Mr. Wright is a co-founder of Harbinger Capital Advisors LLC, an Orlando, Florida based private equity investment firm. Harbinger is focused on creating private equity investment opportunities in small to mid-size operating businesses as well as opportunistic investments in various real estate assets. Harbinger has placed or invested more than $200 million of debt and equity transactions. The Firm’s two largest holdings are PODS (Portable on Demand Storage) and Buddy’s Home Furnishings franchises.
Mr. Wright has more than 20 years of experience working in various segments of the capital markets. Prior to founding Harbinger Capital Advisors, he served as the Director of Structuring and Analysis for CNL Capital Corp where he led the analysis, structuring and acquisition of operating businesses and commercial real estate.
Prior to joining CNL Capital Corp, Mr. Wright spent five years with a privately owned commercial paper conduit where he worked on the structuring and analysis of a wide range of ABS and CMBS transactions, including real estate portfolio acquisition, commercial business loans, trade receivables, and credit card receivables representing total assets in excess of $2 billion.
Mr. Wright currently serves on the Board of Managers/Directors of a number of privately held companies. Mr. Wright, his wife, Laura and five children are actively involved in ministries through their local church.
Mr. Wright received an M.B.A. with honors from the Crummer School of Business at Rollins College in Orlando, Florida and a B.S. with honors in Financial Management from Bob Jones University, in Greenville South Carolina.
Phone: (352) 552-8601
Email: Rob@HCACapital.com