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Biography of Jean-Francois Ott

Jean-Francois Ott is a serial entrepreneur and enjoy working in the creative sphere and in bringing market changing concepts to reality. Jean-Francois Ott is responsible for Ott Propertiesu2019 investment strategy, new business development, group finance issues as well as banking and investor relations. Jean-Franu00e7ois Ott also advise private and institutional investors in their real estate investments, fund raising or financing strategy.<br>

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Biography of Jean-Francois Ott

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  1. Jean-François Ott Jf.ott@ottventures.cz Chairman “I am a serial entrepreneur I enjoy working in the creative sphere and in bringing market changing concepts to reality.“ Profile summary • • 1991 started Orco; developed & built €4 billion real estate portfolio More than 200 residential and commercial projects in Berlin, Moscow, Warsaw, Budapest, Prague, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Frankfurt 2004 Orco Germany went public, listed on Frankfurt stock exchange with €6 billion EUR market capitalization Founder of MaMaison hotel chain, first hotel MaMaison Pokrovka is opened in Moscow in 2002 Over €2 billion equity & bond funding raised and €2 billion bank financing arranged, 4 IPOs, €500 mln in private equity for Orco’s endurance fund Specialization in construction, renovation, historic, high-rise buildings, residential, logistics and retail • • • • 1991 After graduating in Finance and Economics from the Grenoble Political Sciences Institute and the INSEAD Owners Directors Program, Jean-Francois served 18 months in South Korea before starting a career as a derivatives trader in Paris in 1987. Jean-Francois was 26 years old when he founded Orco Property Group SA (‘OPG’) in 1991, when he purchased and refurbished his first building in Prague. 13 buildings later, Orco was listed in Paris 2000 and within 5 years became one of the largest property company in Central and Eastern Europe and Germany with a portfolio of more than 200 assets in residential, commercial and hotels which reached 1 200 000 m2 spanning over 9 countries. Besides Prague, Paris and Luxembourg, he led the launching new OPG subsidiaries and acquisitions in Budapest, Warsaw, Berlin, Moscow, Bratislava, etc. The portfolio was indeed built though both developments and acquisitions of properties which needed active asset management. 1999 - 2007 Among the major stages of OPG growth was the launch of the first extended stay hotel in 1999, the listing in Paris in 2000, the acquisition of IPB Real in Czech Republic in 2001 turning Orco into a large scale residential developer, the acquisition and redevelopments of Suncani Hvar hotels in Croatia in 2005 and the major transaction done by Jean Francois Ott is the privatization and repositioning of 850 1 www.ottpartners.eu

  2. 000 m² of GSG commercial properties in Berlin in 2006 coupled with another 200 000 m2 to build and develop one of largest Berlin real estate portfolio. In 2007 acquisition of Molcom, one of Moscow largest logistics park with 125 000 m2 specialized on e- commerce with development potential to double its service. MaMaison hotel chain started with EBRD and AIG as main partners. Orco was approved and listed on following exchanges: 1.Paris Stock Exchange (NYSE EURONEXT) – CPI FIM SA (previously Orco Property Group SA) 2.Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) – CPI FIM SA (previously Orco Property Group SA) 3.Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) – CPI FIM SA (previously Orco Property Group SA) 4.Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FWB) and Xetra - CPI Property Group SA (previously Orco Germany SA) 5.Budapest Stock Exchange (BUX) – CPI FIM SA (previously Orco Property Group SA) 6.Prague Stock Exchange (PSE) - CPI FIM SA (previously Orco Property Group SA) 7.London Stock Exchange (LSE) – CPI FIM SA (previously Orco Property Group SA) Partnerships & deals : GE capital real estate, AIG, EBRD, Morgan Stanley, Sistema Investment bankers : CitiGroup, Fortis, Societe Generalle, KBC Securities, JP Morgan, Lehman Brothers Endurance investors : Morgan Stanley, Black Rock, APG, PGGM 2009 - 2014 Jean-Francois piloted the restructuring of the Orco Property Group in the years 2009-14, notably the €600 Million OPG and OG bond equitization and restructuring finalized in 2012 and 2013. He sold most of its stake in OPG in 2014, following the shareholders change. Jean-François Ott left OPG in 2014 to create Ott Properties and Ott Partners with Nicolas Tommasini. 2015 Jean-Francois Ott is responsible for Ott Properties’ investment strategy, new business development, group finance issues as well as banking and investor relations. He decides on new investments together with Nicolas Tommasini. Among the assets in Ott Properties are: Pachtuv Palace, a boutique hotel in Prague, Hakeburg, a castle for redevelopment in Berlin, FP N, a mixed development in Northern Paris, Molcom, a logistics platform in Moscow, and a portfolio of currency and options trading. Jean-François Ott and Nicolas Tommasini also advise private and institutional investors in their real estate investments, fund raising or financing strategy. 2 www.ottpartners.eu

  3. 2015-2016 Development of Ott Partners portfolio of venture and real estate projects. Private equity & Venture cap • • • • Citycare: connected devices & defibrillators MyMini Factory, a 3D drawings platform MDI, hydrogen motors GNM Healthcare, medical communication platform Real Estate • Renovation of Pachtuv Palace www.pachtuvapalace.com and its change to Smetana Hotel in Prague : http://www.smetanahotel.com Development of Hakeburg castle in Germany : http://www.hakeburg-berlin.com/ Launch of a new winery for Les Vignobles de Saint-Médard: www.saintmedardwine.com • • 2017 - 2018 Real Estate • Opening of La Residence Paris : www.laresidenceparis.com, a private and secret villa for people looking for luxury, quiet, privacy and security while staying in Paris. Renovation of Hotel Smetana in Prague Construction permit obtained for the construction of a winery in Saint Medard, France • • 2019 LOP Urban Logistics Its Moscow e-commerce logistic oriented public company that will be one of the leading, opportunistic and innovative real estate logistic companies in Russia. The core LOP staff has a solid track record of successfully managing multi-billion companies and have completed deals in real estate in Russia, Europe and Central Europe in the range of US$ 10bn. https://www.lopurbanlogistic.com/ Fonciere Paris Nord Re-development project, Ott Partners is a shareholder of Foncière Paris Nord SA. Foncière Paris Nord is a limited company (SA), which owns and manages a heritage consisting mainly of offices, located at Blanc-Mesnil (93), with an area of 48,587 sqm which is allocated for development. Foncière Paris Nord is a property company listed in compartment C of Eurolist by Euronext Paris. http://www.fonciere-parisnord.com/ 3 www.ottpartners.eu

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