About Cornovus Capital

Founded in 2017, Cornovus Capital was built on a single standard: structure commercial real estate and business financing transactions to close.

The name Cornovus is drawn from two Latin roots. "Cor" carries the meaning of heart, courage, and core, the center from which conviction and resolve originate. In classical Latin, "cor" is also the root of the English word "courage," reflecting the willingness to commit to a position and stand behind it. "Novus" means new, renewed, and original, a deliberate departure from what came before. Together, Cornovus represents a new core, a new conviction, a firm built from the ground up around the belief that institutional discipline, execution certainty, and transparency are not optional standards but foundational ones.

That belief shaped every decision from day one. The firm was not built to aggregate volume or distribute rate sheets. It was built to underwrite transactions at the firm's own expense, identify structural risk before it becomes an obstacle, and place each transaction with the capital execution that fits its credit profile, structure, and geography.

Today the firm operates as a national institutional capital markets platform executing SBA, bridge, CMBS, conventional multifamily, LifeCo, and SBA 504 financing across hospitality, multifamily, industrial, office, retail, mixed-use, and operating business transactions, where underwriting depth and execution certainty determine outcomes.

Our process is designed to reduce execution risk at every phase:

• Underwrite: establish the real constraints, cash flow, collateral, sponsor strength, and timeline, before approaching the market.
• Structure: design the capital plan to match the credit profile and exit strategy.
• Position: align lender strategy and transaction narrative to committee standards.
• Execute: manage diligence, conditions, documents, and closing coordination through funding.

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Cornovus Capital is led by principals who have sat on both sides of the transaction. The team's background spans institutional credit underwriting, capital markets execution, direct commercial real estate ownership, and hospitality operations, meaning every transaction is evaluated not just as a financing structure, but as a real asset with operating risk, capital requirements, and an exit that has to work.

That perspective shapes how the firm underwrites. Structural issues are identified because the team has encountered them as operators, not just as analysts. Credit packages are built to the standard a committee would adopt because the team understands what committees actually scrutinize and where transactions lose momentum.

Experience spans SBA, bridge and structured debt, CMBS, conventional multifamily, LifeCo, and SBA 504 programs, executed across hospitality, multifamily, industrial, office, retail, mixed-use, and operating business transactions nationwide.

Mission: Empower businesses and investors by delivering client-focused capital solutions that drive durable growth, strengthen operations, and improve execution outcomes.

Vision: Redefine excellence in commercial finance through trusted partnerships, disciplined structure, and measurable results, so sponsors can move confidently through complex markets.

Core values:

• Integrity: We operate with transparency, accountability, and respect for the transaction.
• Innovation: We solve complexity with creative structure and lender-aligned strategy.
• Collaboration: We partner closely with sponsors, counsel, and lenders to reduce friction.
• Excellence: We hold every deliverable to institutional standards, because details close deals.
• Empowerment: We equip clients with clarity and options so decisions are made with confidence.
• Community: We support long-term economic growth through responsible capital solutions.