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MLG Capital Senior Vice President Billy Fox Named Top Influencer in Multifamily by GlobeSt Real Estate Forum
Brookfield, Wis. (October 10, 2023) – Private real estate investment firm MLG Capital today announced that Senior Vice President Billy Fox was named a top Influencer in Multifamily Real Estate by GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum. The prestigious annual awards recognize individuals, teams and organizations that are impactful leaders within the industry. Fox, who joined MLG in 2014, was recognized for several recent accomplishments, including his role in launching and leading MLG’s Legacy Fund, which offers owners of appreciated real estate assets a passive, tax-deferred and diversified exit strategy by allowing them to contribute their real estate in exchange for units in the fund. Thanks to Fox’s dedication and leadership, the fund recently surpassed $1 billion in assets just two years after its first-to-market launch, including interests in 81 properties across 17 states that encompass over 13.8 million square feet and ±14,500 multifamily units. Fox has also played an instrumental role in making 2021 and 2022 record-breaking years for MLG Capital, when the firm recorded back-to-back years that surpassed $1 billion in commercial real estate acquisitions. “This award is a well-deserved honor for an extremely hardworking and dedicated leader with an unmatched work ethic and sense of integrity,” said Tim Wallen, principal and CEO at…
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MLG Capital Sells Last Asset In Its First Diversified Fund
Close marks significant milestone for firm 11 years after strategic shift to real estate fund approach Firm’s latest real estate fund – Private Fund VI – approaches halfway point fundraising milestone Brookfield, Wis. (September 22, 2023) – MLG Capital announced a significant milestone for the firm with the sale of the last asset in MLG Private Fund LLC, “Fund I”, the first diversified fund in MLG’s series of real estate funds, established in 2012. Final distributions to investors, and formal closing, will occur in the coming quarters. Fund I raised more than $27 million in investor equity, and throughout its lifetime acquired and sold 13 properties and seven land investments, totaling more than 3,000 multifamily units and nearly 585,000 in commercial square footage. Acquisitions were primarily located in Wisconsin, Florida, Texas, Minnesota and Colorado. The closing of this transaction brought excellent returns for investors in Fund I and II. Overall, fund-level returns of 23.2% IRR and an equity multiple of 2.33X over the hold were achieved, as of 5/30/23.* “From my first meeting with MLG back in 2011, I felt a sense of confidence and trust in doing business with them,” said Norb W., one of the initial Private Fund…
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MLG Capital Climbs Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies in U.S. for Third Consecutive Year
Private equity real estate investment firm is among top 10 companies in Milwaukee and top 30 in Wisconsin to make the annual ranking Brookfield, Wis. (August 15, 2023) – The 2023 Inc. 5000 List of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in the United States was announced with MLG Holdings, parent of MLG Capital, named 3141st on the list. The company made significant strides in its year-over-year ranking, coming in at 101st overall in the Real Estate category (compared to 145th in 2022), 26th in the State of Wisconsin (compared to 38th in 2022) and 9th of all companies in the Milwaukee metro area (compared to 15th in 2022). The private investment real estate management firm headquartered in Brookfield, Wis., has been achieving significant and sustainable growth over the past several years, recording back-to-back years that surpassed $1 billion in commercial real estate acquisitions, while also growing and launching new private real estate funds, including its MLG Private Fund VI and its unique Legacy Fund. “Being ranked for the third consecutive year on the acclaimed Inc. 5000 list is a great testament to the talented and tenured team at MLG Capital that works hard day in and out to source and…
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MLG Capital Purchases Market Square Multifamily Property in Kenosha
Class A Apartment property features high-quality amenities and a convenient location in a market with high demand for multifamily housing Brookfield, Wis. (July 28, 2023) – MLG Capital – a national leader in diversified private real estate investments – today announced its acquisition of the Market Square apartment property, located at 3100 Market Lane in Kenosha. The Class-A apartment property was built in 2017 and 2019 and features 330 apartment units, robust amenities and a convenient location near high-quality retail in a key industrial corridor. MLG acquired an interest in the property with its growing Legacy Fund, which offers a tax-deferred exit strategy for private real estate owners. “This is an exciting acquisition in a market with significant commercial development and convenient access to both Milwaukee and Chicago,” said Daniel Price, senior vice president at MLG Capital. “MLG expects to see continued industrial development and job growth in this corridor that will drive strong tenant demand over the next several years.” According to CoStar, the Kenosha industrial market has had over 11 million square feet of industrial projects delivered in the past two years, with another 6 million planned or under construction. Local reports cite a strong need for additional…
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Two MLG Capital Executives Named Women of Influence by GlobeSt Real Estate Forum
Assistant Vice President Lindsey Collings and Associate General Counsel Carol Muratore receive national awards, marking second consecutive year that the MLG Capital team is recognized Brookfield, Wis. (July 27, 2023) – MLG Capital, a national leader in private equity investments in commercial real estate, today announced that Assistant Vice President Lindsey Collings and Associate General Counsel Carol Muratore were both named GlobeSt Real Estate Forum 2023 Women of Influence. The prestigious annual award competition honors a small number of the commercial real estate industry’s most influential women in the country. Their recognitions mark the second consecutive year that an MLG employee has received the award after Assistant Vice President Jade Hendricks earned it in 2022. Collings was recognized in the Investment Professional category for her two-part role in leading MLG’s joint venture private equity strategy in the Mountain West region and leading MLG’s Registered Investment Advisor strategy nationwide. Last year, Lindsey played an essential part in the firm’s acquisition of more than $1.2 billion in real estate assets and helped close the firm’s largest investment fund to date – MLG Private Fund V – in record time. Muratore was honored in the CRE Legal Counsel category for her impressive 34-year…
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Media Mentions
2023 Women of Influence: Lindsey Collings and Carol Muratore
MLG Capital’s Lindsey Collings and Carol Muratore each won a GlobeSt.’s Women of Influence award for 2023!
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How to Scale Commercial Real Estate Podcast Featuring Tim Wallen
Tim Wallen, Principal and CEO, sits down with Sam Wilson, Host of How to Scale Commercial Real Estate Podcast. Tim discusses various aspects of real estate investing including MLG’s investment strategy and unique profit-sharing structure. Visit the Podcast here. Navigate in the podcast player to “MLG Capital’s Unique Profit Sharing Structure”.
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Milwaukee Business Journal 2023 Best Places to Work Winners: MLG Capital
MLG Capital has been named a winner of the Milwaukee Business Journal’s 2023 Best Places to Work award for 5 years in a row! Visit the story on the Milwaukee Business Journal.
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Examining a Fund That Gives Individual Property Investors an Exit Strategy
Billy Fox, Senior Vice President, was recently interviewed by WealthManagement.com regarding The Legacy Fund. The Fund enables owners to contribute commercial real estate they directly own in exchange for ownership units. Read more at the Wealth Management website.
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How To Invest In Private Real Estate With Steve Kelly
Steve Kelly, AVP of Investor Relations, sits down with Jeremy Kiel, Host of Retirement Revealed podcast. Steve shares his insights on the various ways you can invest in private real estate and what you need to know to get started. Listen here: https://keilfp.com/blogpodcast/how-to-invest-in-private-real-estate/
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