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PTM Partners Closes $150 Million OZ Fund

Florida-based PTM Partners announced that it closed its second OZ fund on December 31, 2022 with $150 million of equity investment. PTM Partners previously raised approximately $100 million in its first OZ fund, which closed in 2019. Between its two…

OZ Trade Group Leader Announces Congressional Bid

Shay Hawkins

Shay Hawkins, the leader of the Opportunity Funds Association, is running for Congress. Hawkins announced that he will seek the Republican nomination in Ohio’s reconfigured 13th district. Hawkins, who grew up near Cleveland, previously served as a tax and trade…

Automotive OZ Company Gears Up For IPO

Vanderhall Motor Works, a portfolio company of Hall Venture Partners, has taken the next step towards an IPO with the filing of its Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Vanderhall develops three-wheel and four-wheel light mobility vehicles, including…

Verte OZ Fund Invests In Concrete Manufacturing Plant

The Verte OZ Fund, one of the leading Opportunity Zone funds investing in operating businesses, has developed in a South Carolina company developing a new building material. Probitas Ventures is building a modern manufacturing facility that will produce autoclaved aerated…

GTIS Breaks Ground On Charlotte OZ Project

GTIS Partners announced the formation of a joint venture with real estate development company Wood Partners on a $72 million multifamily project in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Alta West Morehead development will be a five-story building with 308 units of…

Capital Square Opens Raleigh, NC OZ Deal To Investors

Capital Square has announced the launch of its sixth Opportunity Zone fund, a single asset QOF that will develop a 297-unit multifamily project in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. The development will be a 20-story building that includes approximately 8,400 square…