People
Senior professionals. Direct involvement.
Clients and co-investors engage Blackbear because of its people. Every mandate and every investment receives direct involvement from senior professionals with experience across capital markets, principal investing, development, hospitality and operations.
Executive team

Heath Forusz
Founder & Managing Partner
30+ yrs CRE debt, equity and distressed
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John Nacos
Co-founder & Vice-Chairman
35+ yrs across Europe, US, Asia, LatAm
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Slava Nazarov
Partner & Head of Hospitality
20+ yrs engineering and development
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Frank Nickel
Partner & Head of Germany
40+ yrs CRE debt, equity and advisory
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Charlie Latimer
Director
15+ yrs development and RE lending
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David Smith
Director & Head of Finance
12+ yrs finance, including CFO roles
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Let's talk.
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