Oliver Ontiveros

Partner at Emerald Development Group Inc.

Speaker

Oliver Ontiveros is an accomplished real estate and private equity professional with over 30 years of experience spanning European and emerging markets. Recent experience includes Chief Investment Officer role at SLP International, a Canadian investor, developer and operator where he led a $1.4 billion AUM portfolio, focusing on innovative smart living properties in some of the world’s most dynamic urban centers. Under his leadership, SLP International has expanded its operations to London’s prime Zone 1 market and is establishing operations in the U.S.

Oliver's career is distinguished by his deep expertise in real estate private equity, fund management, and energy transition. Earlier in his career Oliver trained as an analyst at Merrill Lynch & Co. and gained substantial experience in sales and trading at Global Investment Holdings in New York. His career also includes several years as a merchant banker in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, working with Regent Pacific Group on high-profile investment projects. Further experiences include real estate developments in India, the UAE, Nigeria and Europe and has lived in Asia for 11 years prior to relocating to London. He has also worked on the development of a 200MW Battery Energy Storage System project in the UK as an M&A and private equity adviser.

In addition to his professional achievements, Oliver holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin and has furthered his education at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Born in the United States and raised in Malaysia, Oliver has lived in numerous countries across Asia, Europe, and North America, giving him a truly global perspective. He is also a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).