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Capability Capital is a real estate investment management firm that partners with regional developers to strategically invest in opportunistic multifamily developments in supply constrained markets.
We build lasting relationships with development partners who demonstrate clear competitive advantages, deep local market expertise, and proven track records of success. Our investment philosophy prioritizes sustainable long-term capital appreciation and repeatable investment strategies with dependable development partners. Beyond providing capital, we actively collaborate with our partners throughout each project's lifecycle, offering operational expertise and strategic guidance to optimize execution and maximize investor returns
Capability Capital is a specialized real estate investment management firm headquartered in Newport Beach, California. We focus on cultivating programmatic partnerships and identifying compelling investment opportunities in supply constrained and high growth markets throughout the Mountain West region.
Our mission centers on generating sustainable, long-term value for our partners and portfolio investors. We strive to forge close collaborations with experienced regional partners, providing the support and resources necessary to drive their success.
At our core, we build enduring relationships founded on collaboration, transparency, and mutual success. This investment approach has built a robust network of partners that deliver valuable market insights, deep industry expertise, and consistent access to premium investment opportunities.
"Creating Lasting Value Through Strategic Partnerships" - Ryan Gahagan, Founder and Managing Partner
At Capability Capital, we drive sustainable capital appreciation by leveraging our team's deep expertise, robust professional network, and disciplined investment approach. Our focus lies in identifying and maximizing value in distinctive investment opportunities supported by strong fundamentals.
Our investment approach centers on collaborating with regional development partners who provide comprehensive industry and market knowledge and proprietary deal flow. By combining their insights with our operational expertise and resources, we help our regional partners execute successful projects and build lasting principal investment partnerships.
Our success in developing and scaling investment platforms stems from our commitment to tailored partnership solutions. We take an active role throughout the investment lifecycle, working closely with management teams to implement value creation initiatives and achieve exceptional long-term results.
With 50 years of combined real estate leadership and expertise, Capability Capital navigates complex investment landscapes with proven success across market cycles, industries, asset classes, and capital structures.
Our investment philosophy centers on value creation through rigorous assessment of investment fundamentals. We employ institutional-grade underwriting practices, comprehensive due diligence of both partners and projects, and sophisticated financial analysis—all while maintaining unwavering focus on capital preservation. This strategic approach enables us to identify and capture opportunities that deliver superior risk-adjusted returns.
Through decades of industry presence, we've cultivated an extensive network of developer partners, financial institutions, brokers, and lenders. These relationships, founded on mutual trust and proven performance, provide us access to proprietary deal flow, including exclusive off-market opportunities.
As a boutique real estate investment firm, we offer something unique: the sophistication of institutional-level analysis combined with the agility and personal attention of a focused investment team.
At our core, Capability Capital is dedicated to empowering small and mid-sized real estate developers. We provide both the capital and operational expertise needed to help our partners achieve sustainable growth and lasting value in their portfolios.
Expertise, investment experience, "boots on the ground" operational support and finance relationships that benefit our programmatic partners.
Our approach is to identify high quality real estate companies, with growth potential, and a demonstrated competitive advantage operating in housing markets with strong fundamentals.
We act in the best interests of our investors and partners and prioritize their interests above all others, ensuring trust, loyalty, and care in managing our investments.
We’re driven to achieve superior long-term performance and provide our clients with clear and regular communication through our asset management processes and standarized reporting strutures.
We undertake a comprehensive process of evaluating, analyzing, and structuring investments to meet the rigorous standards expected by institutional investors ensuring alignment the partnerships strategic econcomic objectives.
We believe that for any business to prosper it is essential to be available through all means of communication which in turn fosters trust, strengthens relationships, and drives success.
Mr. Gahagan has founded multiple real estate investment and development partnerships, -including Gahagan Capital Advisors, STG Capital Partners, and Spyglass Homes - that comprise over $500 million of principle investments since 2016. He has more than 20 years of experience in real estate investment, development, management and syndicati
Mr. Gahagan has founded multiple real estate investment and development partnerships, -including Gahagan Capital Advisors, STG Capital Partners, and Spyglass Homes - that comprise over $500 million of principle investments since 2016. He has more than 20 years of experience in real estate investment, development, management and syndication across multiple asset classes and investment structures. He founded Capability Capital with the vision of providing emerging real estate developers with the necessary resources to scale their own principal development businesses. Drawing on comprehensive experience in investment sourcing, underwriting, financing and strategic planning, Mr. Gahagan brings an institutional approach and an entrepreneurial pedigree to the regional partners of Capability Capital. Mr. Gahagan is a graduate of the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business.
A Managing Partner at Capability Capital, Mr. Civita is a real estate professional, investment executive and developer with a career spanning 28 years. During that time he has managed investment of $20B in allocated capital, overseen $4.5B in real assets and most recently sourced strategic corporate joint ventures for a private Colorado
A Managing Partner at Capability Capital, Mr. Civita is a real estate professional, investment executive and developer with a career spanning 28 years. During that time he has managed investment of $20B in allocated capital, overseen $4.5B in real assets and most recently sourced strategic corporate joint ventures for a private Colorado based investment firm resulting in ~$375M AUM. Since 1998, he has provided asset and development management services to some of the largest global pension funds, family offices, and private developers including the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS), Alamitos Land Company, Cargill, and Apollo Global Management which has resulted in development of 27,000 lots, 12,500 single-family homes, 6,700 multifamily units, and 1.5 million SF of industrial space. Mr. Civita holds an MBA from Chapman University and a Masters in City Planning from Cal Poly SLO.
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2715 West Coast Hwy., Suite A, Newport Beach, CA 92663, USA
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