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Alessio Lucentini
MD, Head of RE Italy
EQT Partners
Amar Merani
Managing Director & CEO
Xander Finance
Anas Halabi
Head of Real Estate
3S Capital Investments
Audrey Klein
Head of Fundraising
Kennedy Wilson
Balaji Rao
Managing Partner
Axis AMC
Brandon Hollihan
Founding Partner
Castleforge Partners
Brian Finerty
Chief Investment Officer
Equity International
Chris Zlatarev
Principal
H.I.G Capital
Christian Zilly
Managing Partner
Waterway Investments
Dev Santani
Managing Director - Special Investments
Brookfield Asset Management
Diego Fonseca
Managing Partner
Jive Investments
Federico Bianchi
MD & Head of Asset Management for Europe
Starwood Capital Group
Guillaume Turcas
Managing Partner
Faro Capital Partners
Iñaki Parroquin
Co Founder
Tree Investments
Ivo Kolev
Partner
Apollo Global Management
James Piper
Partner
TPG
Jonathan Epstein
Managing Partner
GreenOak Real Estate
Jorge Margain
Managing Director - Mexico
Ivanhoé Cambridge
Joseph De Leo
Senior Partner
Benson Elliot
Joshua Pristaw
Senior Managing Director
GTIS Partners
Kaushik Desai
Executive Director
Walton Street India
Kevin Cooper
Co-Head ICG Real Estate
ICG
Marcelo Vainstein
CIO
Brookfield Property Group
Max Lima
CEO
HSI
Peter Plaut
Executive Director
Wimmer Family Office
Philip Fitzgerald
CEO
7 Bridges Latin America
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Alessio
Alessio Lucentini
MD, Head of RE ItalyEQT Partners
Italy
Alessio Lucentini joined EQT Partners in September 2019. Prior to joining EQT Partners, Alessio was Country Team Head and Managing Director of AXA Real Estate Investment Managers in Italy. Alessio was responsible for managing the Italian office and investments in the Italian market, increasing the portfolio and covering all asset classes, Prior to that Alessio held asset management and financial analyst positions at AIG/Lincoln and American JV, developing multi-classes real-estate projects. Alessio started his real estate career at Cushman & Wakefield in the valuation team, analysing single assets and portfolios in all Italian territory. Alessio holds a B.Sc in Economics from the University “La Sapienza” of Rome, Italy.

Amar
Amar Merani
Managing Director & CEOXander Finance
India
Since mid-2012, Amar has led Xander’s credit platform to a position where it has emerged as one of the few survivors in the high yield secured credit space in India. He brings with him over 25 years of investment banking, credit and consulting experience and has led several marquee M&A/PE transactions, IPOs and follow on equity offerings, as well as Project & Structured Finance transactions. From 2007 to early 2012, Amar headed the RE vertical of Kotak Investment Banking which raised over US$1.5 BB of equity for leading RE developers. He also led corporate restructuring and advisory assignments for leading RE and infrastructure groups. Earlier, Amar had worked for Lazard (Investment Banking), IL&FS (Project Finance) and PwC (Consulting).

Anas
Anas Halabi
Head of Real Estate3S Capital Investments
UAE
Anas heads the global real estate strategy at 3SC. His mandate includes global Core+, value-add and opportunistic, equity and debt investments across various asset classes. Prior to joining 3SC, Anas’s held various senior roles within PERE. He started his career with Dubai Islamic Bank’s principal investment team, joined SHUAA Capital to co-manage the first MENA Hospitality Fund and founded Prediam Partners, a development management practice, focused on international hotel developments. Anas graduated with an MBA from Oxford University’s Saïd Business School, and BSc in Economics from the University of Maastricht, Netherlands and the Faculty of Economics & Business Administration in Vienna, Austria.

Audrey
Audrey Klein
Head of FundraisingKennedy Wilson
United Kingdom
Audrey Klein is the Head of Fundraising for Kennedy Wilson Europe. Prior to this she held Head of Fundraising roles at several firms but is best known for starting the European business out of London for the Park Hill Real Estate Group, a Division of Blackstone, which she ran for 9 yrs. Prior to joining Park Hill, she ran her own business for 5 yrs marketing alternative asset funds across all asset classes including private equity, real estate and hedge funds to European investors comprised of pension funds, banks, family offices and high net worth individuals. She is a graduate of Northwestern University's Kellogg School of business where she received an MBA, and is also a graduate of Emory University with a degree in Economics.

Balaji
Balaji Rao
Managing PartnerAxis AMC
India
Balaji Rao is a seasoned and highly respected professional in the Indian real estate industry. He has recently joined Axis AMC to head their real estate AIF vertical. Balaji has undertaken various functional roles and assumed leadership in business development, acquisitions, project execution, funding (both equity and debt) and divestments. Over his career spanning nearly 3 decades, Balaji has worked with several marquee real estate investors including, Sun Apollo, Starwood Capital, TCG Real Estate amongst others.Balaji is a rank- holding Chartered Accountant and holds an MBA from IIM-Calcutta.He is also a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Brandon
Brandon Hollihan
Founding PartnerCastleforge Partners
United Kingdom
Brandon co-founded Castleforge Partners (formerly Mercer Real Estate Partners) in July 2010. Prior to founding Castleforge, Brandon worked for Westbrook Partners and Morgan Stanley Real Estate. Brandon has been involved in transacting over £1.5b of Real Estate asset value across the U.S. and Western Europe and has experience as both an advisor and an investor across a diverse range of investment types and asset classes. Castleforge Partners manages discretionary funds on behalf of a range of institutional investors and can invest across asset classes. It focuses thematically on select opportunity sets and seeks to generate high cash flow using operations.

Brian
Brian Finerty
Chief Investment OfficerEquity International
USA
As Chief Investment Officer, Brian Finerty leads Equity International’s Investments group, overseeing all investment activity and portfolio company management. Drawing from a deep network of relationships and experience in global markets, Brian is responsible for setting investment strategy and guiding the team in originating and executing deals. Brian is also a member of EI’s Management Committee and Investment Committee. Brian is a director of five EI portfolio companies: GuardeAqui, SAMHI, Decameron Hotel & Resorts, Estapar Estacionamentos, and ARG Realty. Brian earned an MBA in analytic finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BBA from the University of Michigan.

Chris
Chris Zlatarev
PrincipalH.I.G Capital
United Kingdom
Chris is responsible for investing and monitoring real estate investments across Europe. He has over ten years of principal investing experience across value added, opportunistic and distressed real estate strategies and has completed transactions for HIG in both direct acquisitions and non-performing loans across multiple real estate sectors and geographies. Previously, Chris was a Partner at Kildare Partners and also held investment roles at Varde Partners and AIG Global Real Estate. Chris holds an MBA from INSEAD and a BSc in Finance from Drexel University.

Christian
Christian Zilly
Managing PartnerWaterway Investments
Germany
Christian is a founding partner of Waterway Investments, manages the Frankfurt office and is responsible for all aspects of the transaction process on behalf of Waterway’s international client base. Prior to co-founding Waterway, Christian has worked for various American opportunity funds as well as German open-ended fund vehicles. He received a Master ´s in Economics from Freie Universität Berlin/Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil and a Master´s in Real Estate Economics from European Business School (ebs), Germany. Christian is fluent in German, English, French and Portuguese.

Dev
Dev Santani
Managing Director - Special InvestmentsBrookfield Asset Management
India
Mr Dev Santani is a Senior Vice President with Brookfield Asset Management and heads the special opportunities and private credit business for Brookfield in the region. Dev is responsible for managing private equity and structured financing transactions across the international and domestic fund platform including residential real estate and also heads the third party fund “India Real Estate Opportunity Partners” (IREOP) in India. Mr Santani is responsible for overseeing several of the firm’s investments in India and managing the Joint venture partner relationships in the region. He has been a part of the Brookfield India team since January 2014.

Diego
Diego Fonseca
Managing PartnerJive Investments
Brazil
Managing Partner, responsible for Real Estate, Investor Relations, Finance & Operations areas, he joined Jive after 11 yrs of experience at Credit Suisse Hedging-Griffo (CSHG). As a MD, his last responsibility at CSHG was COO and Head of Products for the Private Bank. Prior to CSHG, he worked in the Corporate & Investment Bank division of ABN AMRO Bank in Brazil for 5 yrs actively participating in several Structured Loans, M&A, portfolio assignments and capital market deals. Previously, he worked at Rio Bravo Investimentos as a structured finance analyst. He holds a BA in Business Administration from FGV-EAESP, BA of Law from (USP), MBA in Banking from Fundação Dom Cabral and a postgraduate degree in Tax Law from FGV-EDESP.

Federico
Federico Bianchi
MD & Head of Asset Management for EuropeStarwood Capital Group
United Kingdom
Federico Bianchi is a Managing Director & Head of Asset Management at Starwood Capital Europe, based in London and responsible for the management of the European assets. Prior to joining Starwood, Federico was a Principal, Asset Management at GreenOak Real Estate (London), where he worked for 4 years with a specific focus on Spain and Italy. Previously, Federico was Italian Country Manager and a Member of the European Board of ISG; at that time he also joined the Executive Committee of ULI in Italy. Prior to that, he served as a Director of Asset Management at Condotte Real Estate and a Director at Tishman Speyer Properties, where he was overseeing deals and projects for a combined value of more than € 1.5 Bn.

Guillaume
Guillaume Turcas
Managing PartnerFaro Capital Partners
France
Guillaume has a 15-year experience in the real estate industry and is Managing Partner at FARO CAPITAL PARTNERS, a boutique real estate investment and asset management company. He held senior positions at AEW and CBRE Global Investors from 2006 to 2017. Fellow member of the RICS, Guillaume holds a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from ESTP School and a Master’s Degree in Finance and Real Estate from Paris Dauphine University – where he is also a teacher.

Iñaki
Iñaki Parroquin
Co FounderTree Investments
Mexico
Iñaki Parroquin is CEO and co-founder of Tree Investments. Among its main functions is establishing investment objectives within the company, as well as leading its team towards the fulfillment of said objectives. Before founding Tree Investments, Iñaki worked at CEMEX México as a member of the analysis and structuring team for real estate and infrastructure projects. Iñaki has a bachelor's degree in business administration from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.

Ivo
Ivo Kolev
PartnerApollo Global Management
United Kingdom
Mr. Kolev is a Partner at Apollo. Since joining the firm in 2012, he has been responsible for distressed debt and equity investments in real estate and asset heavy operating companies and has led the team’s investments in leisure and hospitality in Europe. Previously, Mr. Kolev worked on executing special situations investments for Lone Star Funds including acquisitions of distressed real estate and corporate loans and assets across Europe. Prior to that, he held investment roles at State Street and Merrill Lynch in the US and Europe. Mr. Kolev holds double BA degree in Economics and Mathematics from St. Lawrence University in New York and is a CFA charterholder.

James
James Piper
PartnerTPG
United Kingdom
Mr. Piper is a Partner based in London and a member of TPG Real Estate’s Investment Committee. Prior to joining TPG, he was a Partner in the Real Estate Group at Ares Management, where he spent 12 years, before which he was a member of the European Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Credit Suisse. He received a Masters degree in Physics from the University of Cambridge, where he graduated with First Class Honours. Mr. Piper serves on the board of Arlington Business Parks, a UK-based owner and manager of high quality office parks. He is also a trustee of the Royal Trinity Hospice, a charity providing care and support for those with life-limiting conditions in London.

Jonathan
Jonathan Epstein
Managing PartnerGreenOak Real Estate
USA
Jonathan Epstein is a Managing Partner at BentallGreenOak responsible for the firm’s Investing activities in the Western US and all Core Plus investing initiatives in the United States.
Prior to the merger of Bentall Kennedy and GreenOak Real Estate in 2019, Jonathan led GreenOak’s investment efforts in the western United States and was responsible for the firm’s investment strategy, sourcing, structuring, and asset management for the western region.

Jorge
Jorge Margain
Managing Director - MexicoIvanhoé Cambridge
Mexico
Jorge has extensive experience in the real estate industry and more specifically in the management of real estate funds in Mexico. Prior to joining Ivanhoé Cambridge, he worked for PGIM Real Estate (Prudential), a real estate private equity firm where he was Head of Transactions for Mexico. Before that, Jorge was a Senior Director at Tishman Speyer and also worked for real estate development and investment firms Tresalia Capital, Apollo Real Estate and AMB Property Corporation (now Prologis). Jorge holds an MBA from Wharton School of Business and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico (ITAM). He speaks fluent English and Spanish.

Joseph
Joseph De Leo
Senior PartnerBenson Elliot
United Kingdom
Joseph has over 20 years’ experience in the real estate industry across Europe and North America. Joseph joined Benson Elliot in 2008 and co-heads all investment and asset management activity. Before joining Benson Elliot, he was a Managing Director at Fortress Investment Group in Frankfurt, Germany where he built and managed a team of 40 real estate professionals with investments of €5.5bn, and led c. €700m of exits and re-financings. Prior to joining Fortress, Joseph was a Vice President at Oxford Properties Group in Toronto, Canada and worked at Borealis Capital Corp, where he managed a C$3.8bn retail investment business.

Joshua
Joshua Pristaw
Senior Managing DirectorGTIS Partners
USA
Josh Pristaw is a co-founder and Senior Managing Director of GTIS, and a member of the General Partner’s Investment Committee. Mr. Pristaw’s primary responsibilities include overseeing the global capital markets group and running the firm’s Brazil business including acquisitions, asset management and portfolio management. Mr. Pristaw’s experience in the real estate industry began in 1997. Prior to joining GTIS, Mr. Pristaw was a Principal and Co-Head of Acquisitions for Coventry Real Estate Advisors, a real estate private equity firm focused on US retail real estate including ground up development of shopping centers, mall redevelopment and the repositioning of surplus real estate from failed retailers.

Kaushik
Kaushik Desai
Executive DirectorWalton Street India
India
Kaushik Desai is currently Executive Director of Walton Street India. He is responsible for strategic initiatives of the group and managing key relationship with investors, funds and intermediaries.He is responsible for the Corporate Debt strategy in India. He brings in substantial experience in transaction structuring and helps to evaluate new investment opportunities. Prior to joining Walton Street, he was with Deutsche Bank, Edelweiss Capital and Dawnay Day AV Group. Kaushik is a Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary and holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from University of Mumbai.

Kevin
Kevin Cooper
Co-Head ICG Real EstateICG
United Kingdom
Kevin is the Co-Head of ICG Real Estate having joined Intermediate Capital Group plc in 2011. He is a Member of ICG Real Estate’s Investment and Asset Management Committees and ICG plc’s Management Committee. Kevin co-founded Longbow Real Estate Capital, a real estate private capital business, which was acquired by ICG in 2011. Prior to co-founding Longbow, Kevin was a Managing Director, and lead the market entry and expansion of GMAC within the U.K. Kevin spent his early career, from 1987-1996, in corporate banking, credit, and workout roles at Barclays Bank plc. Kevin was born in 1969, has a Masters’ degree in Business Administration from Cranfield School of Management, and is a Chartered Banker (ACIB). mezzanine and whole loans to th

Marcelo
Marcelo Vainstein
CIOBrookfield Property Group
Brazil
Marcelo Vainstein has worked for over 20 years as director of important institutions. He was head of Real Estate at Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan. He was responsible for several equity and debt issues in the capital markets, structuring M&A transactions and providing strategic advice to domestic and foreign investors with emphasis on the real estate sector. In 1995, he was elected the best equity analyst in Latin America by Institutional Investor magazine.

Max
Max Lima
CEOHSI
Brazil
Mr. Lima is CEO/CIO and a Board Member at Hemisfério Sul Investimentos. In 2003, Mr. Lima cofounded the real estate division at GP Investimentos, where he served as head of acquisitions. Prior to this, Mr. Lima had joined Rio Bravo’s real estate finance group in 2000, where he was responsible for structuring securities, including some of the first in the then-incipient Brazilian market. Over his career, Mr. Lima has invested over USD 2.0 billion of equity in 44 real estate transactions. Mr. Lima graduated from the University of Chicago in 1996 with a B.A. in Economics.

Peter
Peter Plaut
Executive DirectorWimmer Family Office
United Kingdom
Peter Plaut is consistently recognized as a leader in the industry. Among his many achievements and awards, he was ranked as one of the Top 20 Rising Stars of Hedge Funds during the 2008 global financial crisis. More recently, since the Covid-19 Pandemic locked down the global economy, Plaut has signed over $5 billion of Engagements and/or Term Sheets across various real estate assets classes including residential, mixed use, office, and hospitality. This is a recognition of his ability to manage through crisis and create positive investment opportunities in all environments.

Philip
Philip Fitzgerald
CEO7 Bridges Latin America
USA
Mr. Fitzgerald established 7 Bridges Capital Partners after his departure from Jamestown Latin America, which he founded in February 2013. Prior to his position as the CEO of Jamestown Latin America, Mr. Fitzgerald was a partner with Paladin Realty Partners, where he served as managing director of emerging markets. In that role, Mr. Fitzgerald successfully led and managed investments centered on an extensive portfolio of more than 120 real estate assets located in seven Latin American countries. Prior to joining Paladin, Mr. Fitzgerald was a founding partner of the real estate investment firm Griffin Capital.
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