A real estate investment and development firm focused on institutional-quality assets through structured capital partnerships.
ABOUT THE FIRM
Disciplined Capital Allocation
BEKO Equities is a privately held real estate investment and development firm established as a joint venture between developer Gilbert Benhamou, founder of Immocorp Capital, and O.D. Kobo, a Hong Kong-based asset manager with experience in large-scale investment and capital markets transactions.
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Since 2000, Immocorp Capital has developed residential, commercial, mixed-use, and hospitality projects across Europe and the United States, representing more than $2 billion in real estate transactions.
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BEKO Equities combines development capability with structured capital expertise, encompassing asset sourcing, capitalization strategy, and transaction execution alongside institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.​
Investments are pursued through direct acquisitions and joint ventures under defined underwriting standards and disciplined investment frameworks.
INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Selective Deployment and Execution
Investments are concentrated in prime residential and mixed-use assets in established coastal and urban markets characterized by supply constraints and income depth. The firm pursues development, repositioning, and consolidation opportunities where asset-level execution can improve basis, elevate quality, and generate durable long-term value.
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All transactions are subject to a structured underwriting framework incorporating market analysis, entitlement review, capital structure discipline, and downside stress testing. Capital is deployed only where conservative operating assumptions support defined risk-adjusted return thresholds.
GOVERNANCE
Institutional Standards of Oversight
BEKO Equities operates with centralized decision authority under the oversight of its principals.
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Material acquisition, development, and capitalization decisions follow established internal review procedures and defined approval thresholds.
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Internal reporting and governance standards are maintained consistent with institutional real estate investment platforms.
LEADERSHIP
Senior Principals
Gilbert Benhamou, Managing Partner
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Gilbert Benhamou has more than three decades of experience in real estate investment and urban development across Florida and Europe. He is the founder of Immocorp Capital, an award-winning real estate development firm with multiple locations throughout Europe and the United States, specializing in high-rise residential and mixed-use projects.
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He has overseen transactions exceeding $2 billion in aggregate value, including mixed-use developments, residential towers, hospitality assets, and complex repositioning projects.
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His experience includes land acquisition, capital structuring, joint venture formation, and financing, with responsibility for full-cycle development execution from entitlement and pre-development through construction, stabilization, and monetization across market cycles.
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Mr. Benhamou has structured partnerships with commercial banks, private lenders, family offices, and institutional capital providers. His approach emphasizes disciplined underwriting and alignment of interests across counterparties.
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He serves on the boards of religious, medical, and educational institutions and remains active in civic and community initiatives.
O.D. Kobo, Managing Partner
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O.D. Kobo is a Hong Kong-based alternative asset manager with more than two decades of experience in large-scale investments and capital markets transactions across Asia, Europe, Russia, and the Gulf.
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He has led and participated in structured capital deployments involving sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors, and private capital groups.
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Mr. Kobo previously directed technology and digital infrastructure investment initiatives in China on behalf of the Qatar Investment Authority, reporting to His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, then Prime Minister of the State of Qatar and Chairman of the Authority.
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He subsequently co-founded and led a UK-based private equity firm focused on private market investments.
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Mr. Kobo has maintained an institutional relationship with China Investment Corporation, the sovereign wealth fund of the People’s Republic of China, participating in investments, dispositions, and structured transactions.
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Born and raised in Hong Kong. He attended Hong Kong International School and later studied business at Regent’s Business School London and finance at the London School of Economics.
Bryan J. Benhamou, Partner
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Bryan J. Benhamou oversees acquisitions and capital strategy at BEKO Equities.
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He previously served for ten years as Senior Vice President at Immocorp Capital, an award-winning real estate development firm operating across Europe and the United States, specializing in high-rise residential and mixed-use projects. Since its inception, Immocorp Capital has completed real estate transactions with an aggregate value exceeding $2 billion.
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During his tenure, he was involved in sourcing and evaluating investments, structuring joint ventures, coordinating financing, and supporting capital formation. His responsibilities included underwriting, transaction execution, and engagement with lenders and institutional counterparties across mixed-use, residential, and hospitality assets in South Florida.
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Mr. Benhamou holds a B.A. in Business Administration and Finance from Reichman University, Israel.
David Kronenberg, General Counsel & Compliance
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David Kronenberg has nearly three decades of experience advising financial institutions and private capital firms on transaction structuring, regulatory matters, and governance frameworks across major financial markets.
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He previously held legal and advisory roles at Deloitte in Hong Kong and Shanghai and worked at Morgan Stanley in Beijing, where he advised on capital markets and strategic transactions involving multinational and state-affiliated counterparties.
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Mr. Kronenberg completed his undergraduate studies at King’s College London and subsequently earned an LL.M. and a postgraduate degree in Asia Pacific Studies from University College London.
Peter Lim, Finance Director
Peter Lim brings extensive experience in financial management and investment operations. He began his professional career at Brookfield Asset Management, where he held progressive roles across the firm's Toronto and New York offices.
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His tenure at Brookfield provided him with broad exposure to large-scale real estate and investment operations, financial structuring, fund accounting, and the institutional reporting standards of a global asset management environment. Mr. Lim has developed a strong command of financial controls, investor reporting, and the operational requirements of complex, multi-jurisdictional investment structures.
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Mr. Lim brings a depth of experience across both public and private market financial management to BEKO Equities. He holds an MBA in Finance from Toronto Metropolitan University.
Jeremy Benhamou, Senior Vice President Development
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Jeremy Benhamou leads acquisition analysis and transaction coordination at BEKO Equities, including due diligence, entitlement review, budgeting, and pre-acquisition planning.
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He previously served as Head of Development at Immocorp Capital, a real estate development firm focused on high-rise residential and mixed-use projects across the United States and Europe.
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At Immocorp, he managed mixed-use, residential, hospitality, and retail developments in South Florida, overseeing projects from acquisition and entitlement through construction and stabilization. His responsibilities included underwriting review, capital coordination, consultant oversight, and engagement with lenders and municipal authorities.
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Mr. Benhamou holds a B.A. in Business Communications from Reichman University, Israel.
Lee Greenberg, Director of Operations
Lee Greenberg has nearly two decades of experience overseeing operations and administration across technology, private equity, and family office environments in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and the Middle East.
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Her experience includes organizational management, governance coordination, and executive administration within multi-jurisdictional settings. She has provided sustained support to senior leadership across affiliated entities for over fifteen years, contributing to continuity and operational oversight.
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Ms. Greenberg holds a B.A. in Business Administration from University College London.
Anna Belmonde, Head of Administration
Anna Belmonde brings experience across real estate investment and development environments in both London and Dubai. She began her career at a London-based family office focused on real estate, where she was responsible for investment administration, operational coordination, and portfolio reporting. She later joined Nakheel, one of Dubai's leading real estate developers, where her responsibilities encompassed transaction support, client relations, office and team administration, and the coordination of investment processes across international markets.
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Ms. Belmonde holds a degree from ESCP Business School and a postgraduate qualification from University College London. Her academic background, combined with professional experience across two distinct real estate markets, has provided her with a strong command of administrative practice within institutional and principal investment environments.
Olivier Hannoun, Vice President Acquisitions
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Olivier Hannoun is a Vice President at BEKO Equities, where he oversees the firm's acquisition activity.
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Mr. Hannoun brings over 20 years of experience in real estate investment and transaction execution, with a focus on deal origination, underwriting, and closing across multifamily, hospitality, and mixed-use assets.
Prior to joining BEKO Equities, Mr. Hannoun sourced and structured transactions on behalf of private investor groups, family offices, and institutional capital partners across the United States and Europe, with particular expertise in complex, multi-party acquisitions and off-market opportunities.
Miriam Kaplan, Vice President Capital Markets
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Ms. Kaplan is a Vice President at BEKO Equities, where she is responsible for the underwriting and structuring of bridge, construction, and permanent financings across the firm's acquisition and development activity.
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Prior to joining BEKO Equities, Ms. Kaplan was a member of the real estate lending team at Phoenix Financial Group, one of Israel's largest financial services institutions with approximately $200 billion AUM. She began her career at Bank Leumi in Tel Aviv before transitioning to the bank's New York operations.
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Ms. Kaplan holds a degree in Applied Economics and Management from Tel Aviv University.
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Principal Office:
18851 NE 29th Avenue, Suite 413
Aventura, FL 33180
United States
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Registered Office:
One Capital Place, 2nd Floor
136 Shedden Road
George Town KY1-1002
Cayman Islands
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