Jim Leporte Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Greater New York City Area

Abacus Capital Group is a real estate private equity firm that has acquired over $2.5 billion of real estate assets including over 23,000 apartment units with a focus on value-add, core, and development strategies. Mr. LePorte is responsible for sourcing development, core and value-add investment opportunities for Abacus in Eastern US markets.

Underwrote, sized, and screened proposed investments of all asset types, including office, hotel, multi-family, retail, and industrial loans ranging in size from $1MM to $300MM. Prepared detailed investment summaries, presentations, memorandums and abstracts for credit agencies, B-piece buyer investors, and credit committee members. Managed the delivery and correspondence of due diligence materials for credit agencies, B-piece buyer investors, borrowers and CMBS credit teams.

Asset Managed over $3 billion of assets on behalf of Lehman Brothers, including 33 properties (office, condominium, industrial, land, storage and retail) located in Manhattan, Washington DC, Northern Virginia, Chicago, Baltimore, Boston and Austin. Created and built detailed IRR, NPV, DCF, and profit valuation models for numerous commercial office, condominium and retail assets. Developed various reposition strategies, financial restructurings, and profit maximization strategies for clients… Show more Asset Managed over $3 billion of assets on behalf of Lehman Brothers, including 33 properties (office, condominium, industrial, land, storage and retail) located in Manhattan, Washington DC, Northern Virginia, Chicago, Baltimore, Boston and Austin. Created and built detailed IRR, NPV, DCF, and profit valuation models for numerous commercial office, condominium and retail assets. Developed various reposition strategies, financial restructurings, and profit maximization strategies for clients, including the restructure of the second largest specially serviced office deal, enabling the client to recover over $200 million dollars. Show less

Developed detailed financial models and prepared financial projections for a $250 million retail real estate development project. Assisted filling tenant vacancies for key clients. Performed numerous market analyses, including assessments of comparative properties, city demographics, and potential tenants for development projects.

Mba, Real Estate, Finance

Activities and Societies: Real Estate Club, Private Equity Club Blackstone Real Estate Lab: Consulted Blackstone on creating and modeling.

Bba, Finance, Marketing

Activities and Societies: Captain of Varsity Track & Field

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