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Fident Capital secures investment capital to support the entrepreneur’s vision on “risk projects” including speculative developments, redevelopments, and repositions. We operate under the assumption that the success of these ventures hinges more upon securing strong partners under appropriate capital structure than securing the lowest interest rate on commoditized commercial debt.
In this space, Fident Capital excels. By leveraging our network of relationships, experience in deal structuring, institutional analysis, and creativity, we efficiently market to and identify capital partners appropriate for the inherent risks of a project. Our capital markets execution is the cornerstone of client’s project mobilization.We welcome connecting with experienced operators in search of a seasoned capital and real estate investment advisor.
MEET THE TEAM
Mr. Choquette founded Fident Capital in 2005 to serve middle-market commercial property developers and investors. His innate curiosity and tenacity have helped him secure over $500 million of equity and debt financing for clients in the Southwest United States.
Following the 2008 downturn, Mr. Choquette became a minority partner in a firm that flipped and aggregated single-family residences. The operation’s peak flip inventory contained over $20MM of product and cumulative sales exceeded $140MM. Under his leadership, the firm secured a $30MM equity commitment for aggregation of a single-family rental portfolio.
Prior to starting Fident Capital, Mr. Choquette was an associate at La Jolla Capital Partners. His underwriting approach redefined the manner in which the company presented opportunities to the market, expanding capital sources and earning the company valuable new business. Prior to La Jolla Capital Partners, Mr. Choquette held senior management positions with two venture-backed internet-music industry companies in the San Francisco Bay area.
Mr. Choquette holds an MBA from the University of Colorado at Denver and is a licensed California Real Estate Broker. He is an active member of Urban Land Institute and holds a seat on the Revitalization and Reuse Committee, an active participant and Board Member for the San Diego chapter of Entrepreneur’s Organization (E.O.), and is enrolled in the Entrepreneurial Master’s Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Mr. Choquette founded Fident Capital in 2005 to serve middle-market commercial property developers and investors. His innate curiosity and tenacity have helped him secure over $500 million of equity and debt financing for clients in the Southwest United States.
Following the 2008 downturn, Mr. Choquette became a minority partner in a firm that flipped and aggregated single-family residences. The operation’s peak flip inventory contained over $20MM of product and cumulative sales exceeded $140MM. Under his leadership, the firm secured a $30MM equity commitment for aggregation of a single-family rental portfolio.
Prior to starting Fident Capital, Mr. Choquette was an associate at La Jolla Capital Partners. His underwriting approach redefined the manner in which the company presented opportunities to the market, expanding capital sources and earning the company valuable new business. Prior to La Jolla Capital Partners, Mr. Choquette held senior management positions with two venture-backed internet-music industry companies in the San Francisco Bay area.
Mr. Choquette holds an MBA from the University of Colorado at Denver and is a licensed California Real Estate Broker. He is an active member of Urban Land Institute and holds a seat on the Revitalization and Reuse Committee, an active participant and Board Member for the San Diego chapter of Entrepreneur’s Organization (E.O.), and is enrolled in the Entrepreneurial Master’s Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Mr. Sirianni joined Fident Capital in 2017. As Vice President, he oversees the underwriting, packaging, marketing, and closing of all debt and equity placement opportunities. In addition, Mr. Sirianni manages internal systems that drive company operations.
Prior to Fident Capital, Mr. Sirianni was a Senior Financial Analyst with Wells Fargo’s Commercial Real Estate group in San Diego, where he began his professional career. As part of Wells Fargo’s Community Lending and Investment platform, he specialized in underwriting over $200 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) transactions, a hybrid equity-debt, public-private financing product used to incentivize commercial real estate development and operating business investment in low-income communities. At Wells Fargo, Mr. Sirianni was also responsible for database enhancement projects involving the integration of Salesforce for asset management and pipeline reporting purposes.
Mr. Sirianni holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Real Estate from the University of San Diego and is a member of the Urban Land Institute.
Mr. Sirianni joined Fident Capital in 2017. As Vice President, he oversees the underwriting, packaging, marketing, and closing of all debt and equity placement opportunities. In addition, Mr. Sirianni manages internal systems that drive company operations.
Prior to Fident Capital, Mr. Sirianni was a Senior Financial Analyst with Wells Fargo’s Commercial Real Estate group in San Diego, where he began his professional career. As part of Wells Fargo’s Community Lending and Investment platform, he specialized in underwriting over $200 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) transactions, a hybrid equity-debt, public-private financing product used to incentivize commercial real estate development and operating business investment in low-income communities. At Wells Fargo, Mr. Sirianni was also responsible for database enhancement projects involving the integration of Salesforce for asset management and pipeline reporting purposes.
Mr. Sirianni holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Real Estate from the University of San Diego and is a member of the Urban Land Institute.
Ms. Laetz joined Fident Capital in 2020 and is responsible for analyzing new debt and equity placement opportunities, marketing such opportunities to capital, and managing due diligence and closings.
Her decade of experience in real estate encompasses work within the largest institutional environments to her own small-scale investment endeavors. Before joining Fident Capital, she co-led a successful entrepreneurial real estate venture in the Bay Area specializing in creative urban infill development and residential subdivisions. Prior to that she was a Development Manager at Greystar Development Group, underwriting mixed-use and multifamily development opportunities for a $1B pipeline of deals in Los Angeles County. She began her professional career as an Associate at Robert Charles Lesser & Co., conducting real estate market and financial feasibility analysis across a wide range of asset classes and geographies.
Ms. Laetz holds a Master of Science in Real Estate Development from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Urban & Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia School of Architecture. She has been a member of the Urban Land Institute since 2011.
Ms. Laetz joined Fident Capital in 2020 and is responsible for analyzing new debt and equity placement opportunities, marketing such opportunities to capital, and managing due diligence and closings.
Her decade of experience in real estate encompasses work within the largest institutional environments to her own small-scale investment endeavors. Before joining Fident Capital, she co-led a successful entrepreneurial real estate venture in the Bay Area specializing in creative urban infill development and residential subdivisions. Prior to that she was a Development Manager at Greystar Development Group, underwriting mixed-use and multifamily development opportunities for a $1B pipeline of deals in Los Angeles County. She began her professional career as an Associate at Robert Charles Lesser & Co., conducting real estate market and financial feasibility analysis across a wide range of asset classes and geographies.
Ms. Laetz holds a Master of Science in Real Estate Development from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Urban & Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia School of Architecture. She has been a member of the Urban Land Institute since 2011.
Mr. Booth joined Fident Capital in 2023 and is responsible for analyzing new debt and equity placement opportunities, marketing such opportunities to capital, and managing due diligence and closings.
Prior to joining Fident Capital, Theo was Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Citizens Business Bank in San Diego, where he oversaw a $170 million commercial real estate portfolio and assisted in originating over $100 million of new lending commitments. Prior to that, Theo was the Lead Underwriter at Triumph Capital, specializing in direct construction and commercial bridge lending. During his time at Triumph, Theo underwrote over $50 million of new ground-up construction and value-add projects across the United States.
Mr. Booth holds a Master’s in real estate finance from the University of Cambridge and a Bachelor’s in business administration from Paris School of Business.
Mr. Booth joined Fident Capital in 2023 and is responsible for analyzing new debt and equity placement opportunities, marketing such opportunities to capital, and managing due diligence and closings.
Prior to joining Fident Capital, Theo was Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Citizens Business Bank in San Diego, where he oversaw a $170 million commercial real estate portfolio and assisted in originating over $100 million of new lending commitments. Prior to that, Theo was the Lead Underwriter at Triumph Capital, specializing in direct construction and commercial bridge lending. During his time at Triumph, Theo underwrote over $50 million of new ground-up construction and value-add projects across the United States.
Mr. Booth holds a Master’s in real estate finance from the University of Cambridge and a Bachelor’s in business administration from Paris School of Business.
