Asset managers

Cian is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Petrichor Real Estate, which acts as Asset Manager to E to Infinity ICAV / Blacklion Real Estate Fund. He has over 20 years’ experience in the commercial property market with broad cross-sector experience in strategic acquisitions, asset management and development.

Cian has a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Property Studies from Atlantic Technological University (Galway Mayo Institute of Technology). He is a member of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (MSCSI) and a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS). He has the unusual distinction of being both a Chartered Commercial Agency Surveyor and a Chartered Planning and Development Surveyor.

Prior to Blacklion, Cian was Head of Office Agency and Development Land at the largest independent Irish Commercial Property Consultant, Bannon. He has advised many State and International clients on their real estate strategies including consultancy on design and development for the 400,000 sq.ft Dublin Airport Central development by daa at Dublin Airport and development and leasing consultancy for the ESB on the 320,000 sq.ft Fitzwilliam 28 office development at Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2.

Cian manages the integration of new real estate markets into the wider Blacklion organisation

Arnaud Vanderbeken established Search 4 Alpha USA LLC. As Managing Director, he oversees the acquisition, financing and disposition of the company’s U.S. real estate assets and manages the daily operations of its local office.

Before Search 4 Alpha USA, Arnaud worked at SL Green Realty Corp. and in the Capital Markets team at Newmark Knight Frank.