Vedrana Riley
Ciel Capital
Founder and CEO
Vedrana is the founder and CEO of Ciel Capital, a principal, JV equity and asset management platform with a core focus on hotels. Vedrana also co-founded Stow-Away, a design led apart’hotel concept. The first Stow-Away opened in Lower Marsh, Waterloo in Q4 2018.
Vedrana covers a wide range of areas including Asset Management, Finance Structuring and Modelling, Fundraising and Legals.
Prior to Ciel, Vedrana was a Corporate Finance Manager at Pacific Investments and Managing Director of IPIN Global Capital and BridgePoint Ventures UK Ltd.
Vedrana graduated with a first class degree at the Sorbonne, Paris, followed by a Masters degree in London, where she got a distinction.
A French national who was born in the former Yugoslavia, Vedrana is fluent in five languages.
Vedrana is a member of The Monopoly Network, The Hospitality Real Estate Group and the Hotel Property Network.
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Co-living operator buys Hong Kong serviced apartment block
Posted on Wednesday, June 26 2019
Hong Kong: Weave co-living is buying the 23-storey Largos Residences serviced apartment development in the Sheung Wan neighbourhood.
Ruparelia Group opens Kampala serviced apartments
Posted on Wednesday, June 26 2019
Uganda: Ruparelia Group has opened the Speke Apartments Kitante in Kampala.
Betting billionaire's Manchester aparthotel plans scrapped for resi option
Posted on Wednesday, June 26 2019
UK: Billionaire bookmaker Fred Done's plans for an aparthotel in Manchester's Shudehill have been replaced by a proposed residential apartment block.
First aparthotel for Falmouth brought to market
Posted on Wednesday, June 26 2019
UK: MRP Group has announced the launch of Project Eden, an aparthotel development site in Falmouth, Cornwall.
Rebranding for Liverpool aparthotel operator
Posted on Wednesday, June 26 2019
UK: The Know Group, operator of the Richmond aparthotel in Liverpool, has been rebranded as Savvy Hotels.
Accor opens first Sebel aparthotel in Canberra
Posted on Wednesday, June 26 2019
Australia: Accor has partnered with local developer Zapari to open The Sebel Canberra Civic.
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