BlackLions
Real Estate
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Financing
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Investments
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Development
Competitive Lending Programs, access to Capital Markets
Emerging Markets
Experienced Leadership
Mr. Leonardo Padron-Hermes
Managing Partner
Mr. Padron is a serial entrepreneur had a California licensed real estate broker with over 20 years of experience in residential, commercial, and hospitality real estate. He founded MetWest Mortgage, one of the first national commercial mortgage net-branch systems, which grew to 35 offices, 500 loan officers, funding over $3B+ on Commercial Real Estate Finance Loans. Earning a recognition as one of the fastest-growing Hispanic companies in America. Featured in Bloomberg and the Miami Herald, he has originated, financed, and executed projects across the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America, and now leads land acquisition, development, financing in LATAM and Dominican Republic.
Mr. Dennis Hodges
Managing Partner
Mr. Hodges represents over 25 years of experience in real estate, development, and finance, including serving as VP at SunTrust Bank, founding and selling three mortgage companies funding $1B+ across 26 states, leading one of the fastest-growing homebuilders in the U.S., and developing over 10 major projects. Additionally, owned and operated a real estate brokerage for nearly two decades.
Licenses & certifications:
series 63 Uniform Securities agent
series 65 investment advisory
series 7 general securities.
residential construction
Gabriel Gutierrez
Managing Partner
Mr. Gutierrez has over 25 years of experience in sales, marketing, and business development across tourism, hospitality, and real estate, working with leading hotel groups such as Melia, Sheraton, and Hyatt, as well as the Velas Group. He has implemented contact centers across Latin America, developed strategic alliances, and led projects in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Latin America. As Co-Founder & Managing Partner of The Elysium Wellness Company and Elysium Global, Gabriel specializes in wellness and tourism marketing, brand positioning, and high-income market strategies, with a strong international presence at major fairs such as WTM, FITUR, and ITB.t international fairs like WTM (London), FITUR (Madrid), and ITB (Berlin).
Experienced Leadership
Investment Discipline
Strong Platform
Primary Role
In commercial and residential real estate we have deployed along private, equity and debt strategies, with approximately $20 billion. Now, Backed by a vertically integrated platform, and a large capital access players, we are able to advise clients on a debt placement structures by matching client's roles and objectives.
Financing
Our team conducts thorough comprehensive analysis on the sponsor and property first and determined based on our client's objective which financial program from the capital markets will be appropiate as a solution.
This involves evaluating, sponsor's financials, asset financials, cash flow underwriting, market trends, regulations, infrastructure plans, and the overall analyses from all relevant perspectives, then. we'll decide the mortgage instrument to execute.
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Permanent Financing
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Construction Financing
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Bridge Financing
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Mezzanine Debt
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Structured Transaction
Investments
We believe in a value creation approach. We provides investors access to its capabilities through several vehicles including a BlackLions WPC series One Opportunity Fund LP is a Delaware registered limited company (The Fund) and a BlackLions WPC seriesOne Fund with its own Swiss (Listed on Bloomberg and Vienna Stock Exchange as a Non-Traded Investment Product)
Develoment
Opportunistic, we are architects of thriving communities and vibrant cityscapes. Our visionary approach to urban planning, coupled with a deep commitment to sustainability, lead to a successful project approach to an innovative smart city initiatives.
Our Sales & Marketing Team
JOSE
MATOS
Europe & Africa
JUDITH
PADRON-HERMES
USA & Canada
JULIE
HODGES
USA & Canada
PATRICIA
GOMEZ
USA & The Dominican Republic
ERNESTO
LLORENTE
USA, The Caribbean,
Dominican Republic
