$100m equity and no mandate - what to do?

I'll be joining a unique owner/operator as the director of acquisitions. The company has a long track record and a ~$2 billion portfolio of multifamily, retail and single tenant industrial that's sub 50% leveraged.  Additionally, they have ~$100m of discretionary equity that has historically been deployed to acquire direct assets, but there is now a greater willingness to pursue other strategies.  There is no mandate - if I could convince them to buy real estate in the Metaverse, we technically could do so. What's more, our hold period is indefinite. 

Curious to get the collective groups take on interesting avenues to deploy equity? 

  • Preferred Equity for value-add / ground up multifamily 
  • Non-performing note purchases (retail) 
  • 80/20 JV equity w/ minimum 10-year hold period (secondary / tertiary markets) 
  • Covered land plays (w/ intention to seek co-development partner) 
  • Portfolio recapitalization for legacy RE owners (think your local power center baron, or similar)

Thoughts? 

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Isn’t the main hurdle for these special situation plays the ability to actually execute and realize returns (in addition to the difficult sourcing and underwriting)?

 
MastersinCRE

Curious to get the collective groups take on interesting avenues to deploy equity? 

1. Buy my existing deals pre-CO at below market cap rates

2. LP my pursuits with the intention to buy me (the GP) out at CO

Commercial Real Estate Developer
 

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