AKRE Partners, LLC
Investing in value-add industrial real estate
About Us
AKRE Partners, LLC ("AKRE") acquires and operates in-fill small-bay warehouses, logistics, and flex assets. We focus on sub-institutional (<$25 million) acquisitions in high-growth markets. AKRE strategically identifies undervalued properties to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns for our partners.
Our Proven Track Record
$2.1 B
Combined commercial real estate transaction volume
5M+
Square feet of executed industrial acquisitions, dispositions, and leases
20+
Years of experience in acquisitions and asset management
Investment Strategy
Industrial Real Estate
We exclusively focus on small-bay warehouses, logistics, and flex real estate.
Deal Size
$5+ million single and multi-tenant assets serving small to mid-sized businesses
High-Growth Markets
Texas and the Southeast
Return Profile
Value-add and core+
THE TEAM
HARRY ASHFORTH
Managing Partner
Harry Ashforth is the co-founder of AKRE Partners and serves as Managing Partner. Harry is based out of San Francisco, CA and has over a decade of experience in acquisitions, asset management, brokerage and ground-up development. Harry has worked for prominent organizations in Orchard Partners, LLC, PGIM Real Estate, Eastdil Secured and HFF, Inc.
Most recently at Orchard Partners, Harry managed the ground-up development of Napa Logistics Park (NLP), a 1.5 million square foot, Class-A warehouse/logistics park in American Canyon, CA. During his tenure at Orchard, he directly contributed to over $345 million in executed transactions. Prior to Orchard, Harry worked in asset management for PGIM Real Estate where he executed over 40 lease transactions totaling over one million square feet.
Before PGIM, Harry was an investment sales analyst for HFF and Eastdil Secured and underwrote over $650 million worth of executed office and hotel transactions.
Harry is a graduate of Bowdoin College where he was co-captain of Men's Varsity Soccer and Varsity Lacrosse. He received his MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler where he was a Kenan Scholar.
NADAV KARIV
Managing Partner
Nadav Kariv is the co-founder of AKRE Partners and serves as Managing Partner. Nadav is based out of Los Angeles, CA and has over a decade of experience in commercial real estate, primarily as an investment sales broker for Avison Young, Newmark, and Colliers.
Over his decade-long real estate career as an investment sales broker for various institutional firms, including Colliers, Newmark, and Avison Young, Nadav has transacted over $1.2 billion in total consideration. Nadav specializes in small bay/flex sales, leasing, and advisory work. Since December 2020, he has completed over $500 million worth of transactions on that asset class alone.
Before starting his real estate career, Nadav played professional soccer for four years in Israel, Italy, and Switzerland. He is also fluent in Hebrew and Spanish.
PORTFOLIO
310 UNION PACIFIC
Laredo, TX
Acquired May 2025
NORTH COMM. INDUSTRIAL PARK
Arlington, TX
Acquired September 2025
13609 ARCHER
Laredo, TX
Acquired November 2025
813 NAFTA
Laredo, TX
Acquired December 2025
AKRE White Papers
AKRE provides a detailed overview of the small-bay industrial asset class, and why it makes for a compelling investment.
AKRE analyzes the booming real estate market in Laredo, Texas, the United States' most important city for international trade and logistics.
Contact
We welcome your inquiries and look forward to discussing potential investment opportunities.