Veteran CRE Pros Launch Sale Leaseback Advisory Group
View the article from April 9, 2021 on GlobeSt.com
SLB Capital Advisors spoke with Les Shaver at Globe Street regarding the firm’s launch.
Stephen Cheng: “In this current market environment, sale-leasebacks are even more topical, as businesses seek attractive means of raising capital.”
Scott Merkle: “Many [private equity firms] have valuable capital tied up in the real estate of their portfolio companies, and most private equity firms prefer to be business investors rather than real estate investors. Sale-leaseback capital can be redeployed by operating businesses to fund M&A or internal growth initiatives, and importantly can create real value.”
Matt Wrobleski: “The expertise required to identify arbitrage opportunities, as well as to develop financial impact and credit analyses, requires specialized expertise not found in the typical real estate intermediary’s business model.”