Participating equity partners’ investments can run between $100,000 and $10,000,000 per investor, depending upon the individual investment opportunity available, the investor’s appetite, and the investment’s need for capital over and above borrowed funds. Normally, these equity partner participations are in the form of Limited Liability Partnerships, and may, or may not, involve the requirement for personal bank guarantees to match borrowed funds. Usually, a different percentage of distributable profits are paid for each investor’s level of comfort with the acceptance of different risks.

Investments are generally matched to the specific need of the investor; for example, one form/type of investment might principally yield monthly dividends (that are higher than bank deposits or average stock market returns monthly), and another might include higher IRR returns which are longer holding periods and include both periodic monthly dividends and significant future net sale proceeds for higher IRR returns, matched to the investor’s risk acceptance. Obviously, the Mercer Company and its’ subsidiaries do not invest in real estate opportunities that are deemed risky, but in some circumstances in some investments, monthly dividends can be interrupted, and future profits can be delayed in delivery, depending upon the nuances of any current economic cycle.  Therefore, equity partner’s investments can be tailored in the beginning to minimize that investor’s risk of interruptions, for a lesser (although above higher than average) return, versus another investor’s willingness to take slightly more risk for a larger total return as a percentage of profit on his initial equity investment.

Investment opportunities are limited.  They are often difficult to identify, and the Mercer Company’s conservative guidelines allow for fewer still opportunities. Consequently, when the Mercer Company does choose to pursue a particular real estate investment its returns are almost always above average. Simply stated; we “cherry pick” from among only the best identifiable real estate investment opportunities.
These opportunities include a smorgasbord of real estate types and sizes of assets. To illustrate, our past successes have included such developments as the following:

• Large and Small Medical Office Building
• Large and Small Retail Centers
• Leased Warehousing
• Hotels
• CVS Drug Stores
• Apartments
• Joint ventures with municipalities, such as low income or senior housing developments
• Mixed Use Developments
• Specialty Developments

Another investment opportunity for The Mercer Company was the development of Lake Lanier Condominiums.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring Valley Apartments, Gainesville, GA

 

 

 

 

 

 

We welcome direct calls and inquiries to any of our partners, whose telephone numbers and email addresses are listed in our Corporate References section.