CHICAGO—Forming a new enterprise out of existingbusinesses can be a bit of a risk. There are always questions abouthow the various components will fit together or whether a cultureclash will occur when once-separate staffs begin collaborating. Butwhen done thoughtfully, the new organization can provideadvantages, and not just ones that rely on simple size.

Capri EGM, for example, a joint ventureformed in 2014 by Capri Capital Partners,LLC with Equity GlobalManagement,brought together two Chicago-area groups working in differentsectors. Capri has specialized in multifamily and multifamilymixed-use investments for decades on behalf of major institutionalinvestors, while EGM focuses on significant netlease, sale-leaseback and build-to-suit real estate investments inoffice, industrial and retail properties.

But Shelby E. L. Pruett, co-chairman and chiefexecutive officer of Capri EGM, tells GlobeSt.com that in the pastyear or so the partnership has given this new company almost uniqueinsights as it navigates the US market.