Choosing Private Equity Real Estate
Zac Barnett, attorney and debt advisor in the Chicago area, has represented lenders and borrowers involved in various investments. Zac Barnett’s expertise as an attorney includes private equity real estate, private credit and private equity. An accomplished lawyer, his experience encompasses fund finance and commercial lending.
Investing in private equity real estate allows investment without the entanglements associated with maintaining a property. Participants instead contribute to a pool of investments. The buildings in these pools can include industrial properties, shopping centers, apartments, and office buildings. Hotels, self-storage units, and student housing comprise niche properties that might make up an equity pool.
Investors typically choose private equity for the asset diversification and potential returns. Most institutional investors have increased their exposure to these alternative assets over the last 5–10 years and that trend will likely continue as their comfort with the asset class grows. As opposed to hedge funds, the transparency provided by private equity fund managers is attractive to investors.
