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Encore Enterprises

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Ignite partners exclusively with Encore Enterprises, a privately owned investment manager with a 25-year track record in alternative investments. Headquartered in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Encore brings together entrepreneurial vision and sound financial discipline, with a focus on commercial real estate and middle-market ventures.
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A Legacy of Responsible Management

Across Market Cycles
  • Commercial Real Estate

Developing and managing high-impact multifamily, grocery-anchored retail, veterans’ affairs clinics, and hospitality assets, predominantly in secondary markets nationwide.

  • Restaurant Expansion

Formerly the largest Five Guys franchisee with 108 locations across multiple states before a successful exit in 2022; now accelerating 7 Brew coffee stands across Utah and Arizona.

  • Healthcare Operations

Operating Surepoint Medical Centers, a network of advanced stand-alone emergency rooms throughout Texas, and Partnerships for Dentists, a dental service organization driving collective growth through patient-focused care.

  • Strategic Partnerships
Forming partnerships in niche real estate sectors and select private equity ventures, including fuel retail, revenue-based funding, and other specialized assets, leveraging deep expertise to drive sustainable, long-term growth.

25-Year Track Record

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By the Numbers1
Encore’s track record highlights durable performance in the commercial real estate sector with a quarter-century of purposeful leadership, prudent asset stewardship, and earned trust.
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Total Transaction value
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With more than $6 billion in transactions to date, Encore has demonstrated a strong capacity for executing complex deals.
Assets Under Management​
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Encore currently oversees $1.8 billion in assets across its commercial real estate and middle market companies.
Completed transactions​
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Over 550 completed transactions reflect Encore’s ability to navigate market complexities efficiently, unlocking value in each endeavor.
Investor Capital Lost1
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Over the past 25 years, Encore has never had an unplanned capital call or lost an investor’s initial capital.

Multifamily

Investments in apartment communities through both ground-up development and value-add strategies, structured to benefit from household formation, rental demand, and active operational control.
Realized Transactions
$ B
Number of Deals
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Hospitality & Resorts

Investments in mid-market hotel and resort properties across development and value-add strategies, designed to capture consistent demand, operational upside, and downside resilience across cycles.
Realized Transactions
$ M
Number of Deals
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Retail Centers

Investments in grocery-anchored retail centers through development and redevelopment, structured around tenant durability, necessity-based traffic, and long-term relevance within growing trade areas.
Realized Transactions
$ M
Number of Deals
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Land

Investments in entitled or entitlement-stage land, targeting value creation through zoning, infrastructure development, or strategic positioning ahead of future demand.
Realized Transactions
$ M
Number of Deals
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Veterans Affairs

Investments in purpose-built medical and outpatient facilities serving veterans, aligned with essential healthcare delivery, long-term tenancy, and non-discretionary demand.
Realized Transactions
$ M
Number of Deals
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Office

Selective investments in office properties where location quality and tenant composition support long-term use, with repositioning driven by measured demand rather than speculative growth.
Realized Transactions
$ M
Number of Deals
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Executive Leadership Team

Dr. Bharat Sangani

Chairman & CEO

Yatin Gandhi

Chief Financial Officer

Nili Sangani

Sr. Vice President, Operations

Cynthia Price

General Counsel

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(1) As of June 30, 2025. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance.

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Brenda Grogan

Executive Director

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Brenda Grogan is responsible for developing and maintaining investor relationships for Ignite Investments. Brenda has more than 25 years of commercial real estate development, investments, and brokerage experience and has raised more than $195 million dollars in equity through Encore-sponsored products. Previously, Brenda was director of commercial real estate for Hudson & Marshall, exceeding $2 billion in transactions through sales and auctions.

Prior to that, she was vice president of investments at Henry S. Miller. Brenda earned a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from Louisiana State University. She holds a Real Estate Commissioners Broker’s License as well as the Series 22 and Series 63 registrations.

Brenda is a registered representative of Umergence, LLC.

Daisy Chen, CFA

Executive Director

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Daisy Chen, CFA, is Executive Director, responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with Ignite Investments’ high net worth and international clients. Daisy has more than 15 years of experience in the securities, financial advising, and private equity industry. Since joining the firm in 2012, she has managed relationships with high-net-worth individuals representing more than $155 million in equity on behalf of Ignite and its sponsors.

Prior to joining Ignite, Daisy was a financial analyst at Trinity Private Equity Group. Before that, she worked at NY Life Securities as a financial advisor managing portfolios of retail investors. Daisy earned a Master of Science in management information systems from the University of Texas at Arlington and a Bachelor of Science from East China Normal University in Shanghai, China. Daisy holds her Series 22 and Series 63 securities licenses and has earned a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. In her spare time, she is an instructor of a Level 3 CFA review course.

Daisy is a registered representative of Umergence, LLC.

Nami Nafissi

Senior Associate, Investor Relations

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Nami is responsible for maintaining investor relationships and providing client support for Ignite Investments. He has more than six years of experience in real estate law. Previously, Nami was a case clerk at Clark Hill Strasburger (formerly Strasburger & Price LLP), working within the industry litigation practice group. Prior to that, Nami served in the AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) program through the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) working in business development for Habitat for Humanity. Nami earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Louisiana State University’s E.J. Ourso College of Business.
 
Nami Nafissi is a registered representative of Umergence, LLC.

Nili Sangani

Managing Principal

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Nili Sangani serves as a Senior Vice President at Encore Enterprises where she plays an integral role in the management of several investment partnerships, the management of select shared service functions within the firm, and strategic oversight of the firm’s high net worth capital raising activities via Encore’s capital raising subsidiary, Ignite. Nili is also an active member of the Board of Directors of Encore Enterprises and Encore Properties, Ltd. Over the course of her career, she has overseen and managed relationships with investors representing nearly $1.5 billion in equity. Prior to joining Encore in 2014, Nili worked as an investment banker in the Real Estate Group of Raymond James & Associates in New York and Florida, where she was responsible for executing a variety of public and private M&A and capital market transactions for clients across the hospitality, multifamily, student housing, industrial, single-tenant net lease, and GSA sectors, with a particular emphasis on listed REITs. Nili earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business, where she graduated with honors. Nili holds the Securities Industry Essentials License as well as the Series 7 and Series 63 registrations. Nili is a registered representative of Umergence, LLC. testttttttttttt