What is Hogan Douglas, and Why Was It Started?

When we started Hogan Douglas, there was tremendous economic uncertainty due to COVID-19. The stock market experienced increased vitality as bond yields declined. We knew pension funds, endowments, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals were invested in private market investments to mitigate stock and bond market risk while continuously receiving high returns. We wondered how we and other “Main Street” investors could exploit this investment strategy.

Over the years, we have successfully invested in several private market investments. We received cash flow, protection against inflation, tax savings, and exceptional returns. Since we think private market investments have a return advantage over publicly traded securities (e.g., stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and bonds), we realized we had to offer private market investment opportunities to outside investors. We understand that the financial advantages we experienced were hard for others to find packaged together through traditional investments. So, we founded Hogan Douglas to assist investors in attaining their financial goals by providing them with private market investment opportunities in commercial real estate and senior debt.

Hogan Douglas is a privately held investment company that generates wealth for its investors. We invest in multi-tenant industrial assets in various submarkets and finance media productions (e.g., feature-length films and television series). We assemble a portfolio of cash-flowing assets that provide passive investors with the financial benefits of real estate ownership without day-to-day management challenges. Our private debt investment opportunities offer diversification and favorable returns over six to eighteen-month investment periods. 

Based on our commercial real estate investment criteria, Hogan Douglas targets undervalued multi-tenant industrial flex properties. We seek opportunities to increase income, decrease expenses, and have the potential for business condominium conversions. We like these properties for the following reasons.

• Multi-tenant industrial flex properties provide more build-out options and zoning flexibility.

• These spaces provide small businesses with much more versatility. The rates per square foot are generally less expensive than office and retail buildings.

• Some properties allow us to sell off spaces to small business tenants.

• These properties provide more opportunities for us to lease to a broader range of uses.

Hogan Douglas is bullish on Denver, Dallas, and Orange County, California. These submarkets meet our investment criteria. Their strong market fundamentals, projected growth, and abundant industrial flex opportunities ultimately allow us to provide high-yield returns for our investors.

Hogan Douglas researched other alternative funding opportunities as a private market investment company. Based on our investigation, we realized that media entertainment lending can be lucrative. Since we had a preexisting relationship with an industry contact, Hogan Douglas formed a strategic alliance with HMC Media Holdings (“HMC”), a media entertainment brand focused on “content with character.” HMC is building a filmmaking community on a foundation of ethics. From development and production to distribution, HMC’s team of Hollywood executives is highly experienced and well-connected. While working with HMC, Hogan Douglas has financed films and television productions with collateralized tax rebates and Minimum Guarantees.

Hogan Douglas is headquartered in San Diego, California. We have invested in assets between $200,000 to $25 million and managed over $100 million of real estate throughout the United States. We have also closed dozens of private debt loans.

To learn more about private market investment opportunities, schedule a consultation today. Let’s get your capital working harder for you!