Georges Asmar is the President, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of LeadCrest Capital Partners.

Prior to founding LeadCrest in 2019, Mr. Asmar was based in New York City where he set up and implemented the sale-leaseback strategy within global real estate firm Colony Capital (NYSE:CLNY). As the portfolio manager leading the global net lease strategy, Mr. Asmar was responsible for (1) investments, (2) accounting & treasury, (3) tax, (4) property management, (5) asset management and (6) investor relations.

At Colony Capital, he was responsible for originating over US$6.9 billion across 80 separate transactions. From those active prospects, he closed on 8 separate transactions totalling 15% of the original amount or circa US$1.0 billion in asset value and circa US$400 million of equity invested.

Prior to joining Colony Capital in 2013, Mr. Asmar worked at W. P. Carey as a Director. Mr. Asmar also spent 8 years in private equity and investment banking in London (HSBC/JPMorgan), where he was involved in merger & acquisitions (buy and sell-sides), equity capital markets and debt capital markets transactions, mainly in the infrastructure, real estate, renewable energy and telecom sectors.

Mr. Asmar received a Master of Science in Management from EM Lyon Business School (France) and a Master of Business Administration with Honors from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (United States).

Email: jfbost@leadcrestcap.com

Mobile: +33 6 37 09 59 79

Jean-François Bost is a Managing Director, Head of Investments for France and Benelux at LeadCrest Capital Partners. He is responsible for sourcing and executing sale-leaseback and build-to-suit investments with a particular focus on that region.

Prior to joining LeadCrest in 2019, Mr. Bost worked for over 5 years at Oak Investment Management Group in London where he was responsible for executing opportunistic and core equity and debt transactions across various asset classes. During his tenure he closed on numerous equity transactions and related loans, and took part in several lease negotiations.

Prior to that, Mr. Bost worked at Crédit Agricole Indosuez in the private banking team as a Summer Analyst where his primary responsibilities included financial reporting and portfolio analysis.

Mr. Bost received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Business Studies from the University of Warwick (United Kingdom).

Email: jfrenson@leadcrestcap.com

Tel: +352 24 84 91 20

Mobile: +352 691 880 342

Jean-François Renson is Director of Finance at LeadCrest Capital Partners. Mr. Renson is responsible for managing all accounting and finance processes at LeadCrest.

Prior to joining LeadCrest in 2021, Mr. Renson was Senior Manager, Accounting & Tax, at Colony Capital (NYSE:CLNY), a global real estate and investment management firm.

Before joining Colony Capital in 2018, Mr. Renson spent 10 years with PwC in Luxembourg where he was part of the accounting and tax department working with various clients across a diverse range of sectors.

Mr. Renson obtained his qualification as Luxembourg Certified Chartered Accountant in 2013.

Mr. Renson holds a Master of Business Administration from HEC-University of Liège (Belgium) and Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (specializing in taxation) from the Sainte-Marie Institute (Belgium).

Email: atoivakkakelly@leadcrestcap.com

Mobile: +33 6 82 84 50 06

Assi Toivakka Kelly is the Head of Investments for the Nordics at LeadCrest Capital Partners. She is responsible for executing and managing sale-leaseback and built-to-suit investments with a particular focus on that region.

Prior to joining LeadCrest in 2023, Ms. Toivakka Kelly has 8 years of experience working in investment and real estate industries in Europe and Asia Pacific. Her experience includes holding an Investment Manager, VP role in a boutique real estate investment and development business in Finland and before that working as a Senior Investment Analyst at Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) in Melbourne, Australia, with a focus on unlisted real estate investments. Her earlier experience is in consulting in property economics and research team at Urbis (Australia) and capital markets advisory at CBRE Finland.

Ms. Toivakka Kelly holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Aalto University (Finland) and a Master of Commerce in Finance from the University of Queensland (Australia). She is also qualified with the MRICS certification in Property Finance and Investment.

Email: dvidalponte@leadcrestcap.com

Diego Vidal Ponte is a Managing Director, Head of Investments for Southern Europe at LeadCrest Capital Partners. He is responsible for sourcing and executing sale-leaseback and build-to-suit investments with a particular focus on Southern Europe.

Prior to joining LeadCrest in 2022, Mr. Diego Vidal Ponte worked for 7 years as an investment professional at Victoria Capital Partners, one of the leading private equity firms in Latin America, where he analyzed and executed private equity investments between US$45 and US$450 million across multiple countries in Latin America, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. During his tenure, Mr. Vidal Ponte participated in transactions across a variety of sectors, including consumer products and services, building materials, healthcare, financial institutions, O&G, and agribusiness.

Prior to that, Mr. Vidal Ponte worked for 2 years at the corporate development team of Cresud (NASDAQ: CRESY), the largest real estate developer and operator in Argentina. While at Cresud, Mr. Vidal Ponte participated in strategic planning projects and equity investments in the real estate sector.

Mr. Vidal Ponte holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Argentina), the Chartered Financial Analyst®️ designation from the CFA Institute, and a Master of Business Administration with Distinction from INSEAD (France).

Julie Vogt is a Director of Asset Management at LeadCrest Capital Partners, responsible for overseeing value creation, portfolio performance, and the execution of asset strategies across the firm’s European investments.

Prior to joining LeadCrest, Ms. Vogt served as Head of Asset Management Europe at Novaxia Investissement in Paris, where she oversaw a large multi-million European portfolio and led a team responsible for driving performance across several countries. In this role, she shaped portfolio-wide strategies, directed long-term capex planning, supervised valuation processes, negotiated key contracts, and embedded ESG and sustainability principles into all asset management initiatives.

Before Novaxia, Ms. Vogt held senior asset management roles at CORUM Asset Management—overseeing a diversified pan-European portfolio including offices, logistics, hotels, and retail parks—and at Hammerson France, where she managed large-scale shopping centres within a multi-million portfolio. Across these positions, she led value-creation initiatives including leasing and renewal strategies, disposals, redevelopment and capex programmes, and ESG implementation, while coordinating with cross-functional and joint-venture partners.

Ms. Vogt began her career in London within Central London Capital Markets, supporting high-profile transactions through advanced financial modelling, sensitivity analyses, and investment reporting for institutional clients.

Ms. Vogt holds a Master’s degree in Business Law from Paris X University and a Master’s in Business Management from EDHEC Business School.

Email: aghasarossian@leadcrestcap.com

Mobile: +33 6 37 44 05 76

Alexandre Ghasarossian is a Vice President at LeadCrest Capital Partners. He is responsible for originating, underwriting and executing sale-leaseback and build-to-suit investments across Europe.

Prior to joining LeadCrest, Mr. Ghasarossian spent over six years at Rothschild & Co in Paris as an M&A Associate in the Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) team, where he advised corporates and financial sponsors on public and private acquisitions, disposals, carve-outs and IPOs. He worked on high-profile transactions involving prominent private equity investors and publicly listed groups, covering sectors such as business services, digital infrastructure, software, semiconductor and education.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Ghasarossian founded and successfully sold a software business focused on online strategies for insurers, and has also been an early-stage investor in innovative startups in the insurance and real estate sectors.

Mr. Ghasarossian holds a Master of Science in Finance from ESSEC Business School and a Bachelor’s degree in Corporate Finance from Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers. He is fluent in French and English.

Email: eromanska@leadcrestcap.com

Mobile: +33 6 42 20 11 05

Ewa Romanska is the Director of Marketing and ESG at LeadCrest Capital Partners, where she oversees the firm’s marketing, PR, and communications, strengthening its position as Europe’s leading sale-leaseback investment specialist. She is also responsible for developing and implementing LeadCrest’s ESG strategy, ensuring compliance, reporting, and alignment with global sustainability frameworks.

With over 15 years of global marketing leadership, Ms. Romanska has managed and scaled natural brands at Avon (US), L’Oréal, The Body Shop (UK), and Yves Rocher (France). She has been at the forefront of green marketing, sustainable supply chain management, and responsible brand positioning, successfully integrating ESG principles into brand strategies.

Ms. Romanska also brings real estate innovation expertise, having founded Virtual Space NYC in 2019, where she revolutionized property marketing with virtual reality solutions for brokerage and retail. She furthermore confirmed her passion for entrepreneurship having founded a second startup, Bionée adhering to a global sustainability framework in the cosmetics industry Ecocert.

Ms. Romanska holds a Master’s in Marketing Management from ESSEC Business School and has deepened her expertise in AI and big data through Wharton Online’s AI for Business program.

Passionate about sustainability, innovation, and responsible investing, Ms. Romanska continues to drive impactful change across industries while contributing to philanthropic initiatives that support a more inclusive and sustainable future.

Email: sshekhar@leadcrestcap.com

Tel:+33 1 53 76 01 11

Mobile: +33 7 52 70 62 55

Shashank Shekhar is an Analyst at LeadCrest Capital Partners. He is responsible for supporting the investment team in various origination and execution efforts within the sale-leaseback and build-to-suit investments with a pan-European focus.
Mr. Shekhar joined LeadCrest in 2023 after interning at the firm in 2022. Prior to this, Mr. Shekhar pursued internships at firms such as Crown Holdings and Melanion Capital. He has also worked for over 1.5 years in India at Lloyds Banking Group’s Big Data Strategy department.
Mr. Shekhar holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering specializing in Computer Science from the G.G.S. Indraprastha University (India) and a master’s degree in Management (Grande Ecole) from ESSEC Business School (France).

Email:  gsorrentino@leadcrestcap.com

Mobile: +33 7 52 13 87 92

Giuseppe Sorrentino is an Investment Analyst and part of the investment team at LeadCrest Capital Partners. He is responsible for supporting the investment team in various origination and execution efforts within the sale-leaseback and build-to-suit investments with a particular focus on Southern Europe.

Before joining LeadCrest in May 2024, Mr. Sorrentino served as an Investment and Asset Management Analyst at Nuveen for two years, concentrating on industrial and retail strategies. Nuveen is a global investment leader, managing a diverse range of public and private assets for clients worldwide and on behalf of TIAA, one of the world’s largest institutional investors. Prior to his tenure at Nuveen, Mr. Sorrentino worked at Kryalos SGR, an Italian real estate company and an independent private AIFMD-regulated fund manager, where he served as a Fund Management Analyst.

Mr. Sorrentino holds a Master’s degree in Corporate Finance from Luiss Guido Carli University, where he graduated with honors (110 out of 110 cum laude), and a bachelor. He also holds an ESG Analysis & Investing Certificate from MIP Politecnico di Milano.

Michelle Chua is the Deputy Head of Accounting and Finance at LeadCrest Capital Partners, where she oversees the accounting and finance processes of several LeadCrest funds. She brings over 15 years of experience in real estate fund reporting and financial management, with extensive expertise in Luxembourg-based structures.

Before joining LeadCrest in 2025, Ms. Chua held senior finance role at JP Morgan Asset Management. Throughout her career, she has supported in the growth of the business, managed several real estate funds, led and trained multinational finance teams, driven internal control, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency.  With her technical expertise, she has managed financial reporting under IFRS, US Gaap and Lux Gaap.

Michelle is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Mr. Welch served until 2022 as Managing Director and Head of Healthcare at DigitalBridge (NYSE: DBRG), a global digital infrastructure investment firm with approximately US$69 billion in assets under management, formerly known as Colony Capital (NYSE: CLNY).

During his 20-year career at DigitalBridge/Colony Capital, Mr. Welch held a broad range of investment, financial, and operational leadership roles. As Global Head of Capital Formation, he led teams across the U.S., Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, raising capital for closed-end funds and co-investment vehicles, and overseeing investor relations for these private investment platforms. He contributed to the creation and structuring of an open-end industrial real estate fund that successfully raised more than $1.3 billion of capital.

Prior to joining Colony Capital, Mr. Welch was a Vice President in Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking Division, within the Mergers & Strategic Advisory and Consumer/Retail groups.

Mr. Welch has served, and continues to serve, on the Boards of Directors of several publicly traded and privately held companies across the healthcare, technology, and retail sectors.

Mr. Welch received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Southern California in 1992, and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in 2000.

Mr. Sanders was up until 2023 Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of DigitalBridge (NYSE:DBRG), a global digital in-frastructure investment firm with approximately US$69 billion of Assets Under Management, formerly known as Colony Capital (NYSE:CLNY).

Mr. Sanders joined Colony Capital in 2004, where he oversaw all global legal affairs, was a member of the firm’s executive committee and was actively involved in the firm’s strategic matters and operations. Over his circa 20-year tenure, he had a lead role in launching new products and funds, listing the general partner / management company, and working on several strategic mergers and acquisitions transactions.

Prior to that, Mr. Sanders was a partner at “Magic Circle” London-based multinational law firm Clifford Chance LLP, which he joined in 2000 when Clifford Chance merged with his previous firm, New York-based Rogers & Wells.

Mr. Sanders received his Bachelor of Science from the State University of New York at Albany in 1985, and his Juris Doctor from the New York University School of Law in 1988.

Nicole Waibel is a Managing Director at Crescent Capital’s European Direct Lending Team. Prior to joining Crescent in 2013 Ms. Waibel was a partner at Indigo Capital, a leading European specialist lending fund which she had joined in 2001. Ms. Waibel previously worked for BNP Paribas in Media & Telecom finance in Paris and Frankfurt (1999-2001). She started her career at Arthur Andersen in transaction support services in Frankfurt.

Ms. Waibel has a Masters degree in Economics and completed her studies at Münster University and Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Trevor Bond served as President and Chief Executive Officer of W.P. Carey Inc., a publicly traded REIT and Investment Manager listed on the New York Stock Exchange, from July 2010 to February 2016. He was also a member of the board and investment committee at W.P. Carey from 2007 until 2016. Before joining W.P Carey, Trevor Bond spent over nine years as a Director at Credit Suisse, where he co-founded the Real Estate Equity Group.
W.P Carey was the first active investor in sale leaseback (Net Lease) transactions in the US, effectively creating the asset class in the 1980s, and today is the second largest sale leaseback investor in the US with a market capitalisation of $13.3 billion.
During his tenure as CEO, Trevor Bond led W.P. Carey’s transformation from a family business into a global company, leading the group’s expansion into Europe, Asia and Africa. This increased the company’s value from $1.5 bn to $11.5bn and saw W.P Carey gain a presence in 21 countries. Mr Bond also oversaw the company’s diversification into sectors such as hotels and self-storage, as well as traditional corporate sale leaseback.

Mr. Stuart Koenig was a Senior Partner and COO of Ares’ $10 billion Real Estate Division. Mr. Koenig serves on Ares’ Real Estate Executive Committee and was the Chairman of Ares’ Real Estate Group’s U.S. Equity, Europe/India Equity, and Real Estate Debt Investment Committees. He was also a member of the firm-wide Risk Committee. Mr. Koenig joined Ares in July 2013 from Area Property Partners (formerly Apollo Real Estate Advisors), where he was the CFO, CAO and Senior Partner from 1995 to 2013. Before its sale to Ares, Area was a $6 billion AUM highly successful real estate private equity firm offering closed and open-ended investment funds. Mr. Koenig’s functional responsibility covered finance, audit, tax compliance and tax structuring. He helped scale the business to accommodate the growth of the firm from $500 million to $6 billion of AUM including its expansion to Europe. Mr. Koenig participated in significant transactions notable of which is the $1.3 billion construction loan for the development of the Time Warner Center in NYC. He served on all fund investment committees focused on ensuring both appropriate risk reward parameters were addressed and fiduciary obligations to investors were satisfied.

Mr. Koenig serves as Lead Independent Director for Emeritus Corporation and Treasurer of a condo board in New York. Mr. Koenig graduated from Binghamton University with a BA in English and holds an MBA in accounting from Baruch College.

Mr. Reginald Winssinger is the Founder and Chairman of National Portfolio, Inc. Mr. Winssinger manages multiple companies with real estate investments primarily in Arizona, California and Texas. Mr. Winssinger has worked at Winssinger family real estate company in Belgium before coming to the United States in 1979 to expand their investment activity. He formed Horizon Real Estate Group, Inc., doing business as NAI Horizon in Phoenix, Arizona, a full-service real estate firm providing brokerage, property management, construction management and real estate consulting services. He serves as a Director of Pierce-Eislen, Inc. and is the Honorary Consul of Belgium to Arizona. Mr. Winssinger served as an Independent Director of W. P. Carey Inc. since 1998 until June 15, 2017.

He attended the Sorbonne and holds a B.S. in Geography from the University of California at Berkeley and received a degree in Appraisal and Survey in Belgium.

Olivier Chatain holds a diploma from ESSEC, an MSc from the University of Paris I-Panthéon Sorbonne, an MSc and a PhD from INSEAD.

His main research focus is the formal and value-based foundations of strategy with specific applications to buyer-supplier relationships and markets for strategic resources. His latest publication “How Do Strategic Factor Markets Respond to Rivalry in the Product Market?”, forthcoming at Strategic Management Journal, examines how rivalry in the product market shapes competitive interactions and supply in the market for strategic resources. His research has been published in the Academy of Management Review, Management Science and the Strategic Management Journal.

Prior to joining HEC Paris, Olivier served on the faculty at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

At HEC Paris, Olivier teaches competitive strategy to MBA, MSc and PhD students. Olivier serves as an editorial review board member of the Strategic Management Journal and Strategy Science and is also a Senior Fellow at the Mack Institute for Innovation Management at the Wharton School. His dissertation received the AOM’s Business Policy and Strategy division Outstanding Dissertation Award.