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NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE) – Hodes Weill & Associates (Hodes Weill), a global advisory firm focused on the real estate investment and fund management industry, today announced the strategic expansion of its fundraising and advisory capabilities with the launch of a new real estate practice. The addition of this division marks Hodes Weill’s entry into a new area of ​​capital advice and reflects a natural evolution of the company’s capabilities. Hodes Weill has hired Mark Rudovic as principal to lead the group’s day-to-day activities. Rudovic reports to Susan Swanezy, partner who oversees the company’s expansion into real assets.

Rudovic joins Hodes Weill from Albourne Partners, a global institutional advisory and advisory firm, where he expanded the company’s research coverage to real asset managers worldwide. In this role, he helped build Albournes Real Asset’s coverage of infrastructure, mining, energy and intellectual property strategies, advised institutional investors on portfolio investments and built a strong network of relationships with leading real asset managers. At Hodes Weill, Rudovic will use his in-depth industry knowledge to advise first-class real asset managers on institutional capital raising and strategic transactions.

“We have long viewed real estate as a natural addition to our real estate skills,” said Swanezy. “We believe this is the right time to start this business as more institutional investors seek exposure to real assets through specific strategies that complement the diversified offerings of major global infrastructure managers. The space became increasingly institutionalized and more specialized managers emerged. We take a page from our real estate playbook where we partner with the highest quality managers and apply it to real estate. With Mark’s expertise and relationships, we are well positioned to provide unmatched advice and advice to global real asset managers to help them achieve their goals. ”

The Real Assets practice will leverage Hodes Weill’s global platform, track record and network of institutional investor relationships. Similar to real estate, real estate is a growing asset allocation in institutional portfolios. Hodes Weill will look for compelling investment strategies that are sponsored by the highest quality fund managers and that are in line with the investment goals of institutions such as pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, foundations and foundations. The new deal will build on the company’s growing real estate presence, including recent orders in data centers, life sciences, dormitories and cell towers. Hodes Weill not only advises on raising capital, but also advises real asset managers on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and strategic initiatives.

“Real Assets is a rapidly evolving sector that continues to grow and attract increasing capital flows. This reflects the strong desire of global institutions to add this asset class to their portfolios,” said Rudovic. “We see a tremendous opportunity to work with managers who have complementary investments and technical expertise in a variety of strategies that focus on sectors such as digital infrastructure, water and energy transition. Additionally, we want to focus on working with managers who have a strong foundation for ESG in their operations and investments. ”

About Hodes Weill & Associates:

Hodes Weill & Associates (“Hodes Weill”) is a leading global consulting firm focused on the real estate investment and fund management industry. * The company has offices in New York, Denver, Hong Kong and London. Founded in 2009, Hodes Weill provides institutional fundraising for funds, transactions, co-investments and separate accounts. M&A, strategic and restructuring advice; as well as fairness and evaluation analyzes. Customers include investment and fund managers, institutional investors, lenders, property owners and other participants in the institutional real estate market. For more information, please contact us at [email protected] or visit us at www.hodesweill.com

* All US regulated capital markets and securities advisory services are provided by Hodes Weill Securities, LLC, a SEC registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC, and internationally by non-US Hodes Weill subsidiaries.