Eric Berman is the Chief Investment Officer of Lifeafar Capital. He oversees investment strategy including acquisitions and development, and plays a key role in leading Lifeafar Capital’s hospitality initiatives.
Eric has spent his career working with a diverse base of investors, owners, lenders and developers of hotel and mixed-use real estate assets. Along the way, he has advised on more than $2 billion of hotel and real estate transactions throughout the U.S. and Latin America. The experiences Eric brings to Lifeafar Capital will be instrumental in the continued success and global expansion of the company.
Eric joined Lifeafar Capital in 2018 following over four years with Berkeley Research Group, where he helped pioneer the firm’s hospitality advisory group and expand its corporate finance efforts in Latin America. He began his career at Deloitte & Touche, LLP, where he provided accounting and advisory services for clients in the financial services, banking, real estate and retail industries, focusing on companies with an aggregate of more than $180 billion in assets and over $10 billion in annual revenues. During his professional career, he has held positions in destinations including New York and Miami, as well as Colombia, Panama, and Mexico.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, Eric was educated at Penn State University – Smeal College of Business, where he earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in accounting. He has been a licensed Certified Public Accountant since 2013 and holds a certificate in hotel real estate investment and asset management from Cornell University.
With many headwinds storming the commercial real estate market, its landscape will never be the same as before. In this panel, industry experts will discuss the impact of global pandemic in each of the sectors, the timing of potential recovery, and unique opportunities presented for investors to bring the combination of capital and knowledge to this industry.
Speakers: Bharat Sangani, MD, Eric Berman, Gideon Pfeffer, Laurent Massa, Bill Bymel, and Michael Corcelli
As the effects of COVID-19 are felt around the world, real estate companies are being impacted in different ways, largely dependent on region and asset class. In the near-term, real estate executives are concerned with preserving value and liquidity, keeping tenants and visitors safe, including increased cleaning measures, and complying with governmental agency requirements. The realization today is that not all real estate assets are equal. This panel of experts will review their logic, reasoning & insight into the different real estate verticals. Please join this session as the panel engages the audience with live & interactive Q&A.
Speakers: Eduardo Alves, Eric Berman, Camilo Nino, and Lisa Forster
Interactive discussion with audience participation focusing on real estate development & land acquisition opportunities. With light at the end of the tunnel, how will developers react to the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic.The expert panel will explore how they are currently reacting to the crisis and what their plans are moving forward. A candid discussion on location and the best types of real estate opportunities to develop today. Investors want to know where the equity is coming from and what the projected IRRs are for these upcoming projects. We look forward to a high level discussion while getting deep into the details of development and land acquisition.
Speakers: Elizabeth Furber, Eric Berman, Artem Milinchuk, Federico Cerdas, and Bharat Sangani, MD
Tax efficient investing via Opportunity Zones has never been as attractive as today. The panel will look at how Opportunity Zones have matured and what investors should consider given the recent guidance and final regulations from the IRS. Our experts in tax efficient investing, accounting and fund management will also discuss what Family Offices need to consider when allocating capital to the various Opportunity Zone Funds.
Having a big idea in today's exceptional times, needs to be coupled with exceptional operating partners. Tax efficient investing needs to be aligned with proper planning, so join us to listen to our experts speak about different real estate investment opportunities to supplement this tax efficient structure.
Speakers: Michael D’Onofrio, Lane Lowry, Eric Berman, Jason Cross, and Russ Ginise
Lifeafar Capital is a boutique private equity and asset management firm focused on the acquisition and development of unique and bespoke luxury hospitality concepts for both multi-family and mixed-use real estate. We give individual accredited investors, family offices, and private funds the opportunity to partake in the ownership of real estate projects with a stable value proposition and a high potential for appreciation that have traditionally been reserved for large institutions.
Our principals and professionals are located in Miami, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Medellín, Colombia. We collectively draw on an extensive and versatile foundation of experience in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, investment advisory, and real estate development and operations to unlock value for our investors in opportunistic, value-add, or distressed asset deals.