Investment Team

Andrew A. Schatte is Senior Strategic Advisor at Lionhead Real Estate, responsible for providing strategic insights to Lionhead, while leveraging his valuable network that has been built over decades. 

Andrew has 40+ years’ experience in real estate acquisition, management, development, and construction in projects ranging from Federal Government projects to County Government projects as well as private sector developments.

He is experienced in building strategic teams and profitable operating companies and has served in multiple capacities including development principal, investor and financial intermediary in a cross section of real estate market sectors since 1976.

With a focus on strategic visioning and consensus building in the development of public private partnerships, his experience spans many years working with governmental entities as well as the private sector in commercial and residential development projects, technology centers, government office buildings, educational facilities, alternative education, and college campuses.

Managing Partner of Lionhead Real Estate, responsible for overseeing the strategic development of Lionhead’s U.S. based portfolio

Mark has 25+ years of commercial real estate experience, serving as Executive Director at The Texas A&M University System, where he negotiated, structured and managed a $2bn public-private partnership portfolio. Prior to this, Mark spent 20+ years at GE Capital Real Estate managing a $2.5bn real estate portfolio

Previously, Mark was Asset Manager for Blackstone-Equity Office, managing and later repositioning a $100m portfolio, which formed part of Blackstone’s acquisition of GE Capital Real Estate

Jerome is a co-founder of Lionhead Real Estate and a partner in the firm, where he is primarily responsible for originating, assessing and managing the firm’s investments into new opportunities.

Before joining Lionhead, Jerome had a successful career as an entrepreneur and investor across Southern Africa in the real estate and consumer markets, where he co-founded and invested in a number of businesses, including Terrace Africa Real Estate, a property development company focused on Southern Africa, and the Africa Property Investment Summit & Expo, Africa’s largest premier real estate event

Paul is a co-founder of Lionhead Real Estate and a partner in the firm. Paul is responsible for originating new investment opportunities, conducting operational diligence, building and maintaining investor relations and implementing value creation plans in partnership with our investee companies.

Prior to co-founding Lionhead Real Estate, Paul founded Fortis Logistique, a leading FMCG logistics business in West Africa. Paul has also founded or actively invested in a number of businesses across the consumer, property and resources industries in Africa, including London-listed mining exploration company Cora Gold (AIM: CORA), where he currently serves as a non-executive director.

Paul holds a B.Comm from the Northeastern University in Accounting and Finance.

Chris co-founded Lionhead Real Estate and is a partner at the firm. Chris is responsible for sourcing new investment opportunities, conducting financial and market due diligence, structuring transactions, fundraising activities and working with our partner companies.

Prior to co-founding Lionhead Real Estate, Chris was a Principal at Stellar Capital Partners, where he co-led the credit investment team focussed principally on senior and mezzanine debt to middle market companies in the consumer goods sectors including healthcare, food, household products and durables. Before joining Stellar, Chris was a Vice President at Barclays Africa where he focused on principal equity investments in Africa, executing transactions in the banking, insurance and fintech sectors. Before joining Barclays, Chris worked as an investment associate at the Nodus Group, a generalist private equity firm focussed on the South African middle market.

Chris holds a B.BusSci (Hons) from the University of Cape Town and is a registered CA(SA) and CFA Charterholder

David is a co-founder of Lionhead Real Estate and a partner in the firm. David is responsible for generating new investment opportunities, conducting diligence, structuring transactions, maintaining relationships with debt and equity investors and working with our partner companies to execute strategic initiatives.

Before co-founding Lionhead Real Estate, David was Head of Mergers & Acquisitions at Stellar Capital Partners, a leading listed investment firm where he was responsible for identifying investment opportunities and advising companies in the middle market across Africa. Previously, he was a Director at AfrAsia Corporate Finance, the investment banking arm of an African focused corporate bank, where he ran a high yield private credit investment fund and advised on numerous M&A and capital raising transactions. Earlier in his career, David practiced corporate and insolvency law at DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr.

David holds a B.BusSci, LLB, and PG Dip Tax from the University of Cape Town and is an admitted attorney.

Edward is a co-founder of Lionhead Real Estate and a partner at the firm. Edward is responsible for originating new investment opportunities, conducting operational diligence and developing and implementing value creation plans in partnership with our investee companies.

Prior to co-founding Lionhead Real Estate, Edward was a Vice President at Alexander Proudfoot, a leading global management consulting company. Based in New York, he worked across several industries including financial services, manufacturing and natural resources with a particular focus in growth, operational effectiveness and capital efficiency. Edward was formerly a strategy consultant at IMES Consulting Group (Dubai, U.A.E) where he worked across the consumer goods sector focused on market research, product expansion and strategic planning.

Edward holds a BSc Organisational Psychology from the University of Cape Town, a PG Dip Enterprise Management from UCT Graduate School of Business and a PG Dip (Valuations and Financial Analysis) from Columbia Business School.

Barak is an analyst at Lionhead Real Estate, providing an active role across the firm’s core strategies. Barak is responsible for supporting the successful execution of the firm’s strategies through research, financial analysis and engagement with investors and key stakeholders

Prior to joining Lionhead, Barak held operational and financial roles at a leading Agritech start-up, Credit Suisse’s Global Markets division in London, Barclays Africa Rest of Africa team, and Deloitte Financial Services.

Barak holds a B Com & PGDA from University of Cape Town, and is a qualified chartered accountant - CA (SA), FRM Charterholder