Wed, Jun 13, 2018

Sherry Cefali Shares Her Views on Valuing a Real Estate Investment Manager in PERE News

Sherry Cefali, Managing Director in Duff & Phelps Fairness and Solvency Opinion Practice, was recently featured in a PERE News article, “Berkshire: Real estate M&A activity to decline in 2018 – Exclusive.” Sherry provides several perspectives on how to value a real estate investment manager.

She goes onto say that, “The first thing is the terms of management contracts. Some contracts are more profitable than others. So that results in different levels of fees and profitability.” Sherry then moves into factors affecting the growth and stability of a firm’s assets under management, followed by identifying if the investment manager has a proven record to deliver high returns to its investors.

Read the full article here.



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