OUR TEAM

Mr. Chiota founded Stone Beach Capital, a global real estate investment platform, in 2020. He was previously a managing director and member of the investment and credit committees at Garrison Investment Group from 2008 on where he was responsible for structured finance credit analysis, execution and portfolio management. Prior to joining Garrison, Mr. Chiota was a Managing Director at Fortress Investment Group where he worked since 2004. While at Fortress, Mr. Chiota focused on real estate debt and equity investments for the Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund. Prior to Fortress, Mr. Chiota worked for Goldman Sachs in various real estate and fixed income roles. Mr. Chiota received a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School

Mr. Rauch joined Stone Beach Capital, as a Principal and head of originations at platform inception in 2020. He was previously at Limekiln Real Estate, a multifamily lending platform and partner in MF1 Capital, where he was responsible for investing in commercial mortgage and fixed income products. Prior to joining Limekiln, Mr. Rauch was at Garrison Investment Group where he focused on special situations and structured finance originations, transaction analysis and execution in the U.S. and Europe. Prior to Garrison, Mr. Rauch worked at Starwood Property Trust (NYSE: STWD) in various real estate and structured credit roles. Mr. Rauch received a Bachelor of Science from The School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University and was a member of the Men’s Swimming & Diving team.

Mr. Flynn joined Stone Beach Capital, as a Partner and head of the European platform, in 2021. He was previously a Managing Director & head of Europe for Garrison Investment Group, a New York based Private equity firm, which he joined in 2010. While at Garrison, Mr. Flynn was a member of the Investment Committee and held investment, asset management and fund raising responsibilities across the firm’s Real estate business. Prior to joining Garrison, Mr. Flynn worked at Anglo Irish Bank, where he spent his time managing a portfolio of $2bn including the restructuring of various positions post GFC. Mr. Flynn earned a Bachelor of Science & M.B.A. from St. John’s University in New York.

Mr. McGarrity joined Stone Beach Capital, as a Principal and head of asset management, in 2021. He was previously at Hubert Street Partners, a commercial real estate company focusing on value-add acquisitions of land, residential, multifamily and student housing properties. Prior to launching Hubert Street Partners, Mr. McGarrity was a Managing Director and member of the investment and credit committees at Garrison Investment Group from 2008 to 2019 where he served as group head of Real Estate Asset Management. Prior to joining Garrison, Mr. McGarrity worked as a Vice President at Credit Suisse in their Real Estate Finance and Securitization Group. Tom received a B.S. in Finance from La Salle University and a graduate degree from the R.E. Master’s program at New York University.