DST Bridge Equity
Dedicated platform that provides short-term bridge capital to leading Delaware Statutory Trust (“DST”) sponsors — enabling institutional-quality property acquisitions ahead of DST investor syndication.
“We approach every bridge equity investment as a long-term partner, not a one-off capital provider. Our goal is to be the most reliable, informed counterparty in the DST market.”
Entrepreneurial approach to providing capital
We are the institutional capital partner purpose-built for the DST ecosystem. Our team has been active in the DST market for over a decade, developing deep expertise in underwriting sponsor quality, distribution dynamics and asset-level performance — a foundation that informs every aspect of how we structure, underwrite and manage our bridge capital program.
Trusted partner
Utilizing our expertise as a principal real estate investor, our approach provides DST sponsors with unparalleled technical expertise to complete the financing in conjunction with the certainty of closing with an institutional partner.
Real estate expertise
Management team is composed of real estate principals with an established track record of more than $8 billion of completed transactions.
Property type
Currently focused on Hospitality, Industrial, Multi-Manufactured, Student Housing, Office (including Medical Office), Retail, Self-Storage, and Senior Housing.
What we look for
Institutional-caliber DST sponsors — including first-time sponsors — with credible investment platforms and the operational infrastructure to execute a successful syndication
Stabilized, income-producing commercial real estate — focused on asset classes with demonstrated demand among DST investors
Transactions with or without first mortgage debt and compelling cash-on-cash yields
Programmatic, repeat deal flow from sponsors seeking a long-term institutional capital partner
Mesirow DST Bridge Equity extends track record of sponsor success with repeat borrower funding
The new funding comes on the heels of two notable outcomes from the platform's existing portfolio — both involving sponsors who were executing their very first DST offering. In the first, a first-time sponsor repaid its Mesirow bridge equity investment faster than originally anticipated, a result that speaks to the strength of the underlying real estate and the discipline Mesirow brings to structuring, underwriting, and supporting sponsors through their initial offering.
Beyond Capital: How an experienced Bridge Equity partner transforms the DST Sponsor experience
Real estate sponsors in the Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) market are operating in an environment of rapid growth and intensifying competition for investor equity in an increasingly fragmented marketplace. Bridge equity — short-term capital — is one funding avenue that lets a sponsor acquire an asset ahead of the formal DST offering. But not all bridge equity is created equal. Capital is a commodity; judgment, advice, relationships, and execution certainty are not.
Meet the team
