Raven partners with industry specific operating companies.
The acquisition of unique whole assets often requires specialized servicing and management capabilities. Over the past 15 years, Raven has addressed this challenge through the establishment and growth of operating companies in several industry verticals – aka Platforms. Raven services portfolio assets to seek to ensure the integrity of management and associated costs.
In addition, because of the unique nature of the assets and the expertise and quality of the services provided, Raven and its partners offer similar services to third party owners and investors in the same assets.
Andrew C. Richardson
CEO of RCM Living
Multifamily Real Estate
Raven Capital Management is the leading investor in the multi-family, rent-by-the-bed, living segment operating vertical services from land acquisition and development to stabilized property management.
Jeremy Tucker
Founder
Endurance Music
Founded in 2015, Endurance Music Group is the Nashville-based music publishing and music rights acquisition platform of Raven Capital Management. In addition to strategic catalog acquisitions, EMG is also a full service publishing company with administration and creative services for our writers. We are the creative home to multiple hit songwriters and artists, including Jimmie Allen, Matt Stell, Scooter Carusoe and more. Our reputation for quality songs and best-in-class service is reinforced by our track record, which includes over 50 #1 hits and numerous top five and top ten singles.
Nishant Machado
CEO & President
Dividend Restaurant Group
Dividend Restaurant Group (“DRG”) is a restaurant platform, owned and controlled by Raven Capital Management and Nishant Machado, that operates two iconic brands: Sullivan’s Steakhouse and Eddie Merlot’s. With over 25 units across the platform, DRG’s restaurants offer guests a differentiated steakhouse experience. DRG’s strategy is focused on a rollup of concepts with material operational and synergistic opportunities. DRG has invested a significant amount of capital on industry leading systems, an experienced and proven team, and developed the process and structure to ensure efficient scalability.
Andrew C. Richardson
CEO of RCM Living
Andrew C. Richardson is the CEO of RCM Living, an affiliated asset management platform of Raven & Company that is focused on multifamily rent-by-bed development and management. He has served in this capacity since January 2021. Based in Dallas, Texas, Mr. Richardson leads the day-to-day management of platform assets as well as the capital markets effort across all stages of the investment cycle. Prior to joining RCM Living, Mr. Richardson was the Chief Operating Officer of Waypoint Residential, a private real estate investment firm focused on the U.S. rental housing sector. Mr. Richardson also served as the Chief Financial Officer and President of Land and Development of iStar, Inc., a NYSE-listed REIT, and as the Chief Financial Officer of Safehold Inc., a NYSE-listed ground lease REIT that is externally managed by iStar, from March 2018 to May 2019. Mr. Richardson also served as the Chief Financial Officer of The Howard Hughes Corporation, a NYSE-listed company that owns, manages and develops commercial, residential and mixed-use real estate throughout the U.S., from 2011 to 2016 and as the Chief Financial Officer of NorthStar Realty Finance Corp., a NYSE-listed real estate finance company, from 2006-2011. Mr. Richardson also serves as non-executive chairman of Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc., a NYSE-listed REIT focused on the net lease sector. Mr. Richardson received a BBA from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Jeremy Tucker
Founder
Raven is a leading investor in the entertainment industry.
Nishant Machado
CEO & President
Nishant Machado is the CEO of Dividend Restaurant Group (“DRG”), which he co-owns and controls alongside Raven & Co. Mr. Machado was responsible for the acquisition, integration, and turnaround of Sullivan’s Steakhouse and Eddie Merlot’s to create the current DRG platform. Previously, Mr. Machado was a Senior Managing Director at Mackinac Partners and has over 20 years of business, finance, and restructuring experience, including positions as interim CEO, CRO, COO, CFO and Lead Restructuring Advisor for public and private corporations. In this role, Mr. Machado led Mackinac’s restaurant and food industry practice. He is a Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA) and has been recognized with the M&A Advisor’s “40 under 40” award for professional achievement. Mr. Machado graduated from Purdue University with a B.S. in Business Management and a minor in Finance and Management Information Services.
