Arik Kislin Principal at Linx Industries Biography

June 5, 2010 - PRLog -- Linx Industries is a diversified investment company with large holdings in many types of businesses, including aviation, financial services and others.

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Mr. Kislin invested in a financial services firm in 1998, during a distressed debt market. Today, the company manages assets in portfolios in excess of $2 billion.

Through his partnership with the Achenbaum family in 2001 Arik Kislin developed the Gansevoort Hotel, and this was key to transforming the Meatpacking District into the hotspot of fashion, dining and nightlife that it became. Soon to come from Arik Kislin js another Gansevoort properties in the Park Avenue South district of Manhattan, and he is looking to expand the Gansevoort brand into other areas of the U.S. and abroad. The above mentioned development will be of a hybrid hotel-condominium nature.

Arik Kislin entered the general aviation industry in 2004 with an equity investment into a small full service charter management company. This aviation business has developed into a multifaceted firm consisting of a fleet of private jets, full service private aviation maintenance, fueling, and hangar facilities, as well as Fixed Base Operations (FBOs), which are terminals for private aviation clients that are currently being expanded in New York and South Florida.

Arik Kislin is a member of the New York Friars Club and a lifelong baseball player and fan. His other hobbies include tennis and yachting. Arik Kislin is married with two children.

Arik Kislin is a self-made real estate investor, developer and entrepreneur. Arik Kislin is currently principal of Linx industries, a diversified investment company with significant stakes in businesses ranging from aviation to financial services.

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About Arik Kislin
Arik Kislin is a self-made real estate investor, developer and entrepreneur. Arik Kislin is a principal with Linx Industries, a diversified investment company which includes JetFLight International, a Private Aviation Charter and Management Company, The Gansevoort Hotel Group, and Ocean Blue Management. Mr. Kislin began investing in a financial services firm active in the distressed debt market which manages assets in excess of $2 billion. Arik Kislin is a member of the New York Friars Club.