W5 Group is a single-family investment office that makes innovative investments across residential real estate sectors. W5 Group targets equity, preferred equity, or mezzanine investments of $20 million or greater in ground-up developments and existing assets/portfolios in innovative real estate sectors including multifamily, student housing, single-family rentals, co-living and micro-apartments in major urban and high-growth markets in the United States. Target markets include but are not limited to New York, Boston, Washington, D.C. Miami, and high growth cities in Florida, the Carolinas, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, and Arizona. W5 Group also runs a Growth equity and Venture capital team which seeks to make investments in companies from early stage to growth equity. We are sector agnostic but focus our investments on businesses that embrace technology within their value chain. Our preference leans towards the consumer-tech and prop-tech verticals. As the investment team of a serial-entrepreneur, we leverage our strong operational background and in-depth financial market knowledge with our private equity expertise to make investments in cutting-edge and disruptive businesses in the US and Europe. Established in 2009, W5 Group is the single-family office of prominent global real estate investor and entrepreneur Ralph Winter. Mr. Winter was a pioneer in student housing and micro apartments in Europe where he amassed a large-scale portfolio of over 40,000 beds. W5 Group has investment teams in US and Europe with offices in New York, Miami, and Switzerland. W5 Group focuses on innovative living concepts that offer tenants well designed environments, flexibility, affordability, community, and attractive amenities. W5 Group has permanent capital and seeks to create enduring value and long-term partnerships with high quality operating partners.
