FOUNDER/CEO, MIG REAL ESTATE
WHY: Paul Merage’s nephew; heads real estate investment offshoot of the Merage family office, MIG Capital. Counts a multifamily portfolio topping 7,000 units, a hotel portfolio totaling 2,000 keys, and about 3 million square feet of other commercial property types.
IN THE NEWS: Acquired first local acquisition in more than a decade this year with $61M buy of a Costa Mesa apartment project totaling 138 units.
NOTABLE: Also owns 498-unit apartment complex in Rancho Santa Margarita called Avila. Acquisitive on the industrial front in 2022, buying complexes in San Bernardino and Texas.
