Lianne A. Merchant
Private Equity Investor at RiverOak Investment Corp. LLC
Profile
Ms. Lianne A.
Merchant is a Managing Director & Principal at RiverOak Investment Corp.
LLC.
Prior to that, Ms. Merchant was previously the exclusive independent placement agent for Thayer Hotel Investors V LP.
Prior to that, she was a distribution banker/placement agent for Park Hill Real Estate Group, a division of the Blackstone Group, where she raised investment capital from large institutions including corporate pension funds, public pension funds, foundations and endowments.
Before Park Hill/Blackstone, she was group head of Investor Relations and Marketing for iStar Financial, one of the largest publically traded structured finance companies.
After receiving an MBA in finance and real estate finance from Columbia University, Ms. Merchant began her professional career with General Electric’s pension fund.
She has an undergraduate degree from Brown University and is currently on the President’s Leadership Council for Libraries.
Lianne A. Merchant active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
RiverOak Investment Corp. LLC
 RiverOak Investment Corp. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1999 by Stephen DeNardo and George Yerrall, RiverOak Investment Corp. LLC is a real estate development company located in Stamford, Connecticut. Through the RiverOak Realty Funds, the firm provides high net-worth individuals, foundations, pension funds, IRAs, self-directed 401(k)s and endowments access to professionally managed real estate investments | Private Equity Investor | 2011-07-28 |
Former positions of Lianne A. Merchant
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
The Blackstone Group, Inc. (Illinois)
 The Blackstone Group, Inc. (Illinois) Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services The Blackstone Group, Inc. provides marketing research services. It provides custom market research services for clients in industries as consumer packaged goods, financial services, healthcare and technology. The firm's clients include eBay, Harris Bank and Pfizer. The company was founded by Ashref A. Hashim in 1987 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| GE AEROSPACE | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Park Hill Real Estate Group LLC
 Park Hill Real Estate Group LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 2005, Park Hill Real Estate Group LLC is a broker/dealer located in New York City with an additional office in Chicago. The firm is registered with FINRA and they are an affiliate of The Blackstone Group. Park Hill Real Estate Group serves as a placement agent that executes a variety of capital-raising mandates within the debt and equity markets on a global basis. Their mandates vary with respect to size, scope and orientation. The firm employs strategies across the risk/return spectrum and focuses on managers that have proven their ability to create value. Park Hill Real Estate Group, and their affiliate, Park Hill Group, provide fund placement services for corporate private equity funds, real estate funds, venture capital funds and hedge funds. They primarily provide placement services to unrelated third-party sponsored funds. The firm also assists the Blackstone Group raise capital for their investment funds and provides research regarding new alternative asset products and trends. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Lianne A. Merchant
| Brown University | Undergraduate Degree |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| GE AEROSPACE | Producer Manufacturing |
| Private companies | 3 |
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Park Hill Real Estate Group LLC
Park Hill Real Estate Group LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 2005, Park Hill Real Estate Group LLC is a broker/dealer located in New York City with an additional office in Chicago. The firm is registered with FINRA and they are an affiliate of The Blackstone Group. Park Hill Real Estate Group serves as a placement agent that executes a variety of capital-raising mandates within the debt and equity markets on a global basis. Their mandates vary with respect to size, scope and orientation. The firm employs strategies across the risk/return spectrum and focuses on managers that have proven their ability to create value. Park Hill Real Estate Group, and their affiliate, Park Hill Group, provide fund placement services for corporate private equity funds, real estate funds, venture capital funds and hedge funds. They primarily provide placement services to unrelated third-party sponsored funds. The firm also assists the Blackstone Group raise capital for their investment funds and provides research regarding new alternative asset products and trends. | Finance |
The Blackstone Group, Inc. (Illinois)
The Blackstone Group, Inc. (Illinois) Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services The Blackstone Group, Inc. provides marketing research services. It provides custom market research services for clients in industries as consumer packaged goods, financial services, healthcare and technology. The firm's clients include eBay, Harris Bank and Pfizer. The company was founded by Ashref A. Hashim in 1987 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Industrial Services |
RiverOak Investment Corp. LLC
RiverOak Investment Corp. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1999 by Stephen DeNardo and George Yerrall, RiverOak Investment Corp. LLC is a real estate development company located in Stamford, Connecticut. Through the RiverOak Realty Funds, the firm provides high net-worth individuals, foundations, pension funds, IRAs, self-directed 401(k)s and endowments access to professionally managed real estate investments | Finance |
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