As CIO and Fund Manager for the Onyx Impact Fund, Mehul is responsible for strategizing and executing the firm’s growth strategy in investing in real assets that meet or exceed performance thresholds. Mehul specializes in identifying and acquiring multifamily investments throughout the United States for Casoro Group’s institutional, family office, and high-net-worth clients, as well as its discretionary non-traded multifamily income REIT, Upside Avenue. At Casoro Group, Mehul plays a crucial role in developing the firm’s market presence, uncovering profitable opportunities, leading the underwriting, structuring, negotiation, and closing of new acquisitions. Mehul also oversees the company’s equity and debt capital raising activities.
With more than 15 years of commercial transaction experience, Mehul brings deep expertise in the acquisition and asset management of multiple asset types, including multifamily, student housing, industrial, office, and retail. Mehul has also built close relationships with some of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and family offices. Most recently, he was Head of Investments at Nitya Capital in Houston, a firm with over $2.5 billion of assets under management in multifamily, office and retail assets. Previously, as Director – Fund Management at Hines, one of the largest privately held global real estate investors and managers, he managed several funds including opportunistic, value-added and sustainable income fund strategies. Prior to joining Hines, Mehul led a real estate development business which focused on residential and mixed-use projects. He has contributed to the investment and development of more than 17 million square feet of commercial real estate across Americas, Europe and Asia.
He holds an M.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech, and an M.S. in Real Estate from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mehul is also an adjunct professor teaching Real Estate Private Equity at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
