From 14,000 Units to Launching a $100M Private Equity Fund

About this episode

Joshua Wilson interviews Mike Kron about transitioning from allocator to capital raiser in private equity.

In this episode, Joshua Wilson sits down with Mike Kron to unpack the mindset shift from allocator to capital raiser. Mike spent 32 years inside a large family office, scaling multifamily across Texas, Arizona, and California. Now he’s on the other side of the table, raising capital for his own private equity fund focused on high-credit, single-tenant net lease retail. Inside this conversation: • Why he waited out the interest rate cycle before launching • How to structure fees so investors w...

People in this episode

Host: Joshua Wilson

Guest: Mike Kron

Topics covered

• private equity
• capital raising
• real estate investing
• mindset shift
• multifamily housing
• interest rates

Keywords

• private equity fund
• capital raising
• multifamily
• interest rate cycle
• net lease retail

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: family office

Places: Texas, Arizona, California

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