Olive Tree
Olive Tree’s highly disciplined approach focuses on uncovering undervalued investments typically due to poor management, deferred maintenance, market mispricing, or a combination of each. Olive Tree leverages the significant entrepreneurial and operational expertise of its team to devise 360 degree business plans to dramatically increase the value of its invested assets and maximize risk-adjusted returns for its investors.
Ian Bel
Ian is the Managing Member at Olive Tree Holdings LLC and Olive Tree Property Management LLC. He is also a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. Prior to forming Olive Tree, Ian was a principal at One Wall Partners. At One Wall Partners, Ian spearheaded the partnership’s acquisitions and capital raising. During Ian’s tenure, the firm grew to own and manage over 1,000 multi-family apartment units, valued in excess of $50 million, and successfully completed over 130,000 square feet of redevelopment. Prior to joining One Wall Partners, Ian was an associate at Duval and Stachenfeld, one of the leading real estate law firms in the world. Prior to Duval and Stachenfeld, Ian was an associate at Intersection Partners, LLC, a private investment firm based in Westport, Connecticut. At Intersection, Ian focused on developing highly scalable strategies for aggressive growth industries including health care, renewable energy, education and infrastructure. Before Intersection, Ian was an associate with the Pyramid Investment Properties Group, the investment sales arm of the leading commercial real estate brokerage in upstate New York and an affiliate member of Cushman and Wakefield. In addition to his professional responsibilities, Ian is a co-founder and board member for Pay Away The Layaway, a nationally recognized non-profit corporation committed to serving low income families across the United States. Ian holds the CCIM designation and earned his JD from the Hofstra School of Law and BA and MBA from Binghamton University.
Michael Rosenfeld
Michael is an investment professional with over a decade of experience in commercial real estate, private equity, and early stage venture capital investing. He has a proven track record in sourcing, analyzing, and managing deals through the investment life cycle. Previously, Michael worked for 11 years as the Chief of Staff to the Founder/Chairman of a private family investment firm with a $360 million commercial real estate portfolio comprised of over 1.5 million square feet from New York to Miami Beach. The diverse real estate portfolio included office and industrial assets, multifamily communities, single family homes, parking garages, and restaurants. During Michael’s tenure, the real estate portfolio generated over $26 million annually in rental revenue and $15.5 million in free cash flow. In total, Michael successfully completed $157 million in real estate transactions including acquisitions, debt refinancing, and dispositions. In September 2018, Michael was elected to the Board of Directors of IEH Corporation (OTC: IEHC), the largest independent manufacturer of hyperboloid circuit board connectors in the US. In business since 1941, IEH serves the aerospace and defense, oil and gas, medical and industrial markets with customers in the United States, Canada, European Union, Asia and the Middle East. At the annual shareholder meeting in November 2018, Michael became the only Director nominated to serve on the firm’s Audit and Compensation Committees. Michael earned his BA from Emory University and graduated with his MBA in Corporate Finance from the NYU Stern School of Business.
Alan Shvetz
Alan is an experienced real estate investor, owner and operator with a focus on multifamily properties in the New York Tri-State area. Alan and his family are multigenerational owners and operators, with a successful track record of international commercial and residential property ownership spanning from New York to Hong Kong and Taipei, Taiwan. Alan owns a portfolio of commercial properties in the Bronx, Yonkers, and White Plains. Alan brings a wealth of first-hand experience and knowledge in the real estate debt markets, including senior loans, bridge lending, second lien mortgages, and mezzanine financing. He has an expansive network of real estate debt originators across the country and will bring select investment opportunities to Olive Tree’s valued partners.
Yuriy Berdichevsky
Yuriy is a Principal at Olive Tree Property Holdings LLC and Olive Tree Property Management LLC. He is also a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. Yuriy brings extensive institutional capital markets experience to Olive Tree’s leadership. Previous to Olive Tree, Yuriy spent three and a half years at Citadel Investment Group, one of the world’s top hedge funds. At Citadel, Yuriy was a tenured investment professional in one of the firm’s equity businesses where he had P&L responsibility for a $300 million portfolio focused on home building, building products and construction materials sectors. Prior to Citadel, Yuriy spent six years at GLG Partners, managing risk and conducting extensive due diligence. Prior to GLG Partners, Yuriy began his career as an investment banker at Lazard in its M&A group in New York. Yuriy graduated from Duke University with a BA in Economics.