Qian Wang has over 22 years of experience investing in residential properties in China and the US. Between 2015 and 2019, he partnered with leading private equity and real estate funds to build and manage a real estate portfolio with approximately 1,500 apartments, and over 130,000 square...

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Qian Wang has over 22 years of experience investing in residential properties in China and the US. Between 2015 and 2019, he partnered with leading private equity and real estate funds to build and manage a real estate portfolio with approximately 1,500 apartments, and over 130,000 square feet of creative office space valued at $3.1 billion. His partners in these ventures includes Warburg Pincus, the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (“GIC”), the investment management business of Prudential Financial, Inc.(“PGIM”), and InfraRed Capital Partners. Over the years, Mr. Wang has led over 50 transactions in Shanghai and Beijing in China, as well as in California and New Jersey in the United States. Mr. Wang received two master’s degrees in architecture and real estate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and has recently completed the Owner/President Management program at Harvard Business School. In 2021, he established the Wang Real Estate Innovation Fund at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Bill Caragol is the Managing Director of Quidem LLC, which leverages his 30+ years of experience with emerging growth companies.  Bill has spent his career working with companies as a director and executive, including positions as Chairman, CEO and CFO of numerous public (six Nasdaq IPOs...

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Bill Caragol is the Managing Director of Quidem LLC, which leverages his 30+ years of experience with emerging growth companies.  Bill has spent his career working with companies as a director and executive, including positions as Chairman, CEO and CFO of numerous public (six Nasdaq IPOs and an officer and/or director) and private emerging growth companies across a wide range of industries.

Bill has led dozens of merger and acquisition transactions, both buy and sell side, including valuation, due diligence, negotiation and structuring.  He has been involved in various types of financing including public equity, venture financing, public debt, working capital (both revolving and factoring), bridge and acquisition financing

Bill has his BS from Washington & Lee University, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

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Aileen (Qiaojun) Lai has over 8 years of experience in real estate accounting and portfolio management in Canada and the U.S. Prior to joining Collab, she worked on $2 billion real estate asset operation at Hungerford Properties (from December 2017 to June 2020 and again from March 2021 to July 2021...

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Aileen (Qiaojun) Lai has over 8 years of experience in real estate accounting and portfolio management in Canada and the U.S. Prior to joining Collab, she worked on $2 billion real estate asset operation at Hungerford Properties (from December 2017 to June 2020 and again from March 2021 to July 2021) and Bosa Properties (from September 2020 to March 2021). Qiaojun Lai obtained a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and a Master of Science degree in Real Estate Development from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Additionally, she previously held a CPA designation in Canada.

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Jin Kuang has over 15 years of extensive professional expertise in various financial domains gained across the USA and Canada, including IFRS, US GAAP, financial reporting, financial planning, merger and acquisition, financial analysis and tax. She has also spent over a decade in progressively responsible...

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Jin Kuang has over 15 years of extensive professional expertise in various financial domains gained across the USA and Canada, including IFRS, US GAAP, financial reporting, financial planning, merger and acquisition, financial analysis and tax. She has also spent over a decade in progressively responsible financial leadership roles within publicly traded companies. Between July 2012 and December 2022, Ms. Kuang has served as the CFO at OOOOO Entertainment Commerce Limited which is a public company listed on the Toronto Security Venture Exchange (“TSXV”) and OTCQB. During the same time, she also served as a part-time CFO for Gourmet Ocean Products Inc. which is also listed on TSXV. Over the years, Jin has served as CFO for multiple publicly listed companies, in addition to her years of auditing experience with KPMG LLP Chartered Accounts. Jin holds a BA in Accounting and an MBA from the University of Northeastern China, along with a US-Certified Public Accountant and CGA designation.

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Gareth Vereb is a technical product management specialist with over 16 years of experience leading 100's of projects across diverse multi-million dollar portfolios in Telecoms, Real Estate, Banking, Finance and FinTech. His expertise includes the development of investment platforms, PayTech applications...

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Gareth Vereb is a technical product management specialist with over 16 years of experience leading 100's of projects across diverse multi-million dollar portfolios in Telecoms, Real Estate, Banking, Finance and FinTech. His expertise includes the development of investment platforms, PayTech applications, integrations to multinational banking and network operator systems, telecoms value added service solutions and several mobile applications. Gareth has been responsible for successful microservice transformation and cloud migration projects for international financial service organizations. He has also led the establishment of project offices and best practice technology frameworks for several successful startups. He holds Cum Laude degrees in financial management, systems management, and an MBA with distinction from Henley Business School - University of Reading (UK) where he specialized in software development management. Additionally, he is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Scrum Master (CSM).

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Peter Sheng is a seasoned real estate professional with over 7 years of experience managing diverse property types. Most recently, Peter served as the Director of Asset Management at a leading Atlanta-based commercial real estate investment firm, where he oversaw a portfolio of more than 1.6 million...
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Peter Sheng is a seasoned real estate professional with over 7 years of experience managing diverse property types. Most recently, Peter served as the Director of Asset Management at a leading Atlanta-based commercial real estate investment firm, where he oversaw a portfolio of more than 1.6 million square feet, valued at over $200 million in Assets Under Management (AUM), consistently delivering a 16%+ Internal Rate of Return (IRR).His expertise includes strategic planning, financial analysis, and team leadership, with a strong track record of enhancing occupancy rates and optimizing operational efficiency. Peter excels at developing and executing business plans for portfolios that span office parks, industrial buildings, single-family/multifamily properties, and shopping centers.Peter holds a Master’s in Urban Design from Arizona State University and offers valuable insights into market trends, investment strategies, and hold/sell decisions.

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Jill Wallach is a prominent member of the international legal community with more than 30 years of experience advising companies through private practice and as a general counsel.  She has built and managed high performing legal and compliance departments.From 2008 to 2019,  Ms Wallach...
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Jill Wallach is a prominent member of the international legal community with more than 30 years of experience advising companies through private practice and as a general counsel.  She has built and managed high performing legal and compliance departments.

From 2008 to 2019,  Ms Wallach served as international General Counsel  and Secretary to the Board of Directors for Banco BTG Pactual S.A., a global investment bank and from 2013 to 2019 as General Counsel to Engelhart CTP Holding (UK) Limited, a commodities trading firm. She also served on the boards of BTG Pactual’s hedge and UCITs funds.  She started her career at top-tier law firms (Linklaters, London and Cadwalader) handling M&A, capital markets, securities, and asset management transactions which she continued at Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch for 10 years in their legal investment banking departments.

Ms. Wallach holds an L.L.M. in international business law from the University of Salzburg in Austria and the University of the Pacific in Sacramento, California. She earned her J.D. from New York Law School and a B.A. from the State University of New York in Albany. Ms. Wallach served on both the securities regulation and financial reporting committees of the New York Bar Association. Ms. Wallach holds the FINRA Series 7, 24 and 63 securities licenses.  Her accolades include being named as Top 100 Latin American Corporate Counsel and Top 100 In-House Corporate Counsel in United States, and was in the Financial Times as Legal Innovator of Year for in-house counsel.

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