Hicks Real Estate Partners was formed in April 2007 as the real estate arm of Hicks Holdings LLC, a holding company for the Hicks Family's assets, headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Thomas O. Hicks formed Hicks Holdings in 2005, leveraging previous success in his founding of Hicks & Haas and later Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Incorporated.
We concentrate on the development and acquisition of sports venues, resorts, office, retail, multifamily, and other opportunistic projects. Our investment professionals possess a wide breadth of experience and prowess that facilitate maximal value creation and returns to our capital partners, regardless of short-term economic conditions.
Hicks Real Estate Partners maintains relationships with various operating partners. One such partnership lies with Gatehouse Capital, a Dallas-based hotel developer that has enjoyed nationwide success from a number of hospitality ventures. Gatehouse Capital and Hicks Real Estate Partners have jointly developed several such projects, many of which stem from Gatehouse's close relationships with Starwood Hotels and their respective brands.
We have also collaborated with such groups as AMAN Resorts to help extend AMAN's burgeoning success into such areas as the Caribbean and South America. AMAN has captured a loyal following in the ultra-luxurious travel market through creating standalone cultural experiences in relatively-untouched destinations.
Additionally, we have partnered with Mexican hotelier Grúpo Habita in their recent expansion into the United States. Grúpo Habita specializes in operating boutique hotels that create value through a unique reflection of each project's surrounding society.
Hicks Real Estate Partners invests family and partner capital into projects with long-term horizons.