Wealth & Finance International - Fund Awards 2016

www.wealthandfinance-intl.com 29 Dalfen America Corporation Best Real Estate Investment Manager - North America Dalfen America Corp. is a real estate investment manager focused on industrial properties in key markets throughout the U.S. and Canada. We caught up with Director Max Gagliardi to learn more. Company: Dalfen America Corporation Address: 17304 Preston Rd, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75252 Phone: +1.972.733.6954 Website: http://www.dalfen.com/ Dalfen’s Limited was founded in 1935 as a family-apparel retail chain. Since then the firm has grown into a leading investor. The compa- ny’s central investment focus is on high quality, strategically located, industrial warehouses, logistic centers, multi-tenant business parks, and manufacturing facilities. The firm. remains one of the most active buyers of industrial, with over $1 Billion in real estate transactions com- pleted. Max talks us through how the firm has achieved this status. “As hands-on operators, our experienced team of real estate experts acquires, develops, and manages millions of square feet of premier commercial properties out of our five offices. Our investments are made with an in-depth understanding of market fundamentals in combination with local knowledge. We seek to acquire institutional quality proper- ties in high-demand locations, with building attributes that cater to a broad range of industrial tenants including an emphasis on the rapidly expanding ecommerce and fulfilment industry.” Overall Max believes that his firm is the one that can provide clients with the services that they need, which is how it has come to achieve the success it enjoys today. “As ecommerce grows, so does the demand for industrial real estate. Dalfen Core+ Industrial platform offers our investors exposure to the growing shift in demand from retail to industrial product. Dalfen America Corp is able to capitalize on the rapid shift from traditional retail commerce to ecommerce by focusing on industrial investment opportunities in markets that exhibit significantly above average growth characteristics, are large population centers, and/or are key logistics corridor (reference upload document – Core+ Industrial Platform). “Our investment strategy is deployed across three risk profiles to take advantage of different market conditions: Core+ assets that have stabilized cash flows with upside potential, Value-Add assets that allow for the creation of Core stabilized investments at a lower basis by ad- LA16006 dressing solvable issues, and Develop-to-Core opportunities where Core stabilized investments in strategic infill logistics locations near major ports or airports are developed (reference upload document – Core+ Industrial Platform). “Dalfen America Corp prides itself on its outstanding sourcing network and deal flow consistency of both on and off-market acquisition targets, finding investment opportunities on an off-market basis for 48% of its recent investments. Its stellar track record is further evidence of Dalfen America Corp’s operational excellence, with realized gross IRR of 24.3% for Dalfen Fund I, closed in 2010 and fully divested, and unrealized gross IRR of 27.9% for Dalfen Fund II which closed in 2013 and is in the harvest phase. Ultimately, Dalfen America Corp’s full service platform draws upon re- gional expertise throughout the U.S. for investment, property and asset management, development, legal and capital market needs.”