About Us
Chairman and Lead Investor
Mr. Sanint has over 30 years of banking, investment and real estate experience in the United States and Latin America. Over the span of his career, Mr. Sanint has founded and directed several financial institutions, and managed a sizeable commercial real estate portfolio.
He is a highly respected member of the Latin American banking community and serves as chairman of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce in Colombia. Mr. Sanint is
currently the president, CEO and dominant shareholder of two auto loan companies that control a major share of the Colombian auto-finance market. In addition, Mr. Sanint's companies operate a major sugar cane operation in the region that supplies Colombia's largest sugar mills—Central Castilla, Incauca and Ingenio Mayaguez. Mr. Sanint acts as a key principal in the government-sponsored program to redevelop areas severely impaired by natural disaster, Desarrollos Empresariales.
In 1987, Mr. Sanint founded Leasing del Pacifico S.A.—rated by Duff & Phelps in 1997 as an "A" level financial institution. Leasing del Pacifico specializes in consumer auto loans and real estate sale-and-leasebacks (a specific form of capital leasing) and has raised capital in the public markets since 1996. He acted as president, CEO and dominant shareholder until 1998, when the company was sold to a large Latin American conglomerate. Mr. Sanint met Andres Gonzalez when they structured a portfolio sale and buy-back liquidity enhancing transaction between Citigroup and Leasing del Pacifico.
Prior to Leasing del Pacifico, Mr. Sanint founded Confinanciera S.A., an auto-loan finance company. From 1984 to 1997, Mr. Sanint acted as President of Confinanciera S.A. and then left to start Leasing Internacional S.A., another financial institution. Mr. Sanint acted as deputy President of an affiliated financial institution, Compania Financiera Internacional S.A.
He resides in Washington, DC and Latin America.
President, CEO & Founding Partner
Mr. Gonzalez is a resident of Maryland and has over 15 years of experience in finance, real estate and entrepreneurship. In 2002, Mr. Gonzalez co-founded Finesa Real Estate Group with the vision of creating a premier multifamily owner and operator specializing in distressed/undervalued multifamily assets. Since then, Mr. Gonzalez has led the undertaking of one quarter of a billion dollars worth of distressed and value-add opportunities.
Mr. Gonzalez has developed Finesa Real Estate Group into a leader within its niche. With in-house capabilities including equity & debt raising, acquisitions, dispositions, rehab construction and property operations, Finesa has succeeded at creating multifamily investment opportunities for its investors and owners/clients.
Prior to 2002, Mr. Gonzalez worked in different capacities for several financial institutions including Citigroup and Credit Suisse First Boston. During his tenure as asset backed securities group manager at Citigroup, Mr. Gonzalez structured some of the largest real estate transactions in Latin America.
Mr. Gonzalez first became acquainted with Diego Sanint while at Citigroup. He structured a portfolio financing deal for Leasing del Pacifico S.A., for which Mr. Sanint was President and CEO. Through this deal, Leasing del Pacifico S.A. leveraged its balance sheet and secured a stable source of funding to support its growth strategy. They developed a close relationship that ultimately gave start to Finesa Real Estate Group.
Mr. Gonzalez received his M.B.A at The Darden School at the University of Virginia
and received his B.A in Business Administration from University of Andes, in
Bogota, Colombia. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Bolivar Network
at the University of Virginia and of the Darden Charlottesville Alumni Chapter.
Mr. Gonzalez is an active member of the Urban Land Institute and of the Apartment
and Office Building Association in Washington, DC. Mr. Gonzalez resides in Maryland
with his wife, Maria, and their two daughters, Sofia and Laura.
Vice President of Real Estate Operations
Ms. Mina joined the company in 2007 and is in charge of day-to-day property management operations, revenue enhancements, expense management, asset preservation, credit and collections and Regional Managers.
Ms. Mina started her career during the late seventies. With over 30 years of experience, she has worked for companies like Sawyer, Gates Hudson & Associates, RAMSI Corporation and PERR Management Corp in multiple operational capacities.
During the late nineties, Ms. Mina was responsible for overseeing a 2,700 unit portfolio located in Hyattsville, Brentwood and Adelphi, MD. The portfolio consisted of garden style market rate/conventional rental communities ranging from 95 to 600 units. Her responsibilities included: supervising collections, occupancy, customer service requests, approval of purchasing and invoicing, preparation of yearly budget, forecasts, expense and capital improvement, and review of financial statements and staffing.
During the early 2000s, Ms. Mina was integral part of the team responsible for establishing Sawyer's operations in the state of Florida. She assisted in due diligence efforts and led property takeovers throughout Florida. Some of the assets she took over include The Vermillion, Tropical Gardens and Whispering Palms apartments. She was operations manager and head of construction/rehab and renovation projects for The Reserve at Rosemont (544 units), Misty Oaks (271 units) and Landings at Palm Bay (251 units). With budgets in excess of $5 million, renovations included roof replacement, interior and exterior painting, HVAC conversions, parking lot overlays and full in-unit renovations where kitchens and bathroom cabinets, appliances, floors and light fixtures were replaced.
Ms. Mina has completed several condo conversions in South Florida. These conversions entailed complete property rehabs including roof replacements and complete apartment renovations inclusive of: floors, windows, cabinetry, appliances, building exteriors, landscaping and signage.
She is ARM Certified, CAM Certified and a CPM candidate, all denominations issued by the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM). She is an active member of IREM, AOBA and PMA. Ms. Mina resides in Maryland and Miami.
Finance & Investments Vice President
Mr. Jamison oversees the finance and investments for Finesa Real Estate Group. He has 11 years of experience in acquisitions, asset management, financing, brokerage, management and accounting. Most recently, Mr. Jamison worked with Healthcare Trust of America as senior acquisitions manager where he was part of a team that acquired over $1 billion of medical office properties nationwide. Mr. Jamison also worked with the Washington, DC Capital Markets team of CB Richard Ellis where he worked on debt and equity placements. Prior to CB, he worked for The Bozzuto Group, a regional full-service real estate company in the Mid-Atlantic, as an assistant vice president focusing on value-add acquisitions and dispositions. Mr. Jamison began his career in the Real Estate Tax Group of Ernst & Young. Mr. Jamison graduated Magna Cum Laude from American University and holds a Certified Public Accountant license in Virginia.