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Our Team

With a long track record of forming and growing operating platforms in the real estate and infrastructure sectors, Evan Zucker and Jimmy Mulivill founded Academy Partners to continue offering investment, financing, and advisory services across a wide range of projects.

Our Team

With a long track record of forming and growing operating platforms in the real estate and infrastructure sectors, Evan Zucker and Jimmy Mulvihill founded Academy Partners to continue offering investment, financing, and advisory services across a wide range of projects.
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evan zucker

Co-Founder & Principal
Mr. Zucker previously served as a Partner at Ares Management Corp, as Chair of the Ares Industrial Real Estate Group, and was the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Black Creek Group, a real state private equity and investment management firm acquired by Ares Management Corp in 2021. He co-founded and served as Chairman of the Board of several industrial-focused real estate investment trusts and funds that owned, operated and developed warehouse and logistics assets in key markets across the US.
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Jimmy Mulvihill

Co-Founder & Principal
Mr. Mulvihill was the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Black Creek Group, acquired by Ares Management Corp in 2021. He was previously the CFO of Dividend Capital Trust, director of DCT Industrial Trust, and co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Corporate Properties of the Americas. He was co-founder and Chairman of the Board of American Real Estate Investment Corp., which became Keystone Property Trust and was acquired by ProLogis Trust. Mr. Mulvihill is a Co-Founder and serves as Chairman of the Board for Volley Automation.
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john burstein

Managing Director
Mr. Burstein was a Managing Director of Black Creek Group and Principal of Mexico Retail Properties, Infrastructure Institutional and DataMex; three Mexico City-based companies focused on mixed-use real estate, infrastructure investment and data center development. John helped lead Mexico Retail Properties’ growth following Black Creek’s exit. He facilitated the addition of three Institutional Funds, making MRP the largest sponsor of Mexican Pension Capital, and led the company’s expansion into the Mexican Datacenter sector.
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Bob batting

Managing Director

Current Holdings

Our holdings encompass a wide breadth of industries from real estate, clean energy, healthcare, and property technology-related business interests in North America.
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Prior Platforms

$21.8B

in historical acquisition and development volume

Black Creek Group was a partner-owned, leading real estate and investment management firm that bought or built over $21.8 Billion of investments during its 25+ year history. The company managed diverse investment offerings across the spectrum of commercial real estate including: industrial, office, retail and multi-family. Black Creek Group's U.S. business was sold to Ares Management (NYSE: ARES) in 2021.

$3B+

of ground-up development projects

16

sponsored operating platforms based in the U.S. and Mexico

1,500+

industrial, retail, office, and multi-family properties owned and operated across North America

300+

professionals in 9 offices focused on acquisition, asset management, corporate services, and capital markets

20M+

square feet of retail space & one of Walmart's largest development partners in North America

Keystone Property Trust (KTR)
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Diversified Property Fund (DPF)
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Industrial Property Trust (IPT)
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Black Creek Industrial Fund (BCIF)
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DCT Industrial Trust (DCT)
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Industrial Income Trust (IIT)
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Black Creek Build-to-Core I&II
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Black Creek Built-to-Core III
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Black Creek Capital Markets
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North America Industrial Fund (IIT North America)
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Black Creek Industrial REIT IV (BCI IV)
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Mexico Retail Properties
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Infrastructure Institutionale
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Corporate Properties of the Americas
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MIRA
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