AGP Capital skillfully crafts commercial real estate loans, offering our borrowers structured solutions and flexibility. Our consultative approach harnesses analytical, grounded rigor and practical acumen, ensuring tailored solutions. Our dedicated in-house team consistently delivers unparalleled service and value, reinforcing our legacy of trust and long-term relationships. At AGP Capital, we embody core values that promote a culture of aligned objectives, flourishing partnerships, and collective success. Those who think well before acting will see better results than those who act on impulse.
Las Vegas AGP Capital Team
Our Philosophy
We’ve been doing this since 1993. In that time, we’ve learned that the most important part of any deal isn’t the numbers, it’s the people on the other side of them. We don’t just underwrite properties. We underwrite trust.
That’s why our borrowers come back. Not because we’re the biggest lender in the room, but because when they call, someone answers. When a deal needs to move, we move. And when the market gets complicated, as it always does, we’ve already been through that with you.
We are analytical, grounded, and practical. We mean all three.
Analytical
We take pride in our long-term successful commercial real estate history. From acquisition, pre-development, construction, and bridge loans, we have participated and succeeded in all these specialties. This depth of experience allows us to analyze and underwrite competently.
Grounded
Our grounded stance is rooted in an intimate understanding of market fundamentals. AGP uses this foundation to navigate the complex landscape of commercial real estate. As a private lender, we structure bespoke solutions to meet specific requirements.
Practical
Great ideas are only “ideas” unless they can be accomplished. After applying analytical disciplines and creativity, our professionals will advise you on solutions that are feasible and profitable. Bolstered with an experienced team of in-house capabilities we create practical solutions to satisfy the most demanding projects and structures.
Our Founder
Laus Abdo has never believed real estate was just about the asset.
It was always about the person across the table. The story behind the capital. The character revealed when markets tighten, plans change, and the easy answer is no longer available.
He began his career in 1985, first at Paine Webber and later as Vice President at Smith Barney. But over time, Laus found himself drawn less to the machinery of finance and more to the permanence of real estate, the weight of land, buildings, neighborhoods, and the people determined to bring something forward.
In 1993, he founded AGP Capital. Not simply to build a fund, but to build a way of doing business.
A way rooted in discipline, patience, and trust. A belief that capital should move with conviction, but never without judgment. That relationships matter. That reputation is earned quietly, over decades, in the decisions no one sees as much as the ones everyone remembers.
For more than 30 years, Laus has led AGP through changing markets, uncertain cycles, and moments when others stepped back. His approach has remained steady: know the borrower, understand the deal, protect the capital, and do what you say you are going to do.
AGP was not built for quick exits or passing moments. It was built with the long view in mind.
Laus Abdo
CEO & Founder
Jason Wolanzyk
Executive Managing Director
Andrea Novak
Chief Financial Officer
Howard Press
Senior Managing Director
Maureen Williams
Director
Maya Saraf
Vice President
Michael Snytsheuvel
Senior Associate
Eleanor Pascua
Vice President
Kijana Moody
Senior Fund Accountant
Tanya Rierson
Executive Operations Office Manager
Laus Abdo
CEO & Founder
Jason Wolanzyk
Executive Managing Director
Andrea Novak
Chief Financial Officer
Howard Press
Senior Managing Director
Maureen Williams
Director
Maya Saraf
Vice President
Michael Snytsheuvel
Senior Associate
Eleanor Pascua
Vice President
Kijana Moody
Senior Fund Accountant
Tanya Rierson
Executive Operations Office Manager
Laus Abdo
CEO & Founder
Richard Goldman
Investment Committee Member
Nitin Chexal
Investment Committee Member
Brian Burdzinski
Investment Committee Member
Laus Abdo
CEO & Founder
“I’ve sat on both sides of the table for over 35 years, as an advisor, an investor, and an operator. What I learned is that the best deals aren’t built on terms. They’re built on trust.
After decades in this industry, the one thing that has never changed is this: people want to work with people they believe in. AGP exists because I believed there was a better way to do this business, one where relationships come first, character matters, and the work speaks for itself.”
Richard Goldman
Investment Committee Member
Richard is Co-Founder and Senior Managing Director of Oakhurst Advisors, LLC and its affiliate, Mandalay Advisors, LLC. Visionary and driving force behind their growth to 29 active private funds, with over $800 million in equity, and deployment since 2015 into real estate debt and equity portfolios having a value in excess of $1.2 billion. Supervised the real estate department of an investment fund (purchased and managed in excess of $250 million of commercial property, including multifamily, industrial, retail, and office building). Previously, practiced real estate law at Goldman & Kagon.
Nitin Chexal
Investment Committee Member
Nitin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Palladius Capital Management, leading a team of investment and asset management professionals focused on making equity and debt investments into multifamily, student housing, and hospitality assets across the U.S. Previously, Partner and Managing Director at Nimes Real Estate where he oversaw the acquisition, management, and disposition of several thousand multifamily and student housing units. Has invested into, managed, and divested over $4 billion of commercial real estate assets.
Brian Burdzinski
Investment Committee Member
Brian has worked in the real estate industry for over 35 years and has worked on projects totaling more than $5 billion. He is currently the president of Schulman Properties, LLC in Las Vegas, NV, a real estate developer focused on building luxury apartment communities in Las Vegas and South Florida. Brian provides strategic financial planning for the company and oversees the day-to-day operations of the company. Brian is also responsible for securing the capitalization for the projects that the company builds, including construction loans and joint venture equity partnerships.
Prior to joining Schulman, Brian was president of Watt Multifamily, LLC in Santa Monica, CA, the multifamily division of Watt Companies, Inc – a billion dollar plus real estate development company. Brian built apartment projects and acquired existing apartment projects in Las Vegas, NV. His prior role was Chief Financial Officer of Watt Companies, Inc.
Prior to Watt, Brian worked at John Laing Homes, KB Homes and Western Pacific Housing. He earned his certified public accounting credentials at KPMG in Los Angeles. Brian is married with 5 children and 1 grandson and enjoys travel with his family.
