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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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. 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. |
At First
American Fund Management, Maya is instrumental in
development and implementation of investment strategy
for private equity fund. Furthermore, she has developed
a strategy to rescue qualified real estate development
projects, while mitigating investors' risk incurred in
investing in real estate development.
Maya is a licensed Real Estate broker at First American Capital Properties, LLC. As part of First American Capital Properties, LLC Maya manages Distressed Assets Acquisition and Disposition Network through a Top Performers Club organization. Visit us at: www.TopPerformersClub.com Maya is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where she obtained two master’s degrees, in Oil and Gas Finance, with concentration in investment banking and portfolio management theory, and in Marketing. Previously, she has been employed by investment banking companies Legg Mason Wood Walker and AIG Financial Advisors, where she has managed investment portfolios for clients. |
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