Alain Taravella
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Alain Taravella

France 78 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Real estate development
Industry
Real Estate
Residence
Paris

Assets

  • Altarea (Cogedim)
    10,081,000 shares @ -
    -
    ALTA-FR

Biography

Alain Taravella is chairman and CEO of Altarea Cogedim, France's third-largest real estate development firm.

Headquartered in Paris, the firm also operates in Spain and Italy and boasts a shopping center portfolio and revenue of about $3 billion.

Taravella co-founded the firm as Altarea SA in 1994 and retains 45% ownership of the group.

Taravella took the firm public in 2004 and three years later acquired Cogedim to form Altarea Cogedim Group.