Vega is an opportunistic investment firm with exposure to an array of operating companies and real estate private equity funds for which the principals of Vega are founders, managers and/or strategic investors. Supported by an investor base comprised of high-net worth individuals, family offices, and private institutional capital, the principals of Vega have operating and investment experience focused on industries for which unique barriers to entry drive opportunities for value creation, including nicotine vaporizer technology, distilled spirits, the gaming industry, solar power infrastructure, financial technology, wetland and stream environmental mitigation projects, and cannabis-operator anchored real estate. The principals of Vega have over 35 years of collective private equity investment and asset management experience, with current management responsibility for approximately $150MM in committed equity capital.

OUR TEAM

Charlie Kauss

David Jacobson

Charles Thompson

Brian Normanly

VEGA REAL ESTATE

Vega Real Estate is a strategic real estate investment platform focused on creating value by leveraging an extensive cross-discipline network to identify and execute transactions with compelling risk-adjusted returns for our investors. Our entrepreneurial mindset and creative deal structuring, together with institutional quality execution, are what make Vega a preferred owner and developer in the sector. The investment team’s years of industry experience across all major property types allows Vega to confidently pursue attractive opportunities when they are identified. Further, Vega’s Principals co-invest alongside its limited partners, creating an alignment of incentives and a foundation for a long-term relationship.

Representative Investments

Cannabis Sale Leaseback Fund

Vega has formed a programmatic joint venture with The Ardent Companies to acquire and develop real estate occupied by creditworthy operators in the US cannabis marketplace. The Cannabis Fund has positioned itself as a preferred capital provider to state-licensed cannabis operators through bespoke sale-leaseback acquisitions and build-to-suit development/redevelopment. The investment vehicle has exclusively targeted well-capitalized, vertically integrated cannabis companies that are multi-state operators in areas with limited licenses, with an emphasis on cultivation facilities. The return profile for the investment has targeted a low-double-digit unlevered cash yield with the potential for long-term upside as state legislatures continue to adopt adult and medical use programs around the country and ease regulatory restrictions.

Logistics Infrastructure Fund

Vega has raised a diverse pool of investor capital focused on the acquisition of logistics infrastructure assets across the southeastern U.S including truck terminals, trailer/container yards, equipment maintenance facilities and other logistics-oriented assets with a heavy outdoor storage component. The Fund is focused on aggregating a diversified mix of assets across the risk spectrum to drive attractive current cash yields for investors.