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 Gilbert Benhamou, founder of Immocorp Capital, and O.D. Kobo, a Hong Kong-based asset manager with experience in large-scale capital markets and principal investment 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 $3 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, Co-founder and Managing Partner
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Gilbert Benhamou has more than three decades of experience in real estate investment and development across South Florida and Europe, with more than $3 billion in completed transactions spanning high-rise residential, mixed-use, hospitality, and value-add acquisitions.
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Mr. Benhamou is the founder of Immocorp Capital, a leading South Florida real estate development firm where he led investment strategy, capital formation, and development execution across multiple market cycles. Under his leadership, Immocorp executed ground-up developments, adaptive reuse projects, and large-scale repositionings, structuring transactions with commercial banks, private lenders, family offices, and institutional capital providers.
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At BEKO Equities, Mr. Benhamou sets the firm's investment strategy and oversees execution from acquisition through monetization across the platform.
O.D. Kobo, Co-founder and Managing Partner
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O.D. Kobo has more than two decades of experience in principal investments and capital markets transactions across Asia, Africa, Europe, Russia, and the Middle East. Based in Hong Kong, London, and Miami, his work encompasses investment origination, structuring, and execution with 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 His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani during his tenure as Prime Minister of Qatar and Chairman of the Qatar Investment Authority. His transaction experience includes engagements with China Investment Corporation, CITIC, China Telecom, state-affiliated entities under the Belt and Road Initiative, and other major counterparties across origination, structuring, and dispositions.
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Mr. Kobo attended Hong Kong International School and 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 leads acquisitions and post-acquisition execution at BEKO Equities, with responsibility spanning transaction structuring, finance, development, and planning across the firm's mixed-use, residential, and hospitality investments. He works alongside the Managing Partners on pipeline evaluation and deal selection, and oversees execution from underwriting through delivery.
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Prior to BEKO Equities, Mr. Benhamou served as Senior Vice President at Immocorp Capital, a leading South Florida real estate development firm, where he led investment sourcing, underwriting, joint venture, and capital formation across mixed-use, residential, and hospitality assets. During his tenure, Mr. Benhamou was involved in transactions exceeding $3 billion, including ground-up developments, repositionings, and structured joint ventures with institutional and private capital partners.
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Mr. Benhamou holds a B.A. in Business Administration and Finance from Reichman University.
Jeremy Benhamou, Senior Vice President, Development
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Jeremy Benhamou oversees development strategy and execution at BEKO Equities, including due diligence, entitlement strategy, design coordination, budgeting, and transaction support, as well as pre-acquisition planning from a development perspective.
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.
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.
Mr. Benhamou holds a B.A. in Business Communications from Reichman University, Israel.
Olivier Hannoun, Vice President, Acquisitions
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Olivier Hannoun is responsible for acquisitions at BEKO Equities. He brings more than 20 years of experience in real estate investment and transaction execution, with a focus on origination, underwriting, and closing across multifamily, hospitality, and mixed-use assets.
Prior to joining BEKO Equities, Mr. Hannoun spent ten years at Sotheby’s International Realty, where he focused on luxury real estate transactions and related advisory work. He has worked with private investor groups, family offices, and institutional counterparties across the United States and Europe, with particular experience in complex acquisitions, negotiated transactions, and off-market opportunities.
Lee Greenberg, Director of Operations
Lee Greenberg has nearly two decades of experience overseeing operations 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 operations. She has provided sustained support to senior leadership across affiliated entities, contributing to continuity and operational oversight.
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Ms. Greenberg holds a B.A. in Business Administration from University College London.
David Kronenberg, General Counsel & Compliance
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David Kronenberg has nearly three decades of experience advising financial institutions, private capital firms, and principal investors on transaction structuring, regulatory matters, governance frameworks, and cross-border legal execution across major financial markets. He previously held legal and advisory roles at Deloitte in Hong Kong and Shanghai, where he advised on capital markets and strategic transactions involving multinational and state-affiliated counterparties. He subsequently joined a private family office, where he worked closely with one of BEKO Equities’ Managing Partners for over a decade on legal, transactional, and strategic matters.
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At BEKO Equities, Mr. Kronenberg oversees legal, compliance, and governance matters across the firm’s activities, including transaction structuring and the coordination of external legal teams in relevant jurisdictions. He 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 experience in financial management, investment operations, and institutional reporting. He began his career as an analyst at Brookfield Asset Management, working in the firm’s Toronto office on real estate investment operations, financial structuring, fund accounting, and institutional reporting.​Following Brookfield, Mr. Lim relocated to Hong Kong and joined a multi-family office with more than $2 billion in assets under management. He later joined a single-family office, where he has spent nearly a decade focused on investment oversight, financial controls, and operational execution.​
Mr. Lim holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Hong Kong and an MBA in Finance from Toronto Metropolitan University.
Miriam Kaplan, Vice President, Capital Markets
Miriam Kaplan is responsible for the underwriting and structuring of bridge, construction, and permanent financings across the firm's acquisition and development activity. 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 in assets under management. She began her career at Bank Leumi in Tel Aviv before transitioning to the bank's New York operations.
Ms. Kaplan holds a degree in Applied Economics and Management from Tel Aviv University.
Anna Belmonde, Head of Administration
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Anna Belmonde has worked across real estate investment and development environments in London and Dubai. She began her career at a London-based family office focused on real estate, where she was involved in investment administration, operational coordination, and portfolio reporting. She later joined Nakheel in Dubai, where she supported transaction processes, client coordination, and office operations across an active development platform.
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Ms. Belmonde holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Regent’s Business School London.
CONTACT
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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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