On this episode of Counting Capital, Buchanan Street Partners Chairman Robert Brunswick is joined by Charles Byerly, President and CEO of Westport Properties, and Feerooz Yacoobi, Senior Vice President of Buchanan’s self-storage business. Together, they explore the evolution of self-storage as an institutional-grade asset class, its user base, and the...
While the broader US economy continues to show impressive resilience in a rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape, evidenced by a stock market near all-time highs and sustained low unemployment levels, investors may be surprised to hear of the “minirecession” that the self-storage industry has wrestled with over the past 24 months....
On this episode of Counting Capital, Buchanan Street Partners Chairman Robert Brunswick is joined by Co-Founder, President and CEO Timothy Ballard. Together, they review the evolution of the real estate investment industry over the past 35 years and explore how the real estate market has transformed from a "wild, wild...
Welcome to 2025, a New Year, a new administration, a fresh start and undoubtedly new resolutions for all. I’ve heard of varied new mantras to revive, to survive, and to thrive in 2025. No doubt a new year brings with it a time to reflect on the past year and...
Buchanan's foundation is rooted in real estate credit. Since 1999, we have closed 94 debt investments totaling more than $1.3 billion. Lending has been a complementary business line to our equity funds providing us a differentiated viewpoint as both a lender and operator. Consequently, our longstanding presence in the CRE...
On this episode of Counting Capital, Buchanan Street Partners Chairman Robert Brunswick is joined by Bob Cluck, Chairman of Canterbury Consulting. They discuss his extensive experience in the investment consulting industry, including the journey from Kidder Peabody to founding Canterbury Consulting in 1988, where he now oversees approximately $40 billion...
One of my favorite classes in college was statistics which is defined as the science of collecting and analyzing data for the purpose of inferring proportions to draw outcome conclusions. While not the most exciting subject for some, I valued the logic of mathematics to project outcomes, which has been...
On this episode of Counting Capital, Buchanan Street Partners Chairman Robert Brunswick is joined by Doug Brien, Co-Founder and CEO of Mynd. Together, they explore the myriad lessons learned from Doug’s NFL career as a Super Bowl–winning place kicker and how they are applicable in an entrepreneurial context. They also...
In Robert Brunswick’s December 2023 Board Minutes from the Chairman, he touched briefly on some of his successes in philanthropy including the growth in Hoag Innovators, a philanthropic endeavor in partnership with Hoag Hospital targeted at catalyzing innovation in healthcare. This led my mind down a path of investing in...
On this episode of Counting Capital, Buchanan Street Partners Chairman Robert Brunswick is joined by John Murray, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at PIMCO, to discuss his career trajectory and insights into PIMCO's real estate investment strategies. Mr. Murray shares the keys to his professional success and delves into PIMCO's...
