ST JOHN’S CAPITAL GROUP is a real estate investment firm based in San Jose, California, that provides our investors access to investment opportunities in undervalued residential and commercial real estate, and distressed mortgages. St. John's Capital is one of the few firms that provides early stage, real estate venture capital to operating companies. We are venture capitalists, real estate investors and investment bankers with entrepreneurial backgrounds and mindsets. We are agile, fast-paced, open-minded and flexible. At the same time, we have a deep understanding and appreciation of how to discover undervalued situations, create sound deal structures, and build long-term value. We exercise prudent financial controls, perform careful due diligence, adhere to strict investment guidelines, and invest with intelligence to create value for our investors.


Value Creation

Leverage Operating Partners for Access & Expertise
• Co-invest with specialists in particular sectors & geographies
• Select our operating partners from across the country based on resource
fulness and innovation, contact network, capital access and on-the-ground
knowledge.
• Uncover and cultivate niche situations with partners, and focus on deals in
evolving and emerging sub-markets.

Diligence & Strict Adherence to Investment Guidelines
• Amassed impressive track record using concept of “Intrinsic Value” &
“Margin of Safety”
• Careful and thorough due diligence, conservative criteria; proceed only if
deal stands up to rigorous screening.

Agility and Flexibility
• Respond quickly to changing conditions,; flex with opportunities.
• Access market broadly; grasp fundamentals & judge deal dynamics
quickly; pick our spots
• Uncover profit opportunities in both up-markets and down-markets.

 
   
   
   
   
   
     
Latest News  
St. John’s Capital Group Welcomes Russell "Rusty" Bacon and Kent Borowick as Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR)
2009-03-20:  SAN JOSE, Calif. March 20, 2009 — St. John’s Capital Group, (www.stjohncapital.com), a premier real estate investment firm based in San Jose, California, announced today that Russell "Rusty" Bacon and Kent Borowick have joined the firm as Entrepreneurs-in-Residence. Both Mr. Bacon and Mr. Borowick have significant real estate investment and advisory experience with both value-add and stabilized properties. [more]
 
Thought Leader Series #1: Current Strategy
2008-12-14:  Given the recent market turmoil, many of you are curious about how St. John's is adapting to the extraordinary pace of change in the market, and what our strategies are. Our strategies are embodied in the following three rules of investing we cherish:[more]