Chief Operating Officer And General Counsel
West Palm Beach, Fl, Us
Seth Hoffman served the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of HighBrook Investors, a New York-based real estate private equity fund, and the first to serve in these roles. He was responsible for establishing the firm’s operating and governance framework and building internal and external teams. In addition, he played an integral role in a majority of the firm's $2.5 billion of acquisitions.Mr. Hoffman served on the firm's the Executive Committee and the Risk Management Committee, as well as Managing Director of the Board for all HighBrook portfolio companies. He also served as the Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary and advised the firm’s Advisory Board and Investment Committee.Mr. Hoffman oversaw all deal execution, capital markets transactions, financings and key portfolio company events. Representative transactions include leading the $200 million acquisition of a Euronext listed public company and the $700 million portfolio acquisition and the $140 million recapitalization of an existing syndication for an office tower. Mr. Hoffman also led all capital markets negotiations and documentation, including side letters, with investors.In addition, Mr. Hoffman was responsible for all legal and compliance matters, including deal execution, investment structuring, Opportunity Zone and REIT structuring, portfolio company management, corporate governance, compliance (SEC, FINRA, FCA, AFM, GDPR) and legal oversight. He oversaw domestic and foreign platform-level operations, including technology, operations and human resources.Mr. Hoffman created and supervises all operational, reporting, tax and compliance procedures for foreign investments and HighBrook operational offices across the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and Jersey.
