private ownership industry private equity real estate investing founder shelby e. l. pruett chairman & ceo headquarters chicago illinois united states revenue undisclosed website www.egm funds.com egm s chicago headquarters at madison plaza in chicago equity global management egm is a private equity real estate investment firm that invests in the single tenant net lease sale leaseback and build to suit real estate markets . contents 1 history 2 focus 3 funds 4 references 5 further reading 6 external links history edit headquartered in chicago illinois egm manages real estate investment programs designed for institutional and individual investors . egm follows the formation of equity capital management ecm which was co founded by shelby e. l. pruett in 1999 1 and thereafter operated on a day to day basis by pruett . focus edit egm invests in investment grade credit single tenant net lease commercial real estate assets with a focus on office industrial and retail properties . egm s investments are made through direct acquisitions build to suit investments and sale leaseback transactions . 2 funds edit egm invests through a series of private limited liability companies and reit s and invests in one off acquisitions portfolio and or entity transactions and joint ventures with other operators and institutions . egm follows the formation of ecm . from inception through 2011 ecm sponsored four investment funds that invested in the same types of properties as the company as well as the filing of a registration statement for a public offering of ecm realty trust inc a real estate investment trust to be listed on the new york stock exchange ecmr . 3 4 the assets to be contributed to ecmr were sold to an nyse reit prior to ecmr s initial listing . ecm launched the ecm income & growth fund in 2003 the ecm diversified income & growth fund in 2006 the ecm income & growth fund iii in 2008 and ecm income & growth fund iv in 2011 . 5 references edit capital sought for net lease fund . real estate alert february 15 2012 not overheated just high velocity . net lease review january 2012 edgar sec filing documents ecm realty trust plans 380m ipo of net lease reit wall street journal preqin further reading edit size matters globest.com the triple net reits buying all star reits at bench warmer prices seeking alpha net lease real estate icons . real estate forum april 2013 chicago s real estate icons . real estate forum december 2012 net lease properties become a hot commodity due to low yields on alternative investments national real estate investor september 2012 how to win in net lease investments globest.com shopping center owner reveals plans for the future wall street journal some real estate firms make ipo u turn wall street journal reit s 20 year track record ... net lease review november 2011 external links edit equity global management company website v t e private equity and venture capital basic investment types buyout venture mezzanine growth 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