ABout Us

Our Strategy

Fenway Capital Advisors’ (FCA) disciplined approach focuses on creating value through acquiring and repositioning mismanaged and/or under-invested assets in markets with strong fundamentals and positive growth characteristics across the Western U.S. Collectively, FCA principals have more than 60 years of industry experience, spanning multiple cycles, across all disciplines of the real estate industry, including acquisitions, asset management, development and leasing.

The success of FCA is driven by a four-pronged approach of (i) identifying opportunistic situations, (ii) investing targeted capital, (iii) managing assets aggressively, and (iv) harvesting from a position of strength. By leveraging the Company’s brand and reputation, as well as unique broker and intermediary relationships, FCA benefits from proprietary deal flow that often isn’t available to the broader market.

The primary mission of FCA is to protect investor capital and deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns across all phases of the real estate cycle.

Larry Jackel

Managing Partner

Larry Jackel has more than 30 years of real estate industry experience, initially as a broker for CB Richard Ellis prior to forming Fenway Properties (predecessor company to FCA) in 1998. In his career, Mr. Jackel has executed more than $2 billion of transactions across all phases of the real estate business including acquisitions, dispositions, asset management and advisory assignments. His previous experience as a successful broker has given him the unique ability to transform an asset with vision and practical creativity to suit tenant needs, a critical feature to FCA’s “buy, fix, sell” strategy. Larry earned his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1991.

Patrick Tribolet

Managing Partner

Patrick Tribolet has almost 30 years of experience in real estate investment and management across all major product types in most major markets in the U.S. and Europe. For the 20 years prior to forming FCA, Mr. Tribolet was with Goldman, Sachs & Co., most recently serving as Managing Director and a senior member of the leadership team responsible for the global real estate investing platform within the Merchant Banking Division. He has significant transaction experience related to the acquisition, disposition, development and asset management of real estate equity and debt, asset and portfolio financings, and M&A. Patrick earned his M.B.A with distinction from the Wharton School, at the University of Pennsylvania in 1997, and his B.A. from the University of California Los Angeles in 1990.

Mike Jensen

Development/Construction Manager

Meet Mike Jensen, our Development and Construction Manager at Fenway Capital Advisors. With over a decade of experience in commercial real estate development and construction, Mike has played an instrumental role in successfully delivering numerous projects for our investors.

At Fenway Capital Advisors, Mike oversees the entire development and construction process, ensuring that projects are delivered on time and within budget. He has a proven track record of managing complex projects, including due diligence, design, entitlement, construction, lease-up and disposition.

Prior to joining Fenway Capital Advisors, Mike worked as a Construction Manager at Blake Griggs Properties. His notable achievements include managing and delivering several large-scale projects, including the construction of mixed-use and multifamily properties that received recognition from the industry.

Mike holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Washington and Lee University and is an active member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP). He also participates in various industry-related events, staying up-to-date on the latest trends and best practices.

With his extensive experience and industry knowledge, Mike brings invaluable insights to our team and is committed to delivering exceptional results for our investors.

General Counsel

General Counsel

Beth Abramson joined Fenway Capital Advisors in 2024 as its General Counsel. Her
responsibilities include all company legal matters, as well as risk management and
corporate governance for company operations. Prior to joining the company, Beth
worked at a law firm in San Diego representing a diverse range of clients on real
estate transactional and land use matters. Beth earned her bachelor’s degree from
the University of California Santa Barbara, summa cum laude, and her law degree
from UCLA School of Law. She is licensed to practice law by The State Bar of
California.

Wyatt Buttrose

Acquisitions/Leasing

Mr. Buttrose oversees all aspects of asset management including capital oversight, leasing, property management, and project improvements. In addition, he’s involved throughout the due diligence process associated with property acquisitions and dispositions. This encompasses sourcing deal flow, underwriting and financial modeling, feasibility analysis, and as well as investor reporting.

Prior to joining Fenway Capital Advisors, Mr. Buttrose was a Director within the Valuation and Advisory Group at Cushman and Wakefield. His primary role at the company included appraisal and consulting assignments of commercial properties (office, retail, industrial, medical, biotech, and multi-family) throughout the Western US. In addition to appraisals and valuations, he provided individualized consulting services with clients and brokers alike, as well as authoring specialty market analysis reports for company-wide distribution.

Mr. Buttrose is an alumnus of the University of San Diego, where he graduated cum laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, specializing in Finance and Real Estate. He is also a California Certified General Real Estate Appraiser as well as an active member of NAIOP.

Debi Moore

Legal Assistant

Ms. Moore brings in excess of 35 years of commercial real estate experience to Fenway Capital Advisors, many of which were spent at CBRE, Inc., assisting Larry Jackel during his tenure there.  She supports the principals of Fenway by reviewing and preparing lease documents, construction contracts, and the like; helping coordinate purchase and sale transactions and documentation; and assembling marketing and investment materials.  She is also a California Notary Public. 

Ms. Moore attended Gibbs – Boston in Massachusetts with an emphasis on business practices and procedures.  In addition to real estate her background includes banking, law, and new media. Prior to joining Fenway Capital Advisors, she spent six years in SW Florida, where she worked in public broadcasting, an organization she continues to actively support.

Jennifer Davidson

Controller

Jennifer Davidson comes to Fenway Capital Advisors with over 20 years of accounting experience. As the Controller at Fenway Capital Advisors, Mrs. Davidson is responsible for overseeing all accounting functions, processes, and controls, as well as lender and investor reporting.

Prior to joining Fenway Capital Advisors, Mrs. Davidson was the Corporate Controller at Newland Real Estate Group. Her primary role at the company included managing the corporate entity including review of monthly financial statements, journal entries, account reconciliations and management of the full accounts payable function. She prepared quarterly forecast updates for the corporate entity, reviewed the annual G&A expense budgets for all departments, regions, and divisions, as well as prepared various reports including analysis of project-level variances to prior month actual results, forecast, and annual business plan.

Mrs. Davidson is an alumnus of the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she earned her Master of Science degree in Applied Economics and Finance and her Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management Economics (Highest Honors). She is also a Certified Public Accountant in the state of California.

Leanna Ferrante

Asset Management/Accounting

Leanna Ferrante oversees the multi-family properties and manages the accounting at Fenway Capital Advisors. Her responsibilities include working directly with tenants and property managers to ensure the overall success of the assets as well as managing the financial operations of all Fenway entities including loan draw requests, accounts payable, accounts receivable, construction accounting, and cash flow management.

Prior to joining Fenway Capital Advisors, Mrs. Ferrante was a Marketing Coordinator on the Southwest Capital Markets Team at Cushman & Wakefield. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship from Point Loma Nazarene University. She has both her California Real Estate and Notary license and is an active member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP).

Max Heller

Investments

Max Heller joined Fenway Capital Advisors in 2023 and is responsible for financial modeling and analysis of potential investment opportunities, assisting with asset management and sourcing new investment opportunities.

Prior to joining FCA, Mr. Heller was an investment and financial analyst at First Washington Realty (FWR) where his primary responsibilities included creating and maintaining financial models in support of underwriting new investment opportunities across the United States, performing valuations of FWR’s existing portfolio, and asset management. While at FWR, Mr. Heller was the lead investment analyst on the $3B acquisition of Donahue Schriber, whose portfolio consisted of fifty properties, 1,300 tenants and $6MM square feet.

Max holds a B.A. from the University of Oregon and is an active member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP).

Gina Tecca

In-House Architectural Designer

Gina Tecca is the in-house architectural designer at Fenway Capital Advisors. She primarily
works on space plan designs for our properties by meeting with tenants to improve their current
or prospective space and reimagines vacant space to maximize quality and efficiency. She is
also involved in the interior design process. Gina graduated from Clemson University in 2023
with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Architecture and a minor in Psychology. Prior to graduating,
she worked at Fenway Capital Advisors as an intern and has since joined the team full time.

Ward McLanahan

Investment Strategy

Ward McLanahan joined Fenway Capital Advisors in 2021 and is responsible for implementing the firm’s investment strategy through sourcing and evaluating opportunities across all product types and target markets. Mr. McLanahan has almost 15 years of experience in real estate investment and management across all major product types across the U.S. Prior to joining FCA, Mr. McLanahan spent five years at Cardinal Capital Partners serving as Managing Director where he was responsible for managing all aspects of Cardinal’s real estate investment activities including asset & investment management of the firm’s legacy portfolio, sourcing & underwriting new investment opportunities, capital raising, and investor relations. Mr. McLanahan also previously worked at Goldman Sachs for eight years in the firm’s real estate division where his responsibilities included acquisitions, asset management, as well as lending and structured finance activities. Mr. McLanahan earned an MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business in 2008 and a B.S. in Business Management/Finance from North Carolina State University in 2002.