Mr. Williamson is a founding partner of Benevolent Capital Partners, LLC and serves as our primary contact is sales and marketing and new investment opportunities. Prior to BCP, Mr. Williamson co-founded Octagon Partners, a value-oriented real estate investment firm focused on a diversified portfolio of unique developments including urban infill, retail development, residential land development, and refurbishing older properties in the Central Virginia market. Octagon has invested or exited eight portfolio properties totaling over 1,300 acres, 2,500 residential units and 2 million sq ft of retail sq ft.
Prior to Octagon Partners, Mr. Williamson was a founding partner in Ravelin Capital Group, LLC, a private equity group focused on the small mid market segment. Ravelin is executing a strategic build-up in the $4 billion analytical testing market through its portfolio company, Genapure Inc. Genapure has become one of the largest testing companies of in the U.S with three hub facilities Philadelphia (food and environmental), Boca Raton (environmental) and Upstate NY (pharmaceutical).
Prior to joining Ravelin Capital, Mr. Williamson was a Managing Director and founding partner of Capital Solutions Group (“CSG”), a leveraged finance company and private equity transaction sponsor in distressed franchise opportunities. CSG raised $10 million in start-up capital and commitments for $75 million in additional equity capital to support a $500 million CP conduit facility. CSG sourced, structured and raised capital for three distressed private equity investments with total enterprise values over $150 million.
Prior to founding Capital Solutions Group, Mr. Williamson was Director of Marketing and Origination for Enterprise Mortgage, originating over $1.2 billion in 225 transactions. Accomplishments also included the successful structuring of over $25 million in private equity commitments for existing borrowers and the successful assumption of over $50 million of defaulted senior mortgages. Mr. Williamson also developed direct origination referral and endorsements from companies such as Jiffy Lube, Mobil and the International Carwash Association.
Prior to joining Enterprise Mortgage, Mr. Williamson, led the Trust Real Estate Group at First Union Corporation, which consisted of $500 million in assets. Mr. Williamson began his career as a project manager for several real estate development companies in the Mid-Atlantic, developing over $200 million in mixed use and residential projects.
Mr. Williamson earned a bachelor degree in Urban Studies at Brown University and a Masters in Land Development at the University of Virginia. |
