CNL Financial Group
CNL Financial Group is an Orlando, Florida-based alternative investment management company and financial services firm with over 40 years of experience sponsoring and managing non-traded real estate investment trusts, real estate private placements, and other alternative investment vehicles for individual investors through the financial advisor distribution channel. Founded in 1973, CNL has raised and managed tens of billions in investor capital across generations of alternative investment programs spanning retail, hospitality, senior housing, healthcare, net lease, and other real estate investment strategies. According to its website at cnl.com, CNL operates with a commitment to developing investment programs with the potential to provide income and growth, serving investors seeking the diversification and income generation potential of real estate and other alternative assets through accessible, registered fund structures.
CNL's investment management capabilities, described at cnl.com, encompass the full lifecycle of alternative investment product development, from initial program structuring and regulatory compliance through asset acquisition, management, and eventual monetization for investors. The firm has developed significant expertise in the development, registration, distribution, and management of non-traded REITs and other alternative investment vehicles, building the operational infrastructure, distribution relationships, and asset management capabilities required to successfully manage large-scale alternative investment programs on behalf of retail investors. CNL's long operating history spans multiple real estate and economic cycles, providing the firm with deep institutional knowledge of how different real estate property types and investment structures perform across varying market conditions.
CNL Financial Group's portfolio of investment programs has included CNL Healthcare Properties, CNL Hospitality Properties, American Realty Capital Properties, and other registered alternative investment programs that have provided retail investors with access to professionally managed real estate portfolios in sectors with attractive long-term demand fundamentals. According to cnl.com, the firm's commitment to investor transparency, regular income distributions, and prudent asset management reflects its fiduciary responsibility to the hundreds of thousands of individual investors who have participated in CNL's investment programs over its four decades of operation. CNL's combination of long operating history, diverse real estate sector expertise, registered fund management capabilities, and financial advisor distribution relationships positions it as one of the most experienced alternative investment sponsors in the U.S. wealth management market.