Aref H. Lahham
InvestorManaging Director & Founding Partner at Orion Capital Managers · Partner at LightBay Capital
London
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About
Co-founder of Orion who acts as its CEO and CIO, setting strategy and leading acquisition and investment activities. He has around 29 years of real estate investment and development experience, previously helping build LaSalle's European operations, and holds engineering degrees from Purdue and Cornell plus an INSEAD MBA.
Experience
- Orion Capital ManagersFounding Managing Directorcurrent1999 — present
- LaSalle Investment ManagementManaging Director1992 — 1999Paris, France
Skills & more
Private Equity32Corporate Finance7Due Diligence17Financial Modeling5Financial Structuring6Investments23MergersReal Estate7Real Estate Development4Real Estate Economics11Real Estate Private Equity2Valuation13
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Colleagues at Orion Capital Managers
Bruce Bossom
Founding Partner at Orion Capital Managers
Chris Fritz
Partner at Orion Capital Managers
Corrado Trabacchi
Partner & Managing Director for Investments at Orion Capital Managers
Devin Potts
Principal, Investment Research at Saw Mill
Gauthier Renaud
Partner at Orion Capital Managers
Rami Badr
Managing Director & Partner at Orion Capital Managers
Tiffany Yang
ESG Associate at Cube Infrastructure Managers
Van Stults
Founding Partner at Orion Capital Managers
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aref H. Lahham?
- Co-founder of Orion who acts as its CEO and CIO, setting strategy and leading acquisition and investment activities. He has around 29 years of real estate investment and development experience, previously helping build LaSalle's European operations, and holds engineering degrees from Purdue and Cornell plus an INSEAD MBA.
- Where does Aref H. Lahham work?
- Aref H. Lahham is Managing Director & Founding Partner at Orion Capital Managers.
- Where did Aref H. Lahham go to school?
- Aref H. Lahham studied at INSEAD (M.B.A.); Cornell University (M.Eng, Civil Engineering); Purdue University (B.Sc., Civil Engineering).
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Shared employers
Also worked at LaSalle Investment Management15
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