The Managing Principals collectively hold over 50 years of industry experience across real estate investment, financing, and operations. Prior to forming Plumbrook, the Managing Principals invested with and advised many of the largest and most sophisticated real estate owners and managers globally.
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Alex has extensive experience investing across asset classes in the private and public markets, in both asset-based and innovation-driven sectors.
He previously served as a Director at Inherent Group, where he built and led investment activity in hospitality, software, healthcare, and education across multiple pools of capital in the private and public markets. Prior firms include ContourGlobal, Uptrust, Glenview Capital Management and Morgan Stanley.
AB — Harvard College
MBA — The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
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Patrick Mullen co-founded Plumbrook Capital in 2024 and is a Managing Principal. He is responsible for Plumbrook’s investments, financial operations and data / analytics.
Previously he served as Managing Director and Head of Finance for the investment management division of Amherst, one of the largest private US residential real estate investors ($15Bn AUM). Prior to Amherst, Patrick had been an Executive Director with Morgan Stanley real estate investment banking where he advised the senior leadership of client firms on over $100Bn of strategic and financial transactions.
BS, Business Administration — University of Southern California
MBA — University of Virginia, Darden School of Business
CFA Charterholder
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James has worked at the intersection of real estate, restructuring, private capital raising and M&A for the past ten years. He has worked on $20Bn+ of real estate M&A transactions and capital raises.
He has also restructured $5Bn+ of liabilities, including out-of-court negotiations with creditors, Chapter 11 advisory, distressed M&A and raising rescue capital. Prior firms include Lazard, Raymond James and UBS Investment Bank.
BSFS — Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service (Phi Beta Kappa)
MA — University of Pennsylvania
MBA — The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania