Key Takeaways
- • Fairbridge Asset Management, an SEC-registered investment adviser focused on senior-secured, short-duration commercial real estate mortgage financing, announced that Co-Founder and Partner John Lettera will speak at The $100M Summit hosted by Family Office Club on July 16, 2026, at the Westin Galleria Dallas.
- • The summit is expected to draw more than 350 in-person and virtual participants, including single- and multi-family offices, principals of $1 billion-plus family offices, and other qualified private-market allocators, with more than 22 speakers.
- • Lettera will argue that real estate private credit, when underwritten with first-lien collateral and disciplined underwriting, can complement traditional fixed income, particularly as bank retrenchment widens the opportunity set for non-bank lenders.
- • The presentation will cover the supply-demand imbalance created by banks pulling back from commercial real estate lending, credit selection and sponsor alignment, and the role of floating-rate, senior-secured structures in pursuing current income and principal preservation.
Summary
Fairbridge Asset Management, an SEC-registered investment adviser specializing in senior-secured, short-duration mortgage financing across U.S. commercial real estate, announced that Co-Founder and Partner John Lettera will be a featured speaker at The $100M Summit, hosted by Family Office Club on July 16, 2026, at the Westin Galleria Dallas, with a concurrent virtual broadcast. According to the release, the event convenes more than 22 speakers and a projected audience of over 350 participants, including single- and multi-family offices, principals of $1 billion-plus family offices, and other qualified private-market allocators. The program is designed to let sophisticated investors evaluate differentiated strategies, manager selection frameworks, and portfolio construction approaches across private markets.
Lettera's remarks will center on real estate private credit as a source of durable income and principal protection. He argued that the strategy, when executed with disciplined underwriting and first-lien collateral, offers a compelling complement to traditional fixed income, particularly as bank retrenchment continues to widen the opportunity set for non-bank lenders. His presentation will address the supply-demand imbalance created by banks pulling back from commercial real estate lending, the mechanics of credit selection and sponsor alignment, and how floating-rate, senior-secured structures are designed to pursue consistent current income, principal preservation, and reduced correlation to public fixed income across macroeconomic cycles. He also plans to discuss how allocators can assess manager discipline, collateral quality, and structural protections.
Richard Wilson, President and Founder of Family Office Club, said the firm's institutional approach to real estate private credit reflects the caliber of strategy the community of family office investors is evaluating. Fairbridge describes its platform as built on credit analysis, conservative loan-to-value discipline, active asset management, and long-term borrower relationships, drawing on experience originating, underwriting, and managing a diversified portfolio of senior-secured U.S. commercial real estate loans. The release is promotional in nature, and it carries standard disclaimers noting that investments involve risk, including possible loss of principal, and that registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Lettera's remarks will center on real estate private credit as a source of durable income and principal protection. He argued that the strategy, when executed with disciplined underwriting and first-lien collateral, offers a compelling complement to traditional fixed income, particularly as bank retrenchment continues to widen the opportunity set for non-bank lenders. His presentation will address the supply-demand imbalance created by banks pulling back from commercial real estate lending, the mechanics of credit selection and sponsor alignment, and how floating-rate, senior-secured structures are designed to pursue consistent current income, principal preservation, and reduced correlation to public fixed income across macroeconomic cycles. He also plans to discuss how allocators can assess manager discipline, collateral quality, and structural protections.
Richard Wilson, President and Founder of Family Office Club, said the firm's institutional approach to real estate private credit reflects the caliber of strategy the community of family office investors is evaluating. Fairbridge describes its platform as built on credit analysis, conservative loan-to-value discipline, active asset management, and long-term borrower relationships, drawing on experience originating, underwriting, and managing a diversified portfolio of senior-secured U.S. commercial real estate loans. The release is promotional in nature, and it carries standard disclaimers noting that investments involve risk, including possible loss of principal, and that registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
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