From shopping centers to transportation to hospitals, we structure investments and businesses across a wide range of industries. James Vitas intends to expand the impact of VMD Companies on the world and grow it into the leading real estate investment company in the world.For over 35 years, we have identified gaps in the Angolan economy and invested in companies to fill them. Trust your gut because no one will care about your business the way that you will have to in order to yield YOY growth. “Everyone knows something, but not one person knows EVERYTHING. VMD Companies is more than a company, it’s a family devoted to success.įor all young entrepreneurs looking to turn their dreams into a reality, James Vitas offers life-changing advice. When one member of the team wins, the whole team wins. It is difficult to describe the feeling of euphoria James Vitas feels when his team wins, you must feel it for yourself. At VMD Companies, they strive to win the day one step at a time. Newly appointed CEO, Phil Down is ready to get going as the new company’s CEO. James Vitas credits his phenomenal success to the wonderful team he works with every single day. In addition to his real estate empire, James Vitas sits on the board of a medical company focused on a world-changing microbiome therapeutic. It took James Vitas 18 months to sell the 827,336 square feet NECCO facility for $355 million after he acquired it for $52 million. To date, James Vitas most prestigious accomplishment is the largest single tenant net lease transaction in US history. James Vitas has overseen and invested in real estate projects from New England to Florida, with over $1 Billion in assets under his leadership. In 2016, VMD Companies was awarded the project of the year again by the State of New Hampshire. In 2012 VMD Companies was presented with the project of the year award by the New Hampshire Planners Associate and American Society of Civil Engineers. VMD Companies has been honored with a variety of awards and recognitions. Navigating challenging times and complex transactions is James Vitas true passion.
James Vitas has ushered the company through years of substantial growth, all during the Great Recession, credit crisis, and recent COVID-19 pandemic. A number of VMD’s high-profile clients work closely with Vitas, such as its LP base and lending relationships. The firm’s equity syndication efforts and creative debt structuring, driven by James Vitas, are geared toward optimizing the firm’s yields through opportunistic and value-add investment strategies.
Vitas concentrates on commercial real estate, from acquisition and entitlements to financing, leasing, and disposition. VMD Companies is a New England-based firm that embodies an entrepreneurial, creative, hands-on methodology. James Vitas has built VMD Companies into a powerhouse through his hard work, persistence, and unfathomable determination. From his basement, James Vitas founded VMD Companies at the age of 19 in 2004. In order to achieve his dream, James Vitas is working hard to take his real estate business to new heights.