GTIS takes a local approach to investing with on-the-ground teams in its chosen markets in the US and Brazil.

With broad expertise in investing, structuring, design, development and asset management, GTIS professionals oversee projects in residential, industrial/logistics, office and hospitality from concept to completion.


Today, GTIS is established as a leading investor in the US residential sector, with a portfolio footprint in more than 35 major markets located predominantly in the Sunbelt. In Brazil, GTIS is among the largest private real estate investors with significant experience in the acquisition and development of iconic office, residential, industrial and hospitality assets concentrated in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, the most liquid markets in Brazil.

As of Q3 2022, GTIS has committed over $5 billion of equity capital or approximately $17 billion in total project cost across the US and Brazil

USA

171

Total Assets

6,739

Apartments

49,809s

Single-Family Homes and Lots

7.0M

SF of Industrial
Space

2.0M

SF of Office
Space

BRAZIL

107

Total Assets

13,694

Apartments

9,738

Hotel Keys

506K

SQM of Industrial
Space

346.7K

SQM of Office
Space

Our Clients

In Brazil, where quality assets and experienced teams are in short supply, GTIS has built a vertically-integrated development platform staffed with local experts in the residential, office, industrial logistics and hospitality sector.


Over nearly two decades in Brazil, the team has developed class-A headquarters space and helped guide the real estate needs for top multinational companies including

FINANCIAL SERVICES
  • ABN Amro
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Credit Suisse
  • BNY Mellon
  • Prudential Insurance
  • Bloomberg
  • Deloitte
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
  • United Healthcare
  • Granado
HOSPITALITY
  • Palacio Tangara
DIGITAL INNOVATORS
  • Apple
  • Facebook
  • WeWork
E-COMMERCE & DISTRIBUTION
  • Fedex
  • Carrefour
  • Petz.com
  • Leroy Merlin
  • Mercado Livre

By The Numbers

17+ YEAR TRACK RECORD

GTIS identifies macro trends early, including investing in Brazil in 2005, US residential in 2009, single-family rental as an emerging asset class in 2010 and build-to-rent in 2019

17+

Year Track Record

$4.2B AUM*

GTIS has emerged as a leading residential and industrial investor in the US and among the largest private equity real estate firm in Brazil with total project cost of approximately $17 billion

$4.2B

AUM*

100% OF THE PARTNERS PROMOTED FROM WITHIN

GTIS is majority owned by its Partners, demonstrating a path to profit sharing for the future leaders of the firm

100%

of the Partners Promoted from Within

15 AVERAGE GTIS PARTNER TENURE

The eight partners have been together at GTIS for an average of 15 years, with almost 30 years of average industry experience

15

Average GTIS Partner Tenure

96 EMPLOYEES

Located in key markets in the US and Brazil, the geographic diversity of our employees are an asset to our investment and asset management process

96

Employees

10 OFFICES ACROSS US, BRAZIL, AND EUORPE

Headquartered in New York with nine offices, GTIS takes a local investment approach with in-house investment, asset management, development or capital markets professionals

10

Offices across US, Brazil, and Euorpe

*Gross AUM as of 9/30/22. Represents the gross appraised value of assets managed by GTIS and its joint venture partners and includes minority joint venture partners’ ownership interests where applicable. Figures include limited partner unfunded commitments, or uninvested cash on fund’s balance sheet, to GTIS separate accounts, funds, and co-investment vehicles that are not considered to be Clients by SEC definition

Our Team

THOMAS M. SHAPIRO

President, Founder, and Chief Investment Officer

THOMAS M. FELDSTEIN

Partner, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel

ROBERT VAHRADIAN

Partner, Head of US Investments

JOÃO TEIXEIRA

Partner, Head of GTIS Brazil

PETER CIGANIK

Partner, Head of Capital Markets

ROBERT MCCALL

Partner, Head of US Industrial and Brazil Acquisitions

ED MCDOWELL

Partner, Head of US Acquisitions

MARISTELLA VAL DINIZ

Partner, Head of Brazilian Investor Relations and Development and Asset Management

JONATHAN SNIDER

Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer

DAVID PAHL

Managing Director, US Income Investments

THEODORE KARATZ

Managing Director, US Acquisitions

AMIT RIND

Managing Director, US Acquisitions

THOMAS BLAIR

Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Management

GAURAV SAHAY

Managing Director

ALLISON SOREN

Senior Director, Chief Compliance Officer, Head of Human Resources

SCOTT BORDOGNA

Senior Director, Head of Asset Management

AUDREANE DE IASI

Senior Director of Design and Construction

TARIK MARUNO

Senior Director, Business Development

PAULO MILLEN

Senior Director, Asset Management

BEATRIZ JARDIM ROSIQUE

Senior Director, Legal

PATRICIA DE CAMPOS VALADARES

Senior Director, Development & Asset Management

ITAMAR PACHECO

Director, Compliance and Risk

MILENA COSTA GOMES

Director, Design and Constructions

ERIKA REZENDE

Director, Finance

DIETRICH HEIDTMANN

Managing Director, Head of International Capital Markets

CHAITALI D. PATEL

Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations

THOMAS M. BAUR

Senior Director, US Income Investments

SHANTI ADDEO

Director, Client Services

MARCELLO LEONE

Director, Head of Capital Markets Brazil