HDB ADVISORS, LLC
REAL ESTATE & SPECIAL-USE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, TRANSACTIONS, TEAM MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE
HDB Advisors consults across three broad areas: Transactions & Finance, Development & Management; and Leadership & Team Building. The firm provides capabilities that enable clients competing in a national or global arena against the some of the world’s largest real estate developer- operators and other project companies to win exclusive development rights to projects with long term phasing, and large capital and other commitments.
HDBA’s experience extends over $15 billion of project value, involving a wide range of competencies with innovative and extensive work in the public/private arena. Some of the most desirable opportunities are sourced through a public RFP process. The firm’s RFP win rate is in the 60-70% range, exceeding the industry norm by a significant margin. HDBA delivers problem-solving capability and strategic thinking on projects which had discouraged experienced professionals. The firm manages due diligence and multifaceted negotiations and documentation critical to closing deals. HDBA sources capital, liquidates assets; and leads workouts, including for example responsibility for Lehman Brothers’ $23 billion acquisition of Archstone.
HDBA is respected for assembling, managing and leading world class consultant teams and strategic partners. Specialties include deal structuring supported by financial modeling which creates extra profit, value, and downside risk protection for owners.
A proven ability to overcome major barriers to entry creates leverage that facilitates greater development control, diminishes exposure to risks and creates a higher likelihood for project success. HDBA is also an experienced developer who recognizes marketplace strengths and weaknesses, and exercises the judgment to acquire, reposition, restructure, recapitalize, and sell assets opportunistically and profitably.