Shep Wainwright

Corporate Officer/Principal at

Savanna Partners LLC

Consumer Services

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Mr. Shep Wainwright is Strategic Consultant at Savanna Partners LLC.
Prior to joining Savanna in 2006, he was a co-founder of the restaurant company Cosi, Inc. He helped to develop the chain into a nationally-recognized brand with over 90 restaurants in 11 states.
Mr. Wainwright’s primary responsibility at Cosi, Inc. was to run the real estate development and leasing side of the business.
He oversaw market strategy, site selection, construction and property management.
He remained with Cosi, Inc. until the company’s public offering in 2002, after which he left the company to focus on development projects in New York City.
Mr. Wainwright received a BA in Art History from Hamilton College, where he graduated cum laude and is currently a guest lecturer in “Managing Growth” at Columbia Business School.

Shep Wainwright active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Savanna Partners LLC Savanna Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Savanna Partners focuses on investments in real estate assets located in the Northeast corridor of the US including New York, Boston and Washington, DC. The firm employs opportunistic strategies to invest in real estate assets across all the primary asset types including office, retail, residential, and industrial. Savanna Partners seeks investment opportunities that offer the potential for the realization of superior returns by adding value through asset management and/or property development and redevelopment. Savanna Partners makes direct equity investments that involve owning, developing, redeveloping, repositioning and operating real estate in a variety of locations and across a different asset classes. The firm participates in joint ventures that involve sourcing, acquiring and executing deals on behalf of and in partnership with major institutional partners. In addition, Savanna Partners selectively invests in performing and non-performing loans including first mortgage interests, B-Notes, mezzanine loans, bridge loans and preferred equity investments secured by the types of real estate that they buy, own and operate for their own account. Savanna Partners typically invests $5 million to $30 million per transaction, with additional capital provided by the firm's partners and lenders. The firm hold period is 3 to 7 years and their target return is 20% on average.	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/01/2006

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Former positions of Shep Wainwright

Companies	Position	End
COSI INC	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/12/2002

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Cosi, Inc. Cosi, Inc. RestaurantsConsumer Services Owns, operates and franchises fast casual restaurants	Consumer Services
Hamilton College (New York) Hamilton College (New York) Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Savanna Partners LLC Savanna Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Savanna Partners focuses on investments in real estate assets located in the Northeast corridor of the US including New York, Boston and Washington, DC. The firm employs opportunistic strategies to invest in real estate assets across all the primary asset types including office, retail, residential, and industrial. Savanna Partners seeks investment opportunities that offer the potential for the realization of superior returns by adding value through asset management and/or property development and redevelopment. Savanna Partners makes direct equity investments that involve owning, developing, redeveloping, repositioning and operating real estate in a variety of locations and across a different asset classes. The firm participates in joint ventures that involve sourcing, acquiring and executing deals on behalf of and in partnership with major institutional partners. In addition, Savanna Partners selectively invests in performing and non-performing loans including first mortgage interests, B-Notes, mezzanine loans, bridge loans and preferred equity investments secured by the types of real estate that they buy, own and operate for their own account. Savanna Partners typically invests $5 million to $30 million per transaction, with additional capital provided by the firm's partners and lenders. The firm hold period is 3 to 7 years and their target return is 20% on average.	Finance