Faes & Co

What Faes & Co does

Faes & Co is a privately held investment firm that manages the Faes & Co Income Fund, an open-ended private credit vehicle investing in short-term residential real estate bridge loans across the United States. The fund is offered under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D to SEC-verified accredited investors, with quarterly distributions payable in cash or reinvested, and a Cayman Islands feeder fund structure available for offshore investors. The firm is led by Founder and CEO Christian Faes, who previously co-founded LendInvest (listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2021 with over £5 billion in funds under management) and was involved in building Onate in Ireland.

The business is structured around a vertically integrated stack: F2 Finance operates as the technology-enabled, non-bank origination platform providing bridge finance to property entrepreneurs; the Faes & Co Income Fund holds and manages the resulting loan portfolio with a reported average loan-to-value ratio below 65%; and Petra Loan Servicing provides in-house loan servicing infrastructure. Supporting service providers include Socium (fund administrator), Spicer Jeffries (auditor), and Citibank (banker). Distribution is direct, via an accredited-investor onboarding platform, supplemented by investment-advisor outreach at conferences such as Future Proof and earned media in Bloomberg and Forbes.

Revenue is generated primarily through asset management fees and performance participation on the Income Fund's AUM, though specific fee schedules and AUM figures are not publicly disclosed. The $5+ billion in funds under management and 17-year track record cited on the firm's website explicitly aggregate across all businesses founded by Faes & Co team members (LendInvest, Onate, F2 Finance, Petra Loan Servicing) and are not solely attributable to Faes & Co or the Income Fund. Faes & Co Global LLC is registered in Delaware, with principal offices at 233 Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica, California.

Name

Faes & Co

Legal name

Faes & Co Global LLC

Website

https://faesinvest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Faes & Co is a Santa Monica-based investment firm that manages the Faes & Co Income Fund, an open-ended private credit vehicle investing in short-term US residential real estate bridge loans for accredited investors, with vertical integration across F2 Finance origination and Petra Loan Servicing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Credit / Real Estate Lending

NAICS

Open-End Investment Funds (525910)

SIC

Mortgage Bankers & Loan Correspondents (6162)

akta.pro primary industry

Direct Lending — Senior Secured (First Lien) (FSAHAJAA)

Keywords

• Private credit fund
• Residential bridge lending
• Asset-backed investments
• Real estate lending
• Fund management

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Monica

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Faes & Co Income Fund Management: The fund generates returns through investment in a diversified portfolio of short-term residential real estate bridge loans. The fund pays quarterly distributions to investors. Returns are derived from interest income on bridge loans secured by first mortgages on residential properties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Faes & Co is an investment firm that manages the Faes & Co Income Fund, an open-ended private credit vehicle investing in short-term residential real estate bridge loans across the United States. Loan dealflow is originated through its proprietary technology-enabled platform F2 Finance, with servicing provided through Petra Loan Servicing, providing accredited investors with quarterly, asset-backed distributions.

Product overview

Faes & Co operates as an investment firm with a portfolio of related entities. The flagship offering is the Faes & Co Income Fund, an open-ended private credit fund. The fund invests in short-term residential real estate bridge loans originated by F2 Finance, the group's proprietary technology-enabled origination platform. Petra Loan Servicing provides the loan servicing infrastructure. Together, these products create a vertically integrated approach to private real estate credit, with deal sourcing through F2 Finance, fund management through Faes & Co Income Fund, and loan servicing through Petra Loan Servicing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Faes & Co Income Fund: Open-ended private credit fund that invests in a diversified portfolio of short-term residential real estate bridge loans across the United States, designed to provide accredited investors with consistent, stable, asset-backed returns paid quarterly.

Products and services

• Faes & Co Income Fund An open-ended private credit fund that invests in a diversified portfolio of short-term residential real estate bridge loans across the United States, designed to provide accredited investors with consistent, stable, asset-backed returns paid quarterly. Investors may elect cash distributions or reinvestment for compounding, with offshore access via a Cayman Islands feeder fund structure.
• F2 Finance A technology-enabled, non-bank real estate lending platform providing short-term bridge finance to property entrepreneurs buying, renovating, and reselling residential properties across the United States. It is the proprietary origination engine that sources loan dealflow for the Faes & Co Income Fund.
• Petra Loan Servicing A US mortgage servicing company providing loan servicing infrastructure for real estate private lenders, including loans held in the Faes & Co Income Fund portfolio. It supports the firm's vertically integrated servicing stack alongside F2 Finance origination.

Quantifiable outcome

• Portfolio average LTV below 65%, providing significant equity cushion as buffer against market fluctuations

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• F2 FinancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerF2 Finance is a group company and the primary origination platform for loans in which the Faes & Co Income Fund invests. It is a technology-enabled, non-bank real estate lender providing bridge finance to property entrepreneurs across the United States. By having their own origination platform, they provide Fund investors with access to proprietary, high-quality dealflow not available on the open market.
• Petra Loan ServicingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPetra Loan Servicing is a US mortgage servicing company that Faes & Co has incubated and funded. It provides loan servicing infrastructure for real estate private lenders, including loans in the Faes & Co portfolio.
• LendInvestminorOthersLendInvest was co-founded by Christian Faes prior to founding Faes & Co. It became one of the largest non-bank mortgage lenders in the UK, successfully listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2021 with over £5 billion in funds under management.
• OnateminorOthersOnate is the largest short-term mortgage lender in Ireland, involved in building by Faes & Co team members.
• SociumminorOthersSocium is the Fund Administrator for the Faes & Co Income Fund, providing administrative services.
• Spicer JeffriesminorOthersSpicer Jeffries is the auditor of the Faes & Co Income Fund, a leading auditor of alternative investment funds in the US.
• CitibankminorOthersCitibank serves as the bankers for the Faes & Co Income Fund.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Groundfloor: Real estate investment platform offering short-term debt products to individual investors backed by residential bridge loans; adjacent business model with overlap in private credit / residential bridge asset class.
• PeerStreet: Real estate investment marketplace historically focused on short-term debt products backed by residential and commercial bridge loans; comparable asset class and investor base.

Broad incumbents

• LendInvest: UK-based non-bank mortgage lender co-founded by Christian Faes; highly relevant precedent given Faes's prior operating history and the comparable business model (tech-enabled short-term residential bridging), though operating in a different geography.

Direct peers

• Lima One Capital: Specializes in residential bridge, fix-and-flip, and rental loans for real estate investors; comparable on asset class (residential first-lien bridge), borrower profile, and direct-lending model.
• RCN Capital: Non-bank lender focused on short-term residential bridge and rehab financing for investors; comparable in loan product, term, and target customer segment.
• CoreVest Finance: Private lender to residential real estate investors offering bridge and rental financing; comparable as a non-bank direct lender serving the fix-and-flip market.
• Visio Lending: Specializes in rental portfolio and bridge loans for residential real estate investors; comparable product set and direct-to-borrower distribution model.
• Kiavi: One of the largest US residential bridge lenders serving real estate investors; directly comparable as a tech-enabled non-bank lender of short-term, first-lien fix-and-flip and bridge loans—the same core product as F2 Finance.
• LendingHome: US online residential mortgage lender with a strong focus on bridge and rehab loans for fix-and-flip investors; comparable in product mix, target borrower (property entrepreneurs), and tech-enabled origination approach.

Regional players

• Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions: Non-QM and residential mortgage solutions provider; adjacent comparable as a non-bank residential credit provider, though less concentrated on short-term bridge lending.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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