NRDC Equity Partners


NRDC Equity Partners is an American private investment firm investing in retail, real estate and consumer branded businesses.

History

NRDC was founded in 2006 by Robert C. Baker, owner of National Realty & Development Corp; and William L. Mack and Lee S. Neibart, partners of AREA Property Partners.
NRDC has completed five transactions since 2006, totaling almost $5 billion in enterprise values and has invested approximately $1.5 billion of equity for its transactions. NRDC targets transactions ranging from $250 million to $5 billion of enterprise value, requiring total equity investments of $50 million to $1.5 billion.

Portfolio

NRDC’s current portfolio consists of two of the leading companies in their sectors, the Hudson's Bay Company and Retail Opportunity Investments Corporation.
HBC is the holding company that owns and manages over of retail properties located in Canada and the U.S. through its portfolio subsidiaries.
NRDC formed its real estate investment trust portfolio company, ROIC, through a public equity raise of $414 million completed in October 2009. ROIC focuses on acquiring and growing high quality shopping centers. It has invested over $200 million and has completed/announced 14 transactions as of September 2010.