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The Distribution by Juniper Square

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The Distribution by Juniper Square sits you down with industry experts, thought leaders, and some of the biggest names in commercial real estate, venture capital, and private equity, for open and honest conversations about what’s happening in the private markets.
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Special Series: Lower Middle Market Alpha with Jerome Nichols - President of Standard Real Estate Investments - The Real Estate Operators Edge: Access, Strategy, and Scale

Jerome Nichols is President of Standard Real Estate Investments, where he is focused on new business development and investment sourcing, in addition to his involvement in all major decisions pertaining to the business. Prior to co-founding Standard Real Estate Investments, Jerome spent six years at CBRE Investment Management as a Senior Director and Deputy Portfolio Manager of the CBRE GI U.S. Development Partners Fund Series. In this role, he served as the lead development sourcing officer for...

Mar 14, 202536 min

Special Series: Lower Middle Market Alpha with Tom Hall - Managing Founding Partner of GL Capital Partners - Finding Alpha Through Focus

As Founding Managing Partner, Tom Hall provides oversight of investments, property operations, finance, and strategic planning. With more than 20 years of experience in the multifamily industry, Tom has managed over $1.2 billion in equity and participated in transactions exceeding $4 billion. He has also been instrumental on the ownership and management of more than 18,000 units across 14 states. His expertise has driven the discovery and execution of multiple high-growth strategies in the multi...

Mar 07, 202540 min

Ep.60: Minority Stakes for Asset Managers: How GPs Are Using Strategic Capital to Scale - Charlie Ruffel - Managing Partner/Chairman - Kudu Investment Management

Charlie, a Kudu co-founder, is responsible for external activities including deal sourcing, capital raising and marketing. He was previously a co-founder and managing partner of Kudu Advisors, LLC, an asset management M&A advisor where he oversaw transactions in the target date fund, investment outsourcing, and defined contribution spaces. Before that he was co-founder and CEO of Asset International, Inc., a publisher and information service provider to the retirement, asset management, alte...

Mar 04, 202557 min

Ep.59: Special Release - A Global Demographics Deep-Dive - Dr. Clint Laurent - Founder/Managing Director - Global Demographics Ltd.

Global Demographics’ online database and apps provide forecasts of the demographic profile of 117 countries, 31 Provinces, and 625 cities in China. The forecasts from 2021 to 2045 (with historic data from 2005) include the basic demographic profile (age, by gender), births, deaths, migration, households, labor force, household income distribution, and expenditure patterns. The Company was formed in 1997 (as Asian Demographics Ltd) and has been building its databases, forecast models, and reports...

Feb 25, 202558 min

Ep.58: From Allocator to Investor: A CIO’s Take on the Future of Private Capital - Mark Shoberg - Partner/CIO - Capital Creek Partners

Mark was a managing director with Stanford Management Company and UTIMCO before joining Capital Creek. Mark’s extensive pre-investment experience provided him with broad operating exposure to several industries, including technology, oil & gas, real estate, and consulting. Mark has served as a guest lecturer for Stanford University and the University of Notre Dame. Mark holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Engineering from Vanderbilt University. Links:...

Feb 18, 202558 minSeason 1Ep. 58

Ep. 57: The Next Generation of Real Estate Fund Managers: People, Capital, and Strategy - Jonathan Glick - Founder/Manager at Incubation Capital Partners

Jonathan is the Founder and Managing Partner of Incubation Capital Partners. A seasoned entrepreneur with over 20 years of investment banking and private equity experience, Jonathan has played an integral role as an advisor or principal investor to a variety of investment managers in real estate private equity, ranging from small startups to global investment firms. Jonathan is responsible for the firm's strategic direction and oversight. In this role, he primarily focuses on distribution, clien...

Feb 11, 202540 minSeason 1Ep. 57

Ep.56: Why real estate managers need more than just a track record - Nancy Lashine -Managing Partner/Founder - Park Madison Partners

Ms. Lashine is the Founder and Managing Partner of Park Madison Partners, a boutique real asset private equity placement firm. The firm is a leading advisor to investment management firms on their business strategy. Park Madison is headquartered in New York City and is a FINRA regulated broker dealer. Ms. Lashine has over 35 years of real estate and investment marketing experience. Prior to forming Park Madison Partners, Ms. Lashine was a strategic consultant advising leading institutional real ...

Feb 04, 202556 minSeason 1Ep. 56

Ep.55: Speed to Scale Through Concentrated Diversification - Troy March - Director of Real Estate - North Carolina Retirement System

Troy March is the Director of Real Estate for the North Carolina Retirement System, where he oversees strategy formulation and management of an $8.5B real estate portfolio. With over 23 years of Real Estate experience, he specializes in sourcing, underwriting, and monitoring investments while contributing to the oversight of a $128B pension plan. Prior to NCRS Troy worked at Highwoods Properties and KIMCO. Troy received his MBA from Indiana University and is a holder of the CCIM designation. Lin...

Jan 21, 202558 minSeason 1Ep. 55

Ep.54: From Patience to Partnership: How Family Offices Navigate Private Markets - Todd S. Rich - Co-Founder and Head of Real Estate - Declaration Partners

Todd Rich is a Co-Founder and Partner of Declaration Partners and the Head of Real Estate, serving as chairman of Declaration’s Real Estate Investment Committee. Todd co-founded Declaration with two decades of multi-market real estate investing and operating experience including acquisitions, dispositions, development, leasing, and management of portfolios involving over $20 billion of institutional quality real estate. Links: Declaration Partners - https://declarationpartners.com/ Todd on Linke...

Jan 07, 20251 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 54

Ep.53: Education as strategy: The Key to Adviser Buy-In - Joan Solotar - Global Head of Private Wealth Solutions - Blackstone

Joan Solotar is the Global Head of Private Wealth Solutions. She serves on the firm’s Management Committee. Blackstone’s Private Wealth Solutions’ mission is to bring institutional quality products across a broad spectrum of alternative asset classes to high-net-worth clients and their advisors. Ms. Solotar also serves on the board of directors of First Eagle Investment Management. Before joining Blackstone in 2007, Ms. Solotar was Head of Equity Research at Bank of America Securities and a high...

Dec 17, 202451 minSeason 1Ep. 53

Ep.52: From Deals to Durability: Building Exclusively for RIAs - Darren Fisk - Founder and CEO of Forum Investment Group

Darren Fisk is a multifamily expert with 20+ years of experience in real estate and finance. He established Forum in 2007 with a focus on multifamily development and acquisition investments and has since expanded the firm’s capabilities to include real estate debt and structured finance solutions for multifamily owners, operators, and developers across the U.S. In 2020, the firm rebranded as Forum Investment Group to reflect its fully integrated multifamily investment platform and today has evol...

Dec 03, 20241 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 52

Ep.51: One Vision, Three Pillars: How to Strategically Build a Vertically Integrated Firm: Larry Heard - CEO - Transwestern

Larry P. Heard is chief executive officer of the Transwestern family of companies, which together comprise a diversified real estate operating, investment management and development organization. The privately held, fully integrated enterprise leverages competencies in office, industrial, retail, multifamily, healthcare, life sciences, sports and entertainment to add value for investors, owners and occupiers of real estate. Links: Transwestern - https://transwestern.com/ Larry on LinkedIn - http...

Nov 19, 20241 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 51

Ep.50: GP-Aligned Investing...Multiple Ways to Win - Wes Whitman - Co-Founder & Co-Managing Partner at Whitman Peterson

Wes is a Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of Whitman Peterson. Since the firm’s inception in late 2010, Wes and his partners have overseen the firm’s investment in more than 200 transactions involving 300+ assets, representing more than $25 billion of total capitalization. They have sourced and structured highly strategic partnerships with some of nation’s prominent companies in their target sectors. Prior to the formation of Whitman Peterson, Wes was a Managing Director and Principal at Greys...

Nov 05, 20241 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 50

Ep.49: Bridging East and West - Goodwin Gaw - Chairman & Managing Principal of Gaw Capital Partners

Goodwin Gaw is the Chairman, Managing Principal, and Co-Founder of Gaw Capital Partners, a real estate private equity fund management company focusing on markets in Greater China and other high-barrier-to-entry markets globally. Established in 2005, Gaw Capital Partners has raised equity in excess of USD$22 billion as of 2022 Q3 and currently manages assets of over US$35.2 billion as of Q2 2024, encompassing residential developments, retail centers, hotels, commercial, IDC, and logistic properti...

Oct 29, 202459 minSeason 1Ep. 49

Ep.48: Opportunistic Real Estate: Navigating Dislocations and Market Cycles - Seth Singerman - Managing Principal & Founder of Singerman Real Estate

Seth Singerman is the Managing Principal and Founder of Singerman Real Estate, a value-driven real estate firm focused on executing opportunistic, cycle-resilient investments across all major asset classes. Links: Singerman Real Estate - https://www.singermanre.com/ Seth on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-singerman-a6811ba/ Brandon on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsedloff/ Juniper Square - https://www.junipersquare.com/ Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:38) - Seth’s backgro...

Oct 15, 202456 minSeason 1Ep. 48

Ep.47: Building Value in Europe's Real Estate Markets Amidst Economic Shifts - Krysto Nikolic - Global Head of Real Estate - ICG

Krysto Nikolic is a Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Real Estate at ICG. Before joining ICG, he was Head of European Real Estate at Starwood Capital Group, serving on its Global Investment and Operating Committees. Previously, Krysto was a Partner at TPG and started his career at Goldman Sachs International. Krysto has led over $14 billion of real estate acquisitions and served on the Board of Directors of multiple portfolio companies and real estate platforms. Links: ICG - https://ic...

Oct 01, 20241 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 47

Ep.46: What Makes an Exceptional CRE Investment Manager - Scott Davies - Managing Director & Co-Head of Real Estate at Hamilton Lane

Scott is a Managing Director and Co-Head of Real Estate on the Real Assets Investment team where he is responsible for the evaluation and due diligence of private real estate investment opportunities. He is a member of the Real Assets Investment Committee. From 2011 until joining Hamilton Lane in 2017, Scott was a Senior Consultant with Real Asset Portfolio Management LLC focused primarily on the Firm’s real estate investment initiatives with secondary support on other asset classes. Previously,...

Sep 17, 202459 minSeason 1Ep. 46

Ep.45: Accessing the Individual Investor at Scale - Michael Episcope - Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Origin Investments

Michael Episcope co-founded Origin Investments in 2007. Michael is co-CEO, co-chairs the investment committee and oversees investor relations and capital raising. Links: Origin Investments - https://origininvestments.com/ Michael on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelepiscope/ Brandon on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsedloff/ Juniper Square - https://www.junipersquare.com/ Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:34) - Origin Investments and Michael’s career (0010:54) - Building Or...

Sep 03, 20241 hr 6 minSeason 1Ep. 45

Ep.44: Financing and the Four Waves of Opportunity for Non-Bank Lenders - Warren de Haan - Founder & CEO of ACORE Capital

Warren de Haan is a founder, Chief Executive Officer, and member of ACORE CAPITAL's Investment Committee. Mr. de Haan has over 25 years of experience in commercial real estate finance and capital markets. Before co-founding ACORE CAPITAL, he was Chief Originations Officer at Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: STWD), a public mortgage REIT, from 2010 to 2014, during which time the REIT grew from $780 million market cap to $5.5 billion market cap. Mr. de Haan was a founding partner and Head of O...

Aug 20, 20241 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 44

Ep.43: The Future of Affordable Housing: Space, Mobility, and Aging in place - Daryl Carter, Founder & CEO of Avanath Capital Management

Daryl J. Carter, a 41-year veteran of the commercial real estate industry, is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Avanath Capital Management, LLC. Mr. Carter directs the overall strategy and operations of the Company, a California-based investment firm that acquires, renovates, and operates apartment properties, with an emphasis on affordable and workforce communities. Since its formation in 2008, Avanath has acquired $3.5 billion of properties across 14 states in the U.S., comprising 15,000 apart...

Aug 06, 20241 hr 5 minSeason 1Ep. 43

Ep. 42: Demystifying the Office Market - Owen Thomas - Chairman & CEO of BXP

Owen Thomas is the Chairman and CEO of BXP. He served as the first Chairman at Lehman from 2012 until 2013 when he joined BXP. Before Lehman, Mr. Thomas was with Morgan Stanley for 24 years serving in several different roles, business units, and locations, including Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Stanley Asia and Chairman of Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities, while living in Hong Kong from 2008 until 2011. He also held the roles of President of Morgan Stanley Investment Management and ...

Jul 16, 20241 hr 5 minSeason 1Ep. 42

Ep.41: Institutionalizing Niche Sectors - Randy Rowe - Chairman & Founder of Green Courte Partners

Randy is the Chairman of Green Courte and The Parking Spot, Green Courte’s near-airport parking portfolio operating company. Randy is also a co-founder and former Chairman of Transwestern Investment Company, LLC, and former Chairman and Director of Transwestern Commercial Services, LLC. Randy was also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hometown America, LLC, a large owner of manufactured housing communities. Links: Green Courte Partners - https://greencourtepartners.com/ Randy on LinkedIn -...

Jul 02, 20241 hr 7 minSeason 1Ep. 41

Ep.40: Beyond the Asset: The Power of Platform Investing - Matt Kaplan - Managing Partner of Almanac Realty Investors

Matt Kaplan is the Managing Partner of Almanac Realty Investors, an investment company providing growth capital to real estate companies in North America. He is responsible for overseeing the activities of the firm as well as the portfolio management of the ARS Funds. Prior to joining Almanac in 1990, Kaplan served in the Corporate Finance Department of Rothschild Inc, one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory groups today. Links: Almanac Realty Investors Matt on LinkedIn Brandon...

Jun 18, 20241 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 40

Ep.39: Trust, Talent, and Technology at Altimeter and TPG - Meghan Reynolds, Partner, Head of Capital Formation & Talent at Altimeter

Meghan Reynolds is a Partner and Head of Capital Formation at Altimeter Capital Management. She brings over two decades of experience in finance and private equity to her role. Prior to joining Altimeter, Meghan was a Managing Partner at TPG, where she was global co-head of Capital Formation for 10 years. Links: Meghan on X Altimeter Brandon on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsedloff/ Juniper Square - https://www.junipersquare.com/ Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:18) - Meghan’s career ...

Jun 11, 202457 minSeason 1Ep. 39

Ep.38: Beyond the Metropolis: Unlocking Opportunities in Smaller Markets - Ryan Swehla - Co-CEO of Graceada Partners

Ryan is Co-CEO and Co-Founder and provides strategic direction and oversees capital sourcing for Graceada Partners’ portfolio. He serves on Graceada Partners’ investment committee and focuses on strategic capital relationships, leading Graceada Partners’ sponsorship of three real estate funds and prior syndications. Links: Graceada Partners - https://www.graceadapartners.com/ Ryan on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-swehla/ Brandon on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsedloff/ J...

Jun 04, 202453 minSeason 1Ep. 38

Ep. 37: Crafting compelling stories to differentiate in a crowded market - Deborah Smith - CEO of The CenterCap Group

Deborah Smith is Co-Founder and CEO of The CenterCap Group, LLC and heads the firm's Strategic Capital and M&A and Execution efforts. Prior to forming The CenterCap Group, LLC, Ms. Smith was Co-Head of M&A and a Senior Managing Director with CB Richard Ellis Investors (CB Richard Ellis's $40 billion AUM investment management business). Links: The CenterCap Group, LLC Deobroah on LinkedIn Brandon on LinkedIn Juniper Square Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:51) - Deborah’s background and c...

May 21, 20241 hr 2 minSeason 1Ep. 37

Ep. 36: Scaling Greystar from the largest apartment owner in the US to a global investment manager with Wes Fuller, CIO

Wes Fuller is the Chief Investment Officer at Greystar and leads the company’s Investment Management business, including Fund Management, Portfolio and Asset Management, and the Greystar Investor Relations team. Wes serves as a member of the Greystar Investment Committee and Executive Committee. Wes maintains management oversight of the company’s Investment Management business, which focuses on investments in rental housing in the United States, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America regions th...

May 07, 202458 minSeason 1Ep. 36

Ep. 35: Five lessons from the world’s fifth-largest owner of CRE - Carly Tripp, CIO of Nuveen

Carly is Global Chief Investment Officer and Head of Investments for Nuveen Real Estate. Nuveen Real Estate is one of the world’s leading investment managers with over $150 billion in assets under management. Globally, she leads a team of 350+ investment professionals responsible for all transactional and asset management functions. Carly is also a member of the Global Executive Leadership team. On this episode, we discuss: Problems in the market today Nuveen's pre-covid pivot away from office C...

Apr 16, 202454 minSeason 1Ep. 35

Ep. 34: Scaling via Building Enterprise Value - Peter Braffman - Managing Director, Real Estate Investments, GCM Grosvenor

Mr. Braffman is a member of the Infrastructure Advantage Investment Committee and the Real Assets Investment Committee. He leads the firm’s real estate practice and is responsible for managing investment activities, product development, and growth. On this episode, Peter and Brandon discuss: GCM Grosvenor and Investing strategies Defining the emerging manager Stakes investing Creating enterprise value Links: GCM Grosvenor Juniper Square Brandon on LinkedIn Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:36) -...

Apr 05, 20241 hr 5 minSeason 1Ep. 34

Ep. 33: Building a Scaleable Investment Strategy with Greg Friedman, Managing Partner & CEO of Peachtree Group

Since co-founding Peachtree Group in 2007, Greg has successfully overseen investments of approximately $10.0 billion in commercial real estate and various other enterprises. With over 24 years of experience, he brings extensive credit and equity investing expertise, particularly in hotels and other commercial real estate assets. Greg was formerly senior vice president of business development for Specialty Finance Group, originating more than $2.0 billion of credit transactions. Previously, he wa...

Mar 19, 20241 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 33
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