What We Do
Advisory Built for the Full Cycle
Buttonwood Advisors operates across every dimension of real estate — from growth strategy and capital formation to asset management and distressed situations. We bring the depth of operators, not the distance of consultants.
Growth Strategy for Real Estate Businesses
We work with real estate investors, developers, and operating companies to define and execute growth strategy — whether that means entering new markets, restructuring the business, scaling a platform, or navigating a transition.
Our advisory is grounded in decades of hands-on experience across development, finance, and operations. We don't deliver reports. We sit alongside leadership and help make decisions.
Capabilities
- Corporate and organizational structuring
- Market entry and expansion strategy
- Platform scaling and operational design
- Business transition and succession planning
Structuring and Sourcing the Right Capital
We help clients access equity, debt, and hybrid capital from institutional investors, private equity, family offices, and high-net-worth sources — structuring each raise to match the asset, the timeline, and the risk profile.
Our relationships and track record across the capital stack allow us to move efficiently from strategy to close.
Capabilities
- Equity and preferred equity placement
- Debt structuring and lender sourcing
- Fund formation and investor relations
- Recapitalization and balance sheet optimization
Complex Transactions, Executed with Precision
Real estate transactions rarely fit a template. We architect joint ventures, development partnerships, preferred equity arrangements, and complex recapitalizations — aligning incentives, managing risk, and protecting our clients' position at every layer of the capital stack.
We've structured deals across asset classes, geographies, and market conditions. That breadth is what we bring to every engagement.
Capabilities
- Joint venture structuring and negotiation
- Development partnership agreements
- Preferred equity and mezzanine arrangements
- Acquisition and disposition advisory
Maximizing Value Across the Hold Period
We provide strategic asset management oversight for investors and owners who need experienced judgment applied to their portfolio — not just reporting, but active decision-making on leasing, capital deployment, repositioning, and disposition timing.
Our approach is performance-driven and cycle-aware. We manage assets the way we would manage our own.
Capabilities
- Portfolio strategy and performance oversight
- Repositioning and value-add execution
- Leasing strategy and capital planning
- Disposition timing and exit optimization
Navigating Distress with Experience
When assets or capital structures come under stress, the quality of advice matters most. We've been through every cycle — and we bring that experience to lender negotiations, loan modifications, receiverships, and distressed asset resolution.
We work with borrowers, lenders, and equity holders to find the most viable path forward — protecting value and minimizing exposure.
Capabilities
- Lender negotiations and loan modifications
- Distressed asset strategy and resolution
- Receivership and special servicing advisory
- Downside scenario planning and risk mitigation
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