Real Estate

$6B+
Assets Sold

25M+ Sq Ft.
Real Estate Disposed

$1B+
Lease Savings

Unlocking Value Across Every Square Foot

GA Group Real Estate is uniquely positioned to serve public and private companies in times of growth, M&A, disruption or distress, no matter the objective. We offer a full suite of services and a team of seasoned experts to help clients create value and guide the development and execution of effective real estate strategy.

Focused on four core service lines including Asset Sales, Restructuring, Capital Markets, and Strategic Advisory, GA Group Real Estate leverages decades of experience to assist public and private companies, financial institutions, investors, family offices and individuals across a broad range of sectors.

Prioritizing excellence and accountability in every facet of our work, our team brings an unparalleled attention to detail and a comprehensive and creative approach to each engagement, tailoring solutions that better position our clients and partners.

On a combined basis, our principals have sold over $6 billion in assets and more than 25 million square feet of real estate across retail, multifamily, office, industrial, distribution centers, and land. We have managed projects which have collectively secured over $1 billion in lease savings for our clients, both in and outside of bankruptcy.

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From initial engagement all the way through to property closing, we work closely with our clients to plan and execute a customized disposition program that delivers the strongest possible value. We take the time to understand our clients' unique business requirements, working in partnership to explore all strategic disposition alternatives from sale-leaseback transactions and sealed-bid auctions to lease up strategies that maximize asset values.

With a proven sales process in place, our team completes comprehensive initial due diligence and market analysis to ensure aggressive market-based pricing is achieved. With experience across a broad range of property types, we leverage best-in-class technology and a multi-channel marketing strategy to generate interest across a broad spectrum of potential buyers, from small family offices to large institutional investors.

Sales Services:

  • Traditional Sales
  • Sale-Leaseback Transactions
  • Auctions
  • 363-Sale Transactions

Our leadership team has extensive real estate restructuring experience, as several principals previously led real estate departments for major public and private companies. This first-hand knowledge and expertise allow us to provide clients with not only real estate execution services, but a more comprehensive real estate solution guided by decades of strategic planning and restructuring experience. As a result, we have been a key partner for retailers, financial advisors, and bankruptcy attorneys on some of the nation's largest and most complex lease restructuring projects.

Strong results are driven by strong planning. We work alongside our clients to complete all initial strategic planning prior to project commencement. Armed with a comprehensive understanding of leased portfolios and asset-by-asset strategy, our team can deliver clients enhanced execution and maximized savings.

Restructuring Services:

  • Bankruptcy Restructuring
  • Out-of-Court Restructuring
  • Ongoing Portfolio Management

GA Group and its affiliates provides a full suite of Real Estate Capital Markets services. With a client-focused approach, GA Group Real Estate caters to both local and institutional borrowers across all commercial real estate asset classes. The team's recognized industry expertise, coupled with a long list of external capital partners, allows our clients to source debt financing across the capital stack.

Capital Market Services:

  • Debt, Equity, Structured Finance
  • Permanent & Bridge Financing
  • Credit Tenant Lease Financing
  • Distressed Asset Advisory
  • Loan Portfolio Sales

Our team works alongside our clients, both healthy and distressed, to better understand the challenges and opportunities within their real estate portfolios. Together we craft a comprehensive, asset-specific strategy, setting a clear direction to improve execution efficiency, enhance real estate productivity, and better optimize each client's real estate portfolio.

To provide our clients and partners with a more comprehensive and specific level of strategic planning capabilities, our team utilizes a customized geospatial analytics platform designed to provide in-depth trade area demographics, retail location data, and specific site and shopping center characteristics.

Our advisory work addresses a wide range of business requirements, including:

Advisory Services:

  • Portfolio Optimization & Repositioning
  • Store Network Growth Planning
  • Real Estate Valuations
  • Real Estate Value Extraction Strategy
  • Market & Trade Area Analysis
  • Benchmarking Exercises


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