Quintin E. Primo III

Quintin E. Primo III
Born (1955-03-14) March 14, 1955 (age 69)
Illinois
Alma materIndiana University, Harvard Business School[1]
OccupationHedge fund manager

Quintin E. Primo III (born March 14, 1955) is the Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Capri Capital Partners, LLC,[2] one of the largest minority-owned real estate investment management firms in the United States.[3] Primo, whose firm has $6.04 billion in assets under management in domestic and international commercial real estate, is ranked on the Forbes' Top Twenty Richest African American's in the World list.[4] Primo, a regular contributor on CNBC, has been recognized in the real estate industry for his achievements.[5]

In 2000, under Primo's leadership, Capri Capital launched one of the first real estate mezzanine funds.[6] As a minority-owned firm, Capri Capital was also an early investor in under-served urban markets such as South Los Angeles. In 2006, Capri capital purchased Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, a Los Angeles regional mall.

In 2012, Black Enterprise Magazine named Capri Capital as its Financial Services Company of the Year.[7]

In September 2013, under Primo's direction, Capri Capital launched Capri Global Capital, Limited, formed as part of a strategic alliance with Money Matters Financial Services Limited in India. The Indian company was renamed Capri Global Capital Limited.[8] Primo is the non-executive chairman and director of Capri Global Capital Limited's Board of Directors[9] in India. Primo becomes one of, if not the first, African-American to serve on the board of an Indian-registered publicly listed company.[citation needed]

Primo is known for his philanthropy[10] as the founder and chairman of the Primo Center[11] for Women and Children, a transition homeless shelter in West Side, Chicago. He is a 1973 alumnus from Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Ill. He is the son of Episcopal Bishop Quintin E. Primo Jr.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Capri Investment Group".
  2. ^ "Capri Capital Partners". Capricapital.com. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. ^ "Minority Real Estate Lender Is Alone At Top - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. 7 April 1999. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
  4. ^ "In Pictures: The Sexiest Black Americans". Forbes. 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  5. ^ "Industry Innovators: Honorable Mentions for CPE's Executive of the Year Awards | Commercial Property Executive". cpexecutive.com. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
  6. ^ "Merger Aims To Boost Chicago Firm's Clout - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. 30 November 2000. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
  7. ^ "89707_elite[1]". Viewer.zmags.com. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  8. ^ "Crain's Chicago Business : Subscription Center". Chicagobusiness.com. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  9. ^ "Capri Global Capital Limited (CGCL) Board Of Directors". CGCL. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  10. ^ "BLACK HARVEST FILM FESTIVAL OPENING, QUINTIN & DIANE PRIMO HONORED FOR EXCELLENCE | SociaLifeChicago". socialifechicago.com. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
  11. ^ "Renita D. Young, Multimedia Journalist : Common Ground Foundation honors Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Gabrielle Douglas". renitadyoung.com. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
  12. ^ "Quintin Primo, III's Biography".
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