Qualified Opportunity Zones in 2025 and Beyond – GTIS Partners – 2.24.25

Summary:

Join GTIS Partners for a discussion of Qualified Opportunity Zones, the largest tax abatement program for real estate investors that can significantly enhance post-tax investment returns. We will cover current tax incentives, anticipated policy shifts and proposals under the new administration and analyze their potential impact on the Opportunity Zone landscape. Additionally, we will review the real estate market cycle and current investment opportunities.

In this interactive session we will cover:

• The history, evolution and investment trends In Opportunity Zones
• Benefits, risks and portfolio construction considerations for different fund structures, particularly in reference to private REITs
• Investment strategy of GTIS Partners OZ Fund II that is currently open for Accredited Investors

Accepted for 1 CFP^® / IWI / CFA CE Credit

Speaker:

Peter Ciganik is a Partner, and Head of Capital Markets at GTIS. In addition, Mr. Ciganik is responsible for GTIS’ macro and investment research, global strategy and new business development and is a member of the General Partner’s U.S. Funds Investment Committees.

Mr. Ciganik’s experience in the real estate industry began in 2002. Prior to joining GTIS in 2007, Mr. Ciganik worked with Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds (MSREF) in London and with Lehman Brothers Real Estate Partners (LBREP) in New York. In his prior engagements, Mr. Ciganik was responsible for the evaluation, financial modeling and due diligence of equity and mezzanine debt investments, participating in acquisitions of over $800 million of individual and portfolio assets. Before joining LBREP, Mr. Ciganik worked with Lehman’s Corporate Strategy and Acquisitions group, and as a Business Analyst with McKinsey & Co. in Frankfurt and New York.

Mr. Ciganik graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard College and received an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.