CARROLL Organization?

Naturally, each year new platforms are created by professionals looking to do their own deals, seek out the entrepreneurial path which I believe all of us consider or pursue at one time or another.

That being said, it's always interesting whenever viewing sales comps or seeing closing announcements for decent sized transactions with firms who are relatively new to the game.  

Example:  Group out of Atlanta called CARROLL.  Guessing most of you all in the multifamily sector have heard of these folks, company named after the founder Pat Carroll.  Not really sure what his background is, but seems to be a younger guy who just started the firm in the past 5-7 years and has already completed over $5B in total acquisitions.  Seems fucking insane.  Anyone have any insight into these guys, how the fuck they did it and so quickly?  

There are other similar companies formed in the past 5-10 years out there doing 200+ unit deals (Tide Equities, Magnolia Capital, GELT, etc) and I am perhaps just ignorant or naive as to how they are capitalizing these deals, or if they are perhaps simply sliver equity sponsors trying to scale and make money in fees, mgmt, etc?   

 
Most Helpful

Group started back in 2008, not in the last 5 years.  They've been GP'ing deals with institutional money for a while now and they have an equity fund that they now invest alongside these LPs to gain exposure to more deals.  Pat Carroll is a fucking wacko, ask around town if you want to know more.  Love some of the folks that work there, others are so so.  No doubt they've been succesful and the platform has grown, but I wouldn't ever hitch my own reputation to Pat's.

Magnolia is legit, Max Peek and Will Beam are awesome guys and have been in the business for a while and have a ton of institutional relationships.  They've done a bunch of deals with Goldman and now have their JV with Bain Capital (ex-Harvard).  They're going places.  Will be a great company.

Haven't interacted with GELT, but they've been raising HNW money and their investors keep re-upping.  Keith Wasserman is a great twitter follow.

 

I formally worked for an LP multifamily fund and have actually met with and pursued deals with all of the groups you have mentioned. To answer your question simply, they have the skills to source and get deals under contract, and the capital backing to sign any loan guarantees. As an example, a ~200 unit value-add deal in Arizona might require around ~10mm of equity. These guys will partner with an larger LP group who will come in with $8-9mm, and they have a network of friends and family to fund their GP piece. Of course, they themselves will have to put in a few hundred thousands dollars each. Most of these principals comes from wealthy families to start.

Put even more simply: if you have money and know how to get deals under control, you can easily build a portfolio.

 

Aut eos autem nemo autem omnis. Cupiditate eos architecto ullam eum sint. Eum voluptates et ullam autem. Eum quasi aliquam dolorem iste deleniti reiciendis officiis. Sit consectetur libero exercitationem et ducimus placeat. Doloribus neque qui expedita unde saepe rerum. Blanditiis suscipit vero totam iure.

Velit quis quis deleniti et voluptas quisquam error explicabo. Qui provident est illo natus rem nulla.

Sed porro tempore quis voluptas possimus est excepturi. Ut illum ea maiores molestiae consequatur voluptatibus tenetur. Ad fugit commodi voluptates magni.

Molestiae molestias quia rerum eos animi earum nihil quia. Et illo blanditiis totam officia incidunt. Consectetur perferendis omnis qui est. Occaecati autem velit dignissimos repellendus et odio et. Quibusdam dolor dignissimos ut consequatur. Maiores nesciunt nemo est expedita.

Career Advancement Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (86) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (145) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
7
kanon's picture
kanon
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham
98.8
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”