The Retail Connection
Services · Investment

Investment.

Connected Acquisition Services and Connected Development Services advise on acquisition and development strategy and help structure investment joint ventures.

Principal investing in retail real estate — open-air centers, redevelopments, and strategic capital plays. We invest where we operate, and we operate where we invest.

Connected Acquisition and Development Services run the full lifecycle: sourcing, structuring, entitlements, construction, and disposition.

Investment at The Retail Connection
By the numbers
5M SF
Acquired / developed (last 5 yrs)
$2.5B
Capital deployed in retail
4.7M SF
In the development pipeline
What we do

How we broker.

Acquisition
01

Acquisition

Connected Acquisition Services advises retail clients and structures joint ventures to purchase retail investment properties — single-tenant, multi-tenant, and portfolios — as the client-driven retail services leader in Texas.

We focus on core-plus, value-add, and opportunistic investments in major metros and select tertiary markets, using deep market and tenant knowledge to assess compelling deals and source optimal equity and debt through leading national and regional lenders.

Development
02

Development

Connected Development Services delivers tenant-driven, build-to-suit programs — redeveloping properties through repositioning, remodeling, and re-merchandising, and converting raw land into attractive retail centers tailored to each location.

For retailers in expansion mode, we advise on development strategy and structure development joint ventures, handling every aspect of development, redevelopment, and renovation across the Southwest.

  • Feasibility studies
  • Pro-forma preparation
  • Site selection & land acquisition
  • Lease & sales structuring
  • Budgeting, accounting & financing
  • Municipal approvals, zoning & permitting
  • Development & project management
Merchant Banking
03

Merchant Banking

Connected Capital Services reaches beyond real estate into the core operations of our clients' businesses — due diligence, retail banking, and investment in retail operating companies.

Our merchant banking team assists entrepreneurial and emerging-growth retail and restaurant chains — like Tiff's Treats, Diamonds Direct, and WSS Shoes — with strategic guidance, operating expertise, and sources of capital.

Strategic Capital
04

Strategic Capital

We work with the best private equity firms in the consumer space to identify and invest in fast-growing retail companies, connecting opportunities with capital to create value for clients and partners.

Backed by in-depth research and real-time market experience, we advise on acquisition and disposition, equity raises through JV or bank financing, repositioning, and market entry — the right capital at the right time for the right transaction.

Who we work with

A selection of the retail, restaurant, and ownership groups we represent across Texas.

AEW Capital Management
Kimco Realty
Agree Realty
Alto Real Estate Funds
The investment team

Your key contacts.

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Alan Shor
Alan Shor
President & Co-Founder
Max Chanon
Max Chanon
Managing Director · Brokerage & Investments

+ 16 specialists across the investment group