Ruttenberg Gordon Investments

Ruttenberg Gordon Investments (RGI) is a private investment firm that specializes in a diverse range of investment opportunities, primarily focusing on multifamily real estate and private businesses. The firm invests across the entire capital stack, engaging in direct investments in real assets and operating businesses. RGI also provides recapitalization financing to fund management companies and independent sponsors, and seeds funds. The firm is known for its multi-industry expertise and speed in securing deals and supporting various businesses and funds.

RGI's investment strategy in real estate centers on acquiring high-quality assets at a discount to replacement cost, with a current emphasis on multifamily properties, though they opportunistically invest across all real estate asset classes. Their private equity activities span from pre-profit startups to later-stage pre-IPO investments. The firm's lending platform originates senior secured and mezzanine loans, collateralized by both real estate and esoteric assets such as art and gold mines.

The firm's current portfolio includes general partner stakes in over 20,000 apartment units. Their private business investments encompass a wide array of industries, including entertainment, deep tech, fintech, clean tech, green energy, oil and gas, rare-earth metals and mining, hospitality, AI, e-commerce, logistics, sports, and sports tech. RGI has made over 100 investments, totaling more than $3 billion in transaction volume.

David Ruttenberg serves as a Managing Partner at Ruttenberg Gordon Investments and is a key member of RGI's investment committee. He leads the firm's acquisitions, institutional joint ventures, financings, strategy, and structuring. Mr. Ruttenberg holds a BA in Quantitative Economics from Tufts University and a Master of Science in Real Estate Economics and Finance from the London School of Economics.