About
Danny Kuo is Principal at Sovereign's Capital, where he leads real estate investments with a particular focus on workforce and affordable housing development. Based in Los Angeles, he is responsible for sourcing, underwriting, and managing equity investments that deliver both financially strong returns and meaningful community impact, aligning with the firm's faith-driven mission.
Throughout his career, Danny has specialized in institutional real estate, previously serving as Managing Director and Senior Vice President of Investment at Belay Investment Group. His investment expertise includes multifamily, industrial, office, and mixed-use assets, with a track record spanning acquisitions, development, leasing, and asset management, notably deploying over $125 million from CalSTRS for West Coast multifamily and industrial projects.
Danny holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California. He is recognized for his creative problem-solving skills and collaborative leadership, having worked with major platforms such as Blackstone and Exeter Property Group, and is noted for building high-performing teams and supporting entrepreneurial growth in real estate investment and management.
Career History
| Organization | Role | Date Range | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sovereign's Capital | Principal | Jan 2025 to Present | Source new faith-driven capital partner and real estate operator relationships, evaluate investment opportunities and lead acquisitions transactions, direct asset management and portfolio optimization... |
| Belay Investment Group, LLC | Managing Director | Jul 2022 to Mar 2024 | Focused on sourcing and evaluating new acquisitions opportunities, business plan execution, analysis of potential operating partners and the performance of their underlying investments on behalf of Ca... |
| Belay Investment Group, LLC | Senior Vice President of Investment | Mar 2021 to Jun 2022 | — |
| EQT Real Estate | Investment and Leasing Director - Western Region | Mar 2020 to Mar 2021 | Oversaw acquisitions, leasing and asset management responsibilities for office, industrial and multifamily assets across the Western U.S., with specific focus on Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego,... |
| Swift Real Estate Partners | Director of Investments and Asset Management | Apr 2019 to Mar 2020 | Responsible for sourcing new value-add and opportunistic investments in Southern California, as well as asset management of the acquired properties to ensure execution of business plans from initial a... |
| EQ Office (Blackstone platform company) | Senior Vice President - Investments and Portfolio Management | Jun 2012 to Oct 2018 | Led national dispositions and sold more than $30B for Blackstone; personally led closings of more than 150 transactions, totaling over $18B (45M square feet) of office, flex/industrial, retail, hotel ... |
| EQ Office | Vice President - Asset Management | Jun 2010 to May 2012 | Operated a $7.5B (18.6M square feet) portfolio of core and value-add office, retail, hotel and land assets in Northern California with the goal of maximizing value by stabilizing and repositioning pro... |
| Belay Investment Group, LLC | Senior Associate, Assistant Portfolio Manager | Sep 2008 to May 2010 | Belay Investment Group is a Los Angeles based, value-add focused real estate fund of fund with $400M AUM. Responsible for $160M equity portfolio (65 assets) in the West and Northeastern U.S. The portf... |
| Hanover Financial, LLC | Director - Originations and Asset Management | May 2005 to Aug 2008 | Hanover Financial is a Los Angeles based, value-add & opportunistic real estate investment fund with $250M AUM. Co-managed a $150M equity portfolio (30 assets) of JV investments in the Western U.S., w... |
| Eastdil Secured | Financial Analyst | Feb 2004 to May 2005 | Eastdil Secured is a Los Angeles based, full-service real estate investment bank with over $1.2T in completed transactions since 2005. Completed $1.6B of investment sale underwriting through diligence... |
Education
University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics
University of Southern California
Master of Real Estate Development, Real Estate Development
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| Name | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|
 | Principal | Atlanta, GA , United States |
 | Vice President, Private Equity | Atlanta, GA , United States |
 | Managing Partner | Durham, NC , United States |
 | Partner and Portfolio Manager | Denver, CO , United States |
 | Managing Partner | Chattanooga, TN , United States |
A Adora Elisapeta Lovestrand | Principal | United States |
 | Principal | Chattanooga, TN , United States |
 | Principal | Atlanta, GA , United States |
 | Private Equity Associate | Atlanta, GA , United States |