PHOENIX, AZ, May 4, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- RRA Capital, a direct lender focused on middle market commercial real estate bridge lending, today announced the appointment of Cesar Villaveces as Managing Director, Head of Asset Management. Villaveces joins RRA from PIMCO, where he spent more than 15 years across the firm’s public and private real estate businesses.
RRA Capital originates and manages short-term bridge loans secured by transitional commercial real estate assets across the U.S. Villaveces will report to Ted Van Brunt, Chief Investment Officer, and work closely with the firm’s investment team to support underwriting, portfolio construction, and asset-level execution. He joins RRA at a time of renewed activity in commercial real estate credit markets, as bridge lending and structured credit strategies continue to gain momentum.
Villaveces brings over 20 years of institutional credit experience and hands-on asset management expertise across debt and equity investments, including structured credit, CMBS, and CRE CLOs. He has extensive experience underwriting and managing portfolios across multiple property types and geographies. At PIMCO, he played a key role in originating and managing complex real estate credit investments across the U.S. and Latin America and overseeing those portfolios through multiple market cycles.
Earlier in his career, Villaveces held roles at Tricadia Capital, Citigroup Global Markets, and Sterling Equities, where he developed expertise in CMBS credit analysis, loan origination, and real estate acquisitions. He holds an MBA in Finance and Real Estate and an MS in Civil Engineering from Columbia University, as well as a BS in Civil Engineering from Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia.
“Cesar’s experience managing institutional real estate credit portfolios at scale will be a meaningful addition to our platform as we continue to grow,” said Marc Grayson, President and Co-Founder at RRA Capital. “His background across structured credit and asset management positions him well to enhance our portfolio oversight and support our borrowers through a range of market conditions.”