Founder, Chief Executive
Cottonwood Group
Shing founded Cottonwood, a private equity real estate investing firm in downtown, in 2012. The firm emphasizes risk-adjusted absolute returns, irrespective of market conditions. Over the years, Cottonwood has transacted or advised on over $6.7 billion in gross assets including debt, equity, development, EB-5 and advisory investments. Locally, Cottonwood provided $62 million in financing for a West Hollywood redevelopment and also led the $310 million financing for the Greenland Metropolis THEA residential development. Shing is a visiting committee member of his alma mater, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he provides guidance on the economics department’s curriculum and research.
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