Vice President of Acquisitions (Oasis Marinas)
Access Holdings Management Company LLC is a Baltimore-based middle-market investment firm with over $2.8 billion in assets under management. Founded in 2013, Access provides direct investment opportunities to create concentrated portfolios of essential service-based businesses in North America. We undertake active build-and-buy strategies, pursuing what we want to own, great markets and distinct business models. In doing so, Access partners, scales, and innovates to build enduring businesses. For more information, please visit www.accessholdings.com.
Access Holdings Overview:
Access Holdings Management Company LLC is a Baltimore-based middle-market investment firm with over $3 billion in assets under management. Founded in 2013, Access provides direct investment opportunities to create concentrated portfolios of essential service-based businesses in North America. We undertake active build-and-buy strategies, pursuing what we want to own, great markets and distinct business models. In doing so, Access partners, scales, and innovates to build enduring businesses. For more information, please visit www.accessholdings.com.
Company Detail:
Company: Oasis Marinas
Industry: Marina Ownership, Development, and Management – Marina/Waterfront Investments
Location: Washington, DC
Founded in 2014, Oasis Marinas (“Company”) is the premier third-party marina management company in the United States. Oasis provides marina owners support across all aspects of marina management, while ensuring boaters receive consistent, quality service and experiences. The Company offers property owners and boaters world-class facilities management, high-touch customer service, and comprehensive maintenance and amenity services at more than 45+ locations along the East Coast, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Great Lakes, with expansion underway in other key U.S markets. The company is well-positioned within the growing marina and boating industries.
Oasis Marinas was founded by a team of boat owners with deep industry knowledge in facilities management, hospitality, and marketing. At present, the firm has an extensive pipeline for managed marinas and marina development and consulting projects with several in final contract execution stages. Through its ownership arm, the company currently owns seven assets from Rhode Island to St Augustine, FL, with a robust pipeline of new acquisition opportunities. Its marina-focused management, development, leasing, and asset management capabilities make Oasis uniquely positioned to become and scale the industry-leading marina investment sponsor through a diversified network of LP capital partner relationships. ‘
In addition to the exceptional career development opportunities afforded by this position, this individual is eligible to participate in the Access Creating Executives (“ACE”) program. The ACE Program positions high-performing individuals to grow into C-suite positions within the Access network of portfolio company.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead underwriting, write pre-screen memos and qualification of acquisition opportunities, including financial statement analysis, market intelligence, and presentation of findings to executive team
- Create financial models on potential acquisition opportunities, with an ability to underwrite various financing and capital improvement scenarios
- Assist with writing Letters of Intent (LOIs) and preparing valuation pitches
- Lead in-depth due diligence efforts and conduct competitor analysis
- Drive and continue improving existing scorecard for evaluating potential acquisitions
- Interface with potential sellers to identify qualified opportunities
- Liaise with Oasis leadership team to ensure operating team awareness and preparedness for closing and integration
- Lead development of operational destination plans on all new and existing investments
- Assist with ad hoc requests to support board presentations, investor communication, capital raises and budgeting
- Document all best practices utilized at the company and work directly with Access to leverage best practices across other portfolio companies
- Attend ACE training, social, and networking events
- Willingness to travel as needed
Qualifications and Characteristics
- Fast learner with a desire to move with urgency, accountability, and intent
- Self-starter with an ability to drive results autonomously in line with strategic objectives
- Comfort interacting with and leveraging third party resources to achieve goals
- Outstanding written and interpersonal communication skills; demonstrated ability to express complex ideas in a clear and concise manner
- Persistent focus on innovative portfolio management, property-level operational opportunities, and net operating income maximization
- Ability to synthesize and convey complex business concepts effectively
- Strategic planner with the ability to plan and execute upon a defined task or strategy
- Innovative and creative thinker with the ability to derive best practices
- Demonstrated leadership skills with an ability to drive change
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from a prominent institution (degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or another business-related field is a plus), MBA preferred
- 8+ years of experience in direct real estate investment, investment banking, commercial real estate investment sales, or other acquisitions-based experience involving real assets
- Experience in commercial real estate acquisition diligence and closing transactions is preferred
- Experience in opportunistic or value-add commercial real estate business plan execution is preferred
- Outstanding financial modeling experience and Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills
- Familiarity with Salesforce CRM a plus
- Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship now or in the future
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