Senior Leadership
Senior Managing Partner & Chief Executive Officer
Senior Managing Partner & Chairman
Managing Partner & Chief Operating Officer
Advisory
ARTHUR D. BELLINI, Senior Managing Partner & Chief Executive Officer
Office: 917-810-8801
Mobile: 917-733-3087
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Bellini is a Senior Managing Partner, Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Founder of Black Bear Capital Partners (“BBCP”) and Black Bear Asset Management (“BBAM”) based out of the firm’s New York City office. Mr. Bellini is responsible for the strategic direction of BBCP, overall management of the firm, investment activities and financing activities across all business platforms.
Mr. Bellini has broad real estate experience in acquisitions, portfolio management, and asset dispositions, participating in both equity and debt investments. His experience also includes portfolio valuations and sale assignments, public and private market capital transactions, tenant representation, direct lending distressed real estate principal investment and asset securitization transactions. Mr. Bellini has been responsible for the oversight of underwriting, structuring, and credit analysis of real estate investments at various financial institutions. He has supervised over $17 billion in real estate transactions. Notable transactions include Citigroup Special Situations Group acquisition of Red Roof Inn, Westmont acquisition of In-Town Suites and boutique hotel financings for multiple prominent NYC operators.
Prior to starting BBAM and BBCP, Mr. Bellini was a Managing Director in the Real Estate Finance Group at Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., now J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. While at Bear Stearns, he was involved in the acquisition and management of firm assets and coordinated some of the firm’s more complex workout and restructuring situations. He also coordinated real estate banking relationships with the commercial mortgage desk. Prior to Bear Stearns, Mr. Bellini was a Vice President at Dime Savings Bank of New York, now J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Republic National Bank, now HSBC, where his primary responsibilities were ORE, workouts and restructuring of real estate debt. Prior to Republic National Bank, Mr. Bellini was a Senior Accountant at Richard Eisner and Company. During his tenure at Richard Eisner and Company, Mr. Bellini was responsible for real estate audit and tax engagements as well as real estate workout, securitization and valuation engagements.
Mr. Bellini is a C.P.A. and holds a B.S. from Bernard M. Baruch College.
WILLIAM FUNG, Senior Managing Parter & Chairman
Mr. Fung is a Senior Managing Partner, Chairman, and Co-Founder of Black Bear Capital Partners (“BBCP”) based out of the firm’s New York City office. Mr. Fung is responsible for ensuring the firm’s adherence to its core philosophy, communicating with clients concerning products and strategies, and managing the firm. He is also a Managing Partner at Black Bear Asset Management (“BBAM”). Mr. Fung’s real estate career encompasses a broad range of experience including acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, financing, development, and lending.
Mr. Fung began his real estate career after military service when he joined Heng Sang Realty Corp. (“HSR”), a New York-based real estate company that focuses on the acquisition, development, and management of prime real estate assets. As a member of HSR’s team, Mr. Fung focused on the office, retail, and multi-family sectors. At HSR, Mr. Fung’s primary responsibilities included evaluating new investments, leasing, construction, and asset management within the company’s portfolio. Mr. Fung is a consummate expert in New York City-based properties, specializing in the submarkets of SoHo, Nolita, Bowery/NoHo and Midtown.
BRYAN J. MANZ, Managing Partner & Chief Operating Officer
Office: 917-810-8802
Mobile: 518-573-0455
Email: [email protected]
Bryan J. Manz is a Managing Partner, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Black Bear Capital Partners (“BBCP”) based out of the firm’s New York City office. As Managing Partner, Mr. Manz sources, evaluates and advises on principal equity investments, as well as an array of real estate financing alternatives including first mortgages, mezzanine debt, b-notes, and preferred equity. Mr. Manz is responsible for oversight of the company’s operations and is also Chief Operating Officer of Black Bear Asset Management (“BBAM”).
Mr. Manz’s experience spans both the debt and equity real estate markets having worked in CMBS in both loan origination and securitization. On the equity side, he has provided advisory services on the deployment of investor capital into both physical real estate assets and real estate debt investments. Prior to joining BBAM and BBCP, Mr. Manz was an Associate at Cantor Commercial Real Estate (“CCRE”). While at CCRE, he worked on over $2.5 billion in securitizations and loan originations. Prior to joining CCRE, Mr. Manz was an Analyst at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., now JPMorgan Securities, Inc. While working at Bear Stearns, he contributed to the origination and underwriting of over $2 billion of loans.
Mr. Manz is also a licensed real estate broker in New York State. Mr. Manz holds a B.S. in Applied Economics and Management (AEM) from Cornell University and graduated with Magna Cum Laude Honors.
