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Top 5 Strategies to Scale, Structure, Negotiate and Manage Time | John Lettera

John Lettera, Fairbridge Asset Management

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What do institutional lenders, billion-dollar families, and elite real estate sponsors all have in common? They want capital partners who don’t just show up—they execute flawlessly.

In this fast-paced, no-fluff interview, John, co-founder of Fairbridge Asset Management, shares what it takes to manage nearly $1B in real estate debt, backed by firms like Oaktree Capital. From layered recourse to contingent structuring, John reveals advanced techniques you won’t hear at typical investor conferences. He also unpacks why AI won’t replace walking the property, how he filters deals based on sponsor behavior, and the brutal truths that separate scalable funds from stuck ones.

If you’re raising capital, managing investor relations, or structuring private credit in today’s volatile market, this is the episode you’ll wish you heard five years ago.

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