Valid Investments Group is a privately held Paris, London UK, Toronto ON, China and New York based commercial real estate investment company founded in 1990 by Phillip Ginzberg and David Le Roi.

Through its sponsored closed-end investment funds, Valid Investments Group makes commercial real estate investments on behalf of the firm’s principals and its institutional co-investment partners which presently include many of the nation’s most prestigious educational endowments and foundations.

Since its formation, Valid Investments Group has sponsored several investment funds with aggregate capital commitments of approximately $1.5 billion which have focused primarily on making “value-add” commercial real estate investments (mostly in office properties and residential towers) located throughout Europe including Paris, London.

Valid Investments Group now seeking expansion to the Northeast and Southwest regions of the United States

Opportunistic Valid Investments

Valid Investments Group pursues opportunistic investments in any asset class that involve the following:

Distressed debt
Broken partnerships
Uncompleted developments
Restructurings
Recapitalizations
Rescue equity for troubled sponsors
Environmentally-challenged assets
Development/redevelopment

Identifying real estate investments that capitalize on corporate or government restructuring, distressed situations, and asset redevelopment and repositioning

Deeply experienced team at Valid Investments

Valid Investments have been actively investing in opportunistic real estate since 2005, representing one of the most established track records in the industry. We have experienced numerous market cycles significantly impacting real estate investments, including credit crises, valuation cycles, the experience gained from this history and the global exposure of our opportunistic investments is invaluable when crafting an investment strategy for today’s environment.

Access to compelling transactions on a global basis

Valid Investments 8-year history in opportunistic real estate markets has delivered an expansive network of relationships used to source compelling transactions suited to our clients’ objectives. Our Opportunistic Investments team leverages Valid Investments broader transactions and asset management organization located regionally to gain market insight, source investment opportunities, and optimize returns on investments. Valid Investments multi-cultural teams located throughout our 5 offices worldwide including Paris, London UK, Toronto ON, Israel, China and New York provide a strong understanding of local issues critical to success in analyzing, negotiating, and managing real estate investments on a global basis.

Disciplined approach to portfolio management.

Through the most challenging real estate investment conditions, we have proven our commitment to act in our clients’ best interest by designing portfolio strategies that align our interests as investment manager with those of our investors and maximizing returns. It is this commitment to partnering with investors that we take into the development of any new investment strategy, and one which we believe is particularly important in the today’s fast-paced opportunistic investment arena.

Core and Value-add Office Properties

Valid Investments Group acquires well-located, institutional-quality core and value-add office properties throughout the Eastern Europe and now The United States with the following characteristics:

CBD location
High quality, primarily credit tenants
Limited near-term lease rollover
Minimal deferred capital expenditures
No significant repositioning and/or redevelopment