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Principles & Culture

We are obsessed with quality and perpetual  improvement.  As we get to know you, our approach will be optimized and tailored toward your transactional objectives.

Bravo’s workplace culture differentiates our firm and gives purpose to our work

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Values driven
We never compromise our values for profits.
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Deeper knowledge
We constantly train and drill our team. Knowledge of HUD’s rules and underwriting standards means that our loan sizings and pre-screenings are thorough and there are no surprises at the finish line.
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Transparency
If we don’t know the answer, we will tell you that and will find out. There is no room for gamesmanship, as our business’ cornerstone is trusted long-term relationships.
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Communication
Communication will be clear and direct. Knowledge of HUD’s rules and underwriting standards means that our loan sizings and pre-screenings are thorough and there are no surprises at the finish line.
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Hire and retain the best & brightest
We focus on hiring top talent across industries – finance scholarship winners, big law attorneys, and data scientists – with the understanding that hiring and retaining the best and brightest talent is everything. We are the firm for a client’s biggest and most important financings.
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Professionalism
Our valued HUD partners, clients, and corporate relationships deserve white glove service – always and without exception.
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Work smart
Certainty of execution is a direct result of quality work. We always have something to prove. Working at and building an institution in which we believe is a critical part of our identity.
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Be nice
Treat co-workers with respect and express appreciation.
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Play as a Team
“No ego” is a mantra that we live at Bravo. Senior executives do not hesitate to help our most junior employees with any task – no matter how menial – for the betterment of the team.
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Proactive
We do not wait for someone to tell us what the next step is, and work will never be waiting on our desks. We are in constant motion and are always working on a transaction’s next steps.
01.
Values driven
We never compromise our values for profits.
02.
Deeper knowledge
We constantly train and drill our team. Knowledge of HUD’s rules and underwriting standards means that our loan sizings and pre-screenings are thorough and there are no surprises at the finish line.
03.
Transparency
If we don’t know the answer, we will tell you that and will find out. There is no room for gamesmanship, as our business’ cornerstone is trusted long-term relationships.
04.
Communication
Communication will be clear and direct. Knowledge of HUD’s rules and underwriting standards means that our loan sizings and pre-screenings are thorough and there are no surprises at the finish line.
05.
Hire and retain the best & brightest
We focus on hiring top talent across industries – finance scholarship winners, big law attorneys, and data scientists – with the understanding that hiring and retaining the best and brightest talent is everything. We are the firm for a client’s biggest and most important financings.
06.
Professionalism
Our valued HUD partners, clients, and corporate relationships deserve white glove service – always and without exception.
07.
Work smart
Certainty of execution is a direct result of quality work. We always have something to prove. Working at and building an institution in which we believe is a critical part of our identity.
08.
Be nice
Treat co-workers with respect and express appreciation.
09.
Play as a Team
“No ego” is a mantra that we live at Bravo. Senior executives do not hesitate to help our most junior employees with any task – no matter how menial – for the betterment of the team.
10.
Proactive
We do not wait for someone to tell us what the next step is, and work will never be waiting on our desks. We are in constant motion and are always working on a transaction’s next steps.

Sponsor Focused

Bravo finances projects only after a thorough vetting of the sponsorship.  As a result, Bravo works with a number of the fastest growing and most prominent real estate sponsors in the country and leans in to the underwriting for such sponsors with remarkable track records.
partnership
20 Year Anniversary of Lay Commercial Mortgage as a HUD lender
Lay Commercial Mortgage is acquired and renamed Bravo Capital
Bravo Bridge Fund LLC is launched as a premier Bridge-to-HUD financing platform
Bravo Mezzanine Fund is launched
Bravo finances first $200mm