Investors
With investing success, comes opportunities and financial complexity. At Metropolitan Capital, we offer truly integrated financial consulting that takes into account all aspects of your personal and professional investments and financial needs together. Click on the Case Studies below to learn more.
Commercial & Private Banking
Our personalized banking solutions offer financial flexibility for investors to capitalize on timely investments and opportunities as well as manage periods of concentrated liquidity or irregular income streams.
Wealth Consulting
Our team of wealth consulting professionals will ensure coordination of both personal and professional investments to employ tax-efficient investment structures, trust and estate planning strategies and planning for charitable giving and wealth transfer. We also work with trusted financial partners who can provide you with the financial advice you need to manage your entire balance sheet now and in the future.
Investment Banking
Clients look to us to help identify, evaluate and transact on investment opportunities across the capital structure. Leveraging the extensive network created across the Universal Bank, we have the unique ability to match capital sources with investors, as well as proven experience running buy and sell-side mandates.
Corporate Development Solutions
Through our Corporate Development Solutions group, we can provide specialized services to help Investors execute their business and capital planning strategies. We can perform marketing and industry evaluations, perform due diligence, prepare financial models and also assist with marketing and operational needs that arise with each investment. Additionally, we can serve as a debt marketing agent and arrange creative debt solutions for our clients as well.
Case Studies
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MetCap Arranges SPV Investment for New Tech-Infused Golf League
Client Background
Metropolitan Capital facilitated a SPV investment opportunity for its high-net-worth relationships to invest in TMRW Sports, a company founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. TMRW Sports is the major backer and supporter to the TGL, the tech-infused golf league that launched its inaugural season in 2025.
SOLUTIONS DELIVERED
MetCap’s network identifies unique opportunities and facilitates investment for its clients.
Investment Banking
MetCap arranged a special purpose vehicle for investors to invest in TMRW Sports which deployed capital into the TGL. This unique and first of its kind concept is an exciting and unique investment opportunity.
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Self-Directed IRA for Commercial Real Estate Investors
Client Background
A commercial real estate investor who was looking to invest in a new project utilizing alternative ways to finance the investment turned to Metropolitan Capital with whom it had an existing banking relationship. Metropolitan Capital worked with the client to establish a Self-Directed IRA custodied by Metropolitan Capital, which could then be used to fund the project.
SOLUTIONS DELIVERED
Wealth Consulting
After forming the self-directed IRA the Wealth Consulting team provides ongoing monitoring and reporting for the account. In addition, the team can manage rental income streams, additional purchases and distributions for the investor, shifting much of the management responsibility away from the Investor thereby allowing the investor to continue focusing on new investments.
Metropolitan Capital is able to custody a wide range of assets through self-directed accounts, including the following:
- LP interests for hedge funds and private equity
- Crypto
- Promissory notes/peer-to-peer lending
- Tax liens
- Real estate holdings/mortgage notes
- Mutual funds/stocks/ETFs
- Other alternative investments
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Self-Directed IRA for Unique Assets
Client Background
An investor wishing to make an investment from their IRA into a special purpose vehicle fund sponsored by Metropolitan Capital Investment Banc was unable to use an existing banking relationship with a top tier brokerage firm to make the investment due to its inability to custody private investments in IRAs. In addition, timing was critical as the subscription window was set to close in the very near term and the investor needed to move quickly in order to participate in the fund.
SOLUTIONS DELIVERED
Wealth Consulting
Leveraging Metropolitan Capital's Wealth Consulting team and its ability to custody a wide range of unique assets, the team assisted with a new Self-Directed IRA account for the investor and had the funds transitioned expeditiously for the timely opportunity to participate in the fund subscription.
Investment Banking
Highlighting the versatility of the Universal Banking model and network, the Investment Bank created a special purpose vehicle fund to invest in a high-profile business venture start-up that was open to a small subset of private investors. The ability to offer these types of investments to clients which are typically unavailable to the public market as well as facilitate and custody these investments is another example of how clients can utilize Metropolitan Capital for a full array of creative and tailored banking solutions.
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Private Equity Investors Obtain Bridge Loan Collateralized by Future Carried Interest Disbursements to Fund New Investments
Client Background
Two seasoned private equity investors were seeking capital to help fund new investments. Not wanting to prematurely sell their existing interests in previous investments or liquidate their holdings elsewhere to finance the transactions, the investors asked their investment banker at Goldman Sachs who might help them in obtaining financing. Having successfully assisted many clients of Goldman Sachs in the past, the investment banker was confident in Metropolitan Capital’s ability to help the two investors and facilitated an introduction.
SOLUTIONS DELIVERED
Metropolitan Capital Solutions
MetCap was able to source and analyze multiple term sheets for the investors. MetCap helped select and structure an optimal arrangement with a lender that utilized the future carried interest disbursements of the investors as collateral without them having to dilute or liquidate their existing portfolio and provided a non-recourse bridge loan that was sufficient to fund new transactions. Further, the investors appreciated MetCap’s assistance and expertise which allowed them to focus their attention on the new investments while MetCap simultaneously worked to secure the funding.
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Cross-Collateralized Loans Fill Gap in Construction Financing for Bay Area Apartments
Client Background
In 2016, MetCap worked with a team of Bay Area investors to finance the acquisition of a bar in San Francisco. Five months later, the lead investor from that group came to MetCap with a new business opportunity and a new challenge.
The investor had teamed up with two other investors to purchase a vacant building in an emerging urban community in Oakland with the intent to renovate it into a 27-unit apartment complex. After purchasing the building and preparing the site for renovation, the lender would not recognize the tenant improvements when assessing the building’s collateral value. As a result, the maximum loan the bank was willing to underwrite was a $1 million short of completing the project.
The team of investors had limited options for securing the necessary funding. Raising outside equity capital was unappealing as it would dilute the investors’ shares and upside potential. Tapping their personal wealth proved challenging as the investors had outstanding margin loans against their most liquid personal assets. They needed to find a financial partner who understood the risks and could create an innovative lending solution that would enable the project to move forward.
Based on its deep experience working with real estate investors and other business owners, MetCap was able to design and underwrite a creative loan structure that allowed the investors to leverage their personal balance sheets and secure the funding needed to finish construction. With the funds from the secondary construction loan in place, the investors completed the project. MetCap has continued to work with the three investors, providing debt financing and creative financial solutions for other real estate-related projects.
SOLUTIONS DELIVERED
Private Banking
Using the securities held at the wirehouses as the primary source of collateral, MetCap created a cross-collateralized loan pool that provided the investor group a secondary construction loan. MetCap worked closely with the investors and wirehouses to create triparty agreements that repaid the margin loans and freed up the securities to be pledged as collateral.
Investment Banking
The team of investors came to MetCap again with a unique 49-unit real estate investment opportunity. MetCap was able to underwrite a loan quickly based on its long-standing relationship with the investors and allowed the investors to expedite the closing in lieu of traditional bank loan process. Additionally, the investors asked MetCap to find outside equity investors to participate in the transaction. MetCap was able to exclusively source the additional capital from its existing client network. The ability to quickly match sources and uses of capital within its network is a key component to MetCap’s value proposition.