First American Capital Partners, LLC works with best-in-class local operating partners with the knowledge and expertise required to execute on a programmatic investment strategy. At First American Capital Partners, LLC we are focused on developing long-term strategic relationships with operating partners; therefore, our due diligence and partner selection process focuses on demonstrable execution capabilities, identification of a strategy beyond the initial transactions and cultural fit between the parties.
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Edmundo J. Gamas, Ph.D.
Principal Education: Ph.D., Business Operations, Texas Tech University, 2002 M.B.A., Finance & Management, Columbia University, 1989 B.A., Economics, I.T.A.M., 1986 |
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Maria Sobinina, M.A.
Principal Education: M.A., Finance - Energy Finance, The University of Texas at Austin, 2004 M.A., Marketing, The University of Texas at Austin, 2001 B.A., Finance / Economics, All-Russian Institute of Finance, 1997 |
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Professional
Activities: Dr. Gamas heads consulting services for real estate developers and business entrepreneurs who are seeking investment capital. He advises on business plan content and integration with respect to market and geographic analysis, competitive analysis, regulatory analysis, marketing and sales, operations, supply chain, organization, finance, technical and material resources. He supervises the in-house staff participating in analytical duties. His most recent clients include developers of hospitality and residential real estate, and companies in the financial, pharmaceutical and restaurant industries. Previously, Dr. Gamas spent many years acting as an independent external business consultant for multinational and international corporations. His work concentrated on market positioning and dynamics, pricing and costs, competitive behavior, and economic cycles and trends. His clients, many Fortune 500 companies, were in fields as diverse as ceramics, chemicals, consumer products, food and beverages, household appliances, petroleum and petrochemicals, products, paper, retailing and steel. |
Professional
Activities: Maria Sobinina is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where she obtained two master’s degrees, in energy finance, with a concentration in investment banking and portfolio management theory, and in marketing. She has been employed by investment banking companies Legg Mason Wood Walker and AIG Financial Advisors, where she has managed investment portfolios for clients. She is also involved extensively in finance and real estate, in which she procures funding for new companies and real estate ventures. |
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