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Our leadership has led real estate ventures backed by leading institutional investors including Silver Lake Partners, The Carlyle Group, The Hong Leong Group, Deutsche Bank, and Westbrook Partners.

300+

Transactions

$5B

in Acquisitions

$1B

LP Profits Distributed

$1.78B

in Capital Raised 

$6.5B

in Assets Managed

Jim Trout

Education: Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) - MBA
Deal Experience: 200+ Transactions, $600M+ in Capital Raises, $1B+ in Limited Partner profits dispersed, 25+ years experience
Business Experience:

  • Founder/CEO/CTO – Vantage Data Centers, a Silver Lake Partners Company

  • Sr. VP Portfolio & Technical Operations Digital Realty Trust (NYSE listed company)

  • Founder – CRG West (c.k.a. CoreSite), an operating partner of the Carlyle Group

  • Founding member of Security Capital Industrial Trust, operating subsidiary of world’s largest publicly trade integrated operator of industrial facilities

Board Member, Investment Committee

Wen Wei

Education: Cornell University – Masters in Computer Science
Deal Experience: 10+ years investing experience, 9 deals, $22M+ in deal volume
Business Experience:

  • Managing Partner: Grow Scale

  • Co-Founder/COO/CTO/CFO: ImportLA, an ecommerce company (acquired by Bunker Hill Capital)

  • Advisor: IP Shark, Pokeworks, Beyond Vape

Managing Partner

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Emery Huang

Education: University of Central Florida - Bachelors in English and Creative Writing​

Deal Experience: $780M in capital raises, $3.9B in deal volume​

Business Experience: 

  • Managing Partner: Batu Capital Management 

  • Managing Partner: Titan Capital Management

  • CEO & Board Member: BIC Group

  • CEO & Board Member: Kulen Property Group 

  • Former Board Member and Head of Audit Committee: Nasdaq Listed Akerna

Managing Partner

Evan Huang

Education: The New School - Bachelors in Environmental and Global Studies​

Deal Experience: $150M+ in deal volume​

Business Experience: 

  • Managing Partner: Batu Capital Management

  • Managing Partner: Titan Capital Management 

  • Vice President of Real Estate: BIC Group

Managing Partner

Aaron McDaniel

Education: Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley) – Bachelors in Business Admin.
Deal Experience: 16 deals, $22M+ in deal volume, 10+ years experience
Business Experience:

  • Managing Partner: Grow Scale

  • Founder/CEO: Tycoon Real Estate (1st real estate platform to be acquired)

  • Founder/CEO: Access Invest (largest mobile investment aggregator, acquired by North Capital)

  • Haas School of Business Faculty Member

  • Youngest to serve as Regional VP @ AT&T, Diamond Club honoree

Managing Partner

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