Brad began his career as an attorney with law firms Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in Houston, and Greenberg Traurig in Dallas before switching to private equity as a director with Holland Park Capital in Austin.  From there, he worked in Paris as the General Counsel and member of the Executive Committee of Orco Property Group.  While at Orco, he served on the board of Orco Germany in Berlin, and the board of Suncani Hvar Hotels, a public private partnership with the Republic of Croatia.  Now based in Washington DC, he is the CEO of Ott Ventures USA and of Iconic Labs, an LSE listed company.  A Canadian citizen, he has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University, a Juris Doctorate from Baylor University School of Law, an MBA from INSEAD, and studied International Law at Cambridge University.  

Bela has spent most of his career in private equity, experienced in a wide range of industries. Currently Bela is focused on post-transaction operational integration. Bela most recently was a Partner at mid-market buy-out focused private equity firm ARX Equity Partners for more than 15-years. ARX Equity Partners is an independent (since 2007) Central Europe-focused mid-market private equity firm, focused on later stage growth-oriented investments, such as industry consolidation transactions across many sectors. Prime examples are out-patient clinic operator, DC Bled (www.dc-bled.si) where ARX completed 4 add-ons, merged two facilities and increased capacity, full-Slovenia coverage, and the more recent business services roll-up in Hungary - WTS Klient (www.wtsklient.hu) made its first add-on in August 2023 and subsequent merger of Finacont (140 FTEs / 300+ clients). The combine group now boasts more than 500 clients, 280+ FTEs, reaching sales in excess of € 10.0 million. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Finance from The Ohio State University.