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Why We Walk Away: Inside Lightstone's Investment Decision-Making

Thursday
,
October
29
12PM
ET

Sanford Blumenthal

Senior Vice President, Investments

Jonathan Spitz

Head of Capital Formation

Greg Fink

Chief Investment Officer

Lightstone's investment team reviews hundreds of opportunities in a year, but closes on a fraction of them through their highly selective, and rigorous process. On October 29 at 12 PM ET, Lightstone’s investment leaders will open the files on real opportunities we pursued seriously and still walked away from. Jon Spitz (Head of Capital Formation, Lightstone DIRECT), Greg Fink (Chief Investment Officer), and Sanford Blumenthal (SVP of Acquisitions) will show you where the numbers broke, which assumptions didn’t hold up, and what tipped each decision.

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What you’ll see:

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  • The deals we passed on. Real examples, the red flags we found, and the point where we decided to walk.
  • How we pressure-test a deal. The assumptions we challenge, the downside scenarios we run, and the risks we won’t underwrite.
  • What earns a yes. The bar a deal has to clear, and how our underwriting holds up when markets shift.

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Bring your questions for the team in the live Q&A. Can’t join us? Register and we’ll send you the recording.

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