market research and analysis of value-add opportunities in student housing and mixed-use assets. From December 2024 to October 2025, he interned at LFPI Italia Reim, contributing to the evaluation of investment opportunities across multiple asset classes in Italy. Since mid - October 2025, he has been employed as an Investment Analyst at LFPI Italia Reim, where he continues to support deal sourcing, due diligence, and investment committee activities.
Federico Vilmercati
Investment Director
Federico holds a BSc in Business & Management and an MSc in Corporate Finance (110/110 cum laude) from LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome and completed an Erasmus exchange programme at BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo. He began his professional career at Cassa Depositi e Prestiti as an Analyst in the Loan Origination – Financial Institutions Group, before joining COIMA SGR in 2022, where he held the role of Associate, Investment Management until 2026, focusing on the origination and execution of real estate transactions across Office, Logistics and Hospitality. Since July 2026, he has been Investment Director at LFPI Italia Reim.
Luigi Panza
Asset Manager
Graduated in Territorial, Urban and Environmental Planning (PTUA) from the Politecnico di Milano, Department of Architecture, completing the degree in September 2009. In 2005, he began his professional career as a Project Manager within the Due Diligence and Technical Services Department of REAG S.p.A., part of the American Appraisal Group. In 2010, as Manager and Project Developer, he established the North-Eastern Italy (Triveneto) branch of REAG Tekna S.r.l., part of the American Appraisal Group, a position he held until 2011. In 2011, he joined BNP Paribas Real Estate Property Management as a Senior Project Manager in the Due Diligence, Property and Asset Management Division. In 2018, he was appointed Head of Due Diligence Italy. In May 2026, he joined LFPI Italia REIM as part of the Asset Management Team, also taking on the role of ESG Manager.