About Emmes

The Emmes Group of Companies was founded in 1992 as a privately-owned real estate investment company. On behalf of its principals and partners, Emmes acquires real estate with a common denominator throughout: opportunity. This opportunity is defined as a position in which Emmes can deploy its financial resources and human capital to enhance the value of an asset.

In its early years, Emmes purchased RTC debt portfolios and distressed debt from insolvent financial institutions. Today, we continue to be creative in acquiring assets with strong potential for growth. The company generally invests in and manages four property types- retail, office, industrial, and multifamily.

Since its founding, Emmes has developed strong, lasting relationships with a number of capital partners including major opportunity funds and foreign investors.  In recent years, Emmes has expanded its client base to include pension funds.  To date, Emmes has, on behalf of its affiliated entities, capital partners and investors, acquired over 385 assets, comprising over 31 million square feet and having a market value in excess of $3 billion. The company’s current portfolio includes over 85 diverse properties encompassing over 23 million square feet located across 20 states.*

Emmes continues to be guided by our original philosophy: to produce assets with a fundamental value that stands the test of time. We seek long-term solutions, not simply what may be momentarily expedient, whether for assets owned by Emmes or for managed accounts. Our mission is clear: create value and maximize returns for owners and investors who entrust their assets to us. We accomplish this by managing assets the only way they should be: from the owner's perspective.

Emmes is uniquely positioned as a turnaround specialist in distressed, overlooked, underperforming, and undervalued properties. The firm offers integrated, innovative solutions that span the entire spectrum of real estate activity, including our asset management and realty services.  From managing a diverse portfolio to executing event-driven opportunistic equity and debt financings, this dynamic combination of offerings coupled with our depth of experience brings a unique and solid value proposition to each of our capital partners, investors, and team members.

*As of December 2007