Private Capital Advisory · Institutional Debt & Equity Placement
Private Capital Advisory

Sophisticated capital, discreetly placed.

Fiducia Capitalis is a private capital advisory firm structuring and placing institutional debt and equity for sponsors, operators, and investors across the commercial real estate and specialty finance markets. We arrange capital across the structure, on terms that reflect the deal, not the desk.

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$1B+
Transactions Sourced & Advised
300+
Active Capital Relationships
$50MMto$300MM
Facility Size Range
All 50
U.S. States & Tribal Nations
The Firm

A capital advisory built for complex situations.

Fiducia Capitalis was established to serve a category of borrower and sponsor the institutional capital markets increasingly underserve: sophisticated principals with real assets, real cash flows, and capital needs that fall outside the credit boxes of regional banks and the mandates of commodity equity allocators.

We operate as principal-led advisors across the full capital structure. The firm's debt practice arranges senior, mezzanine, and structured debt across bridge, construction, permanent, CMBS, and specialty asset financings. The equity practice arranges joint-venture, preferred, and programmatic equity from family offices, institutional LPs, and discretionary capital partners. Each engagement is staffed by senior professionals with direct relationships, capital markets experience, and the discretion required for situations where execution matters more than process.

Independence is structural. Fiducia is not affiliated with any lender, equity allocator, or balance sheet. Our recommendations reflect the market, not a desk. Sponsors retain us because that independence produces better terms.

Firm Type
Private Capital Advisory
Practice
Debt & Equity Capital Markets
Coverage
National & Cross-Border
Capabilities

Capital placement across the full structure.

We arrange senior debt, structured debt, and institutional equity across asset classes, transaction sizes, and complexity profiles. Engagements typically range from $50 million to $300 million, with selective work above and below that band.

Debt Capital Markets

/ 01

Bridge Debt

Short-term senior financing for value-add acquisitions, repositionings, lease-ups, and recapitalizations. Floating- or fixed-rate, interest-only, with flexible prepayment.

$50MM – $200MM · 12 to 36 months
/ 02

Construction & Development

Senior construction loans for ground-up multifamily, mixed-use, hospitality, and seniors housing. Sized to total cost with mini-perm extensions where warranted.

$50MM – $300MM · LTC up to 75%
/ 03

Permanent & Life Company

Long-term fixed-rate financing through life insurance companies, agency, and bank platforms. Targeted for stabilized assets seeking maximum proceeds at the lowest available coupon.

$50MM – $300MM · 5 to 30 years
/ 04

CMBS & Conduit

Securitized senior debt for stabilized commercial properties. Maximum-proceeds execution for institutional-quality assets across multifamily, office, retail, industrial, and hospitality.

$50MM – $300MM · 10-year fixed
/ 05

Mezzanine & Subordinate Debt

Subordinate debt arranged alongside senior to maximize sponsor leverage while preserving control. Structured to fit the transaction, including current-pay, accrual, and hybrid coupons.

$25MM – $100MM · Behind senior
/ 06

Unitranche Debt

Hybrid senior and subordinated debt combined into a single facility under one set of documents, executed at a blended rate. Streamlined for sponsors who need speed, simpler intercreditor mechanics, and a single point of negotiation.

$50MM – $200MM · Single facility
/ 07

Loan Syndication

Large credit facilities arranged across a syndicate of lenders, structured to spread exposure while preserving execution certainty for the borrower. Coverage of lead arranger, co-lead, and participant roles across money-center banks, regional banks, and institutional investors.

$100MM – $500MM+ · Club & broadly syndicated

Equity Capital Markets

/ 08

Joint-Venture Equity

Programmatic and one-off joint-venture equity for acquisition, development, and recapitalization transactions. Sourced from institutional LPs, family offices, and discretionary capital partners.

$50MM – $200MM · Co-GP & LP
/ 09

Preferred Equity

Structured preferred capital filling the gap between senior debt and common equity. Current-pay, accrual, or hybrid distribution structures with tailored conversion and redemption mechanics.

$25MM – $100MM · Senior to common
/ 10

Programmatic & Fund Equity

Long-duration programmatic capital for sponsors building scaled platforms. Discretionary commitments for repeat acquisitions, ground-up development pipelines, and operating partnerships.

$50MM – $300MM · Discretionary
/ 11

Specialty & Distressed Capital

Capital for situations conventional channels pass on: healthcare, tribal gaming, hospitality recapitalizations, note acquisitions, and special situations requiring structure and discretion.

$50MM – $300MM · Bespoke
Selected Closings

Recent transactions.

Project names and locations have been generalized to preserve client confidentiality.
Project Asset Class Structure Facility Size Status
Hotel Portfolio Recapitalization
Florida
Hospitality Cross-Collateralized Senior Recapitalization $193.0MM Closed
Mixed-Use Recapitalization
Chicago, Illinois
Mixed-Use Senior Mortgage Recapitalization $172.0MM Closed
Hospitality Portfolio Bridge
Southeast U.S.
Hospitality Syndicated Senior Bridge Facility $165.0MM Closed
Office Recapitalization
New York, New York
Office Syndicated Senior Bridge Facility $158.0MM Closed
Mixed-Use Tower
Denver, Colorado
Mixed-Use Syndicated Senior Construction Loan $67.0MM Closed
Capital Network

A multi-channel placement platform.

Fiducia maintains active dialogue with the capital sources most likely to engage on each transaction. Our network spans the full institutional debt and equity markets and selective private capital channels for situations requiring structure, scale, or speed.

Money Center & Regional Banks
Construction, bridge, and term debt for stabilized and transitional assets.
60+
Life Insurance Companies
Long-term fixed-rate permanent debt for institutional-quality stabilized assets.
25+
Debt Funds & Private Credit
Bridge, transitional, and structured debt across the risk spectrum.
75+
Credit Hedge Funds & Dislocation Capital
Special-situations credit for stressed, distressed, and complex recapitalizations.
30+
Asset-Based & Specialty Finance
Senior secured financing against real estate, operating-company collateral, and non-traditional assets.
30+
CMBS & Conduit Lenders
Securitized senior debt for stabilized commercial properties.
15+
Agency Lenders
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and HUD execution for multifamily and seniors housing.
10+
Institutional Equity & Pension Capital
Programmatic and one-off joint-venture equity for acquisition and development.
35+
Family Offices & Private Equity
Bespoke equity and structured capital for specialized strategies and platforms.
50+
Specialty & Sovereign Capital
Discretionary capital for tribal, healthcare, hospitality, and special situations.
20+
Engagement Process

How we work.

Every engagement runs through a deliberate, repeatable process designed to maximize lender competition while preserving sponsor confidentiality and execution certainty.

Engagement

Initial diligence, transaction scoping, and definition of capital objectives. Engagement letter executed with clear scope and fee structure.

Week 1

Materials

Production of confidential financing memorandum, sources and uses, financial model, and supporting diligence package.

Week 1 – 2

Market Check

Targeted outreach to qualified capital sources. Coordinated lender Q&A, site visits, and credit conversations.

Week 2 – 5

Term Negotiation

Receipt and analysis of competing term sheets. Side-by-side comparison and negotiation of pricing, structure, and covenants.

Week 4 – 6

Closing Support

Active coordination through diligence, legal documentation, and closing. Continuous engagement until funds are drawn.

Week 6 – 12
Leadership

Senior coverage. Direct relationships.

O. Anthony Benítez
O. Anthony Benítez
Founder & Managing Director, Debt Capital Markets

Pepperdine Graziadio Business School alumnus with 15+ years of capital markets experience.

Anthony Benítez founded Fiducia Capitalis to bring institutional-grade capital advisory to a sponsor community that increasingly operates outside the credit boxes of conventional lenders. The firm exists to arrange capital that is properly structured, properly priced, and properly placed, regardless of how complex the situation.

He has structured and placed capital across the commercial real estate spectrum, including hospitality recapitalizations, office and mixed-use construction, distressed and special situations, and joint-venture equity for institutional sponsors. His practice spans senior debt, mezzanine, preferred equity, and programmatic capital across asset classes.

Anthony works directly with sponsors, operators, family offices, and institutional principals. He maintains active dialogue with senior decision-makers at over 300 capital sources, spanning money-center and regional banks, life insurance companies, debt funds, credit hedge funds, asset-based and specialty finance lenders, agency lenders, CMBS conduits, institutional equity allocators, family offices, and specialty capital providers.

Robert L. Emerson
Robert L. Emerson
Managing Director, Equity Capital Markets

Wharton-trained capital markets executive with 20+ years of experience in private equity, structured finance, and commercial real estate lending.

Robert L. Emerson leads the Equity Capital Markets practice at Fiducia Capitalis, where he advises sponsors and institutional investors on senior debt placement, recapitalizations, bridge financing, and structured capital solutions nationwide.

He has structured and placed capital across the full risk spectrum, working with sponsors, operators, and institutional principals to source joint-venture equity, preferred equity, and programmatic capital alongside complementary debt structures.

Prior to joining Fiducia Capitalis, Robert served as Vice President of Product Development at Axylyum, where he helped develop risk mitigation and capital efficiency solutions for commercial and private lenders. He completed executive education at The Wharton School and holds certifications in Private Equity from Wall Street Prep and AI for Business Strategies.

Andrea López
Andrea López
Marketing Consultant

Cal State LA graphic design alumna with 10+ years building design, brand, and marketing strategies for financial services and premium finance firms.

Andrea López advises Fiducia Capitalis on design, brand, and marketing strategy, shaping how the firm presents itself to sponsors, lenders, and institutional counterparties. Her work sets the visual and editorial standard across every client-facing surface, from deal materials to the firm's broader market presence.

Her practice spans the full creative and strategic stack: visual identity systems, sponsor-facing collateral, integrated campaigns, and the marketing workflows that keep a firm's voice consistent across an active transaction pipeline. She brings a designer's eye to financial documentation and a strategist's discipline to a category that too often defaults to generic.

Andrea has spent more than a decade designing and marketing for financial services and premium finance firms, where she has built brand systems, led campaigns, and developed the infrastructure that supports growth-stage advisors and capital providers. She holds a degree in Graphic Design from California State University, Los Angeles.

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