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KCPAG Financial Advisors
Mark McRae founded KCPAG Financial Advisors in 2005 as a Kansas City firm sourcing private real estate credit and equity for high-net-worth investors.
KCPAG Financial Advisors
KCPAG Financial Advisors was founded in 2005 in Kansas City, Missouri, by Mark McRae, who positioned the firm at the intersection of private real estate sponsorship and capital placement. The firm originates commercial real estate debt and equity opportunities, structuring investments for a network of high-net-worth individuals and smaller institutional partners rather than running a broad multi-asset RIA platform. The firm's core activity centers on sourcing and underwriting real estate transactions, with a focus on multifamily, retail, and office properties in the Midwest and Sun Belt regions. KCPAG structures private placements — often through Regulation D offerings — across the capital stack including senior debt, mezzanine financing, and preferred equity. Its posture is sponsor-centric, acting both as general partner on select developments and as a placement agent matching accredited investors with real estate operators. Deal flow is characteristically local and relationship-driven in markets like Kansas City, St. Louis, and surrounding secondary metros. KCPAG maintains a lean team led by McRae, with the firm's scale reflected in its episodic, deal-specific deployment model. Public records do not disclose aggregate AUM or total deployment. The firm has not registered widely reported institutional separate accounts or publicly filed fund vehicles beyond typical Regulation D private placement structures. Its regulatory footprint through the SEC and FINRA shows a small registered investment advisor with limited custody of client assets. The firm's structural differentiator is its dual role as both deal sponsor and capital intermediary — a model common among regional real estate boutiques but distinct from pure fund managers. KCPAG earns fees from both the capital-raise side and the real estate transaction itself, creating an alignment mechanism tied to per-deal performance rather than management fees on a standing pool of assets.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
2005
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Kansas City
Corporate office
Kansas City, MO, United States
Principals
Mark McRae
President
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at KCPAG Financial Advisors?
Mark McRae, the firm's founder and President, leads investment sourcing and underwriting. McRae has operated the firm since its 2005 launch in Kansas City, maintaining a hands-on role in deal evaluation and structuring, per the firm's own regulatory filings and public record.
What investment stages does KCPAG typically target?
KCPAG focuses on value-add and opportunistic commercial real estate transactions. The firm engages in ground-up development, recapitalizations, and distressed-note acquisitions, typically positioning investments as private placements with a 3-to-7-year hold period. Its deal flow skews toward middle-market properties requiring between $2 million and $15 million in total capitalization.
Does KCPAG participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
KCPAG operates primarily on a direct-deal basis, structuring individual investments rather than committing to blind-pool funds. The firm uses private placement memoranda for each transaction and does not publicly market a multi-asset commingled fund vehicle. Investors participate on a deal-by-deal basis, per the firm's regulatory disclosures.
How does KCPAG source proprietary deal flow?
KCPAG sources transactions through a Midwest-focused network of commercial brokers, regional developers, and private owner-operators. The firm's Kansas City base gives it direct access to off-market and lightly marketed middle-market commercial real estate in secondary metros. This relationship-based sourcing model leans on McRae's long tenure in the local real estate market.
Is KCPAG structured as a single family office or does it operate more like a boutique real estate firm?
KCPAG Financial Advisors is a boutique real estate investment firm and registered investment advisor, not a single family office. The firm raises capital from multiple external high-net-worth investors for each transaction rather than deploying a single family's balance sheet. Its legal structure and client model align with independent sponsor and placement-agent activity.
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