Leaders in sustainable Sale-Leaseback, Build to Suit, Net Lease and Spec Development transactions

Leadership

Arvi A. I. Luoma

Arvi A. I. Luoma

Co-Founder & CEO

Arvi has more than 18 years of real estate investment experience including over €5 billion of Sale-Leaseback, Build to Suit, Net Lease, Speculative Development and Value-Add transactions. He has invested in more than 20 countries and across all major asset classes including industrial & logistics, office, retail, healthcare, life sciences, and hospitality. Prior to founding Blackbrook, Arvi was Head of European Investments at W. P. Carey.

Gordon F. DuGan

Gordon F. DuGan

Co-Founder & Chairman

Prior to founding Blackbrook, Gordon was CEO of Gramercy Property Trust (GPT), a REIT specialising in industrial properties acquired by Blackstone in 2018. As part of GPT, Gordon founded Gramercy Europe, which acquired more than €1 billion of industrial assets. Before that, Gordon was CEO of W. P. Carey where he oversaw its growth to more than $10 billion AuM and established the European business.

Blackbrook Capital is a partnership between its Chairman, CEO and Eldridge

Tony D. Minella
Board Member

Tony is Chairman of Blackbrook’s Board of Directors. He is Co-Founder & President of Eldridge, a holding company with assets in multiple industries including insurance, asset management, technology, mobility, sports & gaming, media & music, real estate and the consumer sector. Previously, Tony was Chief Investment Officer at Security Benefit and prior to that Co-Head of Corporate Credit at Guggenheim where he co-chaired the Investment Committee.

Tony graduated from Bowdoin College with a BA in Economics. He is also a member of the US Olympic & Paralympic Foundation Trustee Council.

Todd J. Gilbert
Board Member

Todd is a Principal at Eldridge, a holding company with assets in multiple industries including insurance, asset management, technology, mobility, sports & gaming, media & music, real estate and the consumer sector. Previously, he was a Managing Director at Guggenheim focused on principal investing, business development and strategic transactions, as well as private equity, corporate credit and special situations investment opportunities.

Todd graduated from the University of Michigan with a BBA.

Lisa Ohlmeyer
Board Member

Lisa is Senior Managing Director at Stonebriar Commercial Finance, a provider of mission-critical financing solutions to a variety of sectors including equipment, rail, aviation and real estate. Previously, Lisa was a Director at Guggenheim in investment management and prior to that she worked in investment banking at Deutsche Bank.

Lisa graduated from Georgetown University with a BSc in Accounting & Finance.