McAlister Assets

We put clients first providing risk averse alternative investment opportunities. Integrity and performance are the standard for it is a privilege to work with them and we truly care about their success. We are deeply committed to all clients and focus exclusively on helping them make the best investment decision for their portfolio. The research and diligence applied distinguishes the opportunities we offer. The McAlister 50 year history speaks for itself as we seek to steadily grow to better serve our clients, including a broader range of investments, new technology to enhance our services, surrounding ourselves with the most qualified professionals and achieving investment results.

As a private equity investment firm, our mission is to make a positive difference for our clients by delivering the highest level of service, communication and transparency.

McAlister Assets is a private equity / alternative investment firm principally focused on undeveloped land investments and rail-served industrial park developments in the metropolitan markets of Texas and the Sun Belt states. Distinguished by our unparalleled due diligence, in-depth market study and value creation, McAlister Assets has a strong track record of realizing superior, risk-mitigated returns for our investors, guided by a proven approach and trusted experience. We continually research the marketplace and economic factors related to our investments to provide real-time, informed data to our clients.

Capital preservation is the key element of our investment philosophy. The McAlister family of investment firms has completed over $1 billion in real estate transactions over the past 50 years. The superior and sustainable performance of the investments through various economic cycles reinforces the time-tested strategy of diversification, utilizing land & rail served industrial parks as a tactical asset allocation.

McAlister Assets, LLC, founded by Hydie McAlister and Sharon Beach in January 2018, has $150M in projects under management. Hydie McAlister’s father, Jim McAlister, Sr., formed the original McAlister Company of Houston in 1973 to invest in land parcels in the path of single-family and multi-family residential, retail, and mixed-use commercial development growth.

In 2017 Hydie McAlister and Sharon Beach launched RCR Rail Co. to target rail served industrial park developments. RCR Rail Co.’s first park is a 137-acre development in Hempstead, Texas, serviced by Union Pacific Corporation. The second park is a 752-acre development in Taylor, Texas, serviced by Union Pacific Corporation and BNSF.

In 2008, Hydie, in partnership with her father Jim McAlister, Sr. formed McAlister Investment Real Estate to pursue advantageous land investment opportunities resulting from the real estate crisis forming partnerships of $90M +.

Hydie McAlister, along with her business partner, Sharon Beach, is proud to continue her father’s legacy of 50 years.

Principal & Co-Founder

Hydie McAlister began her commercial real estate career in 1991 with the McAlister Company. In 2008, Hydie co-founded McAlister Investment Real Estate, bringing with her experience in capital formation, asset selection, due diligence and investor relations. She has been instrumental in the identification and acquisitions of $250M+ in land assets for her respective companies. Between February 2018 and August 2022, she and her business partner Sharon Beach raised over $139 million in private equity for their long term capital gain land holdings and rail served industrial parks.

Principal & Co-Founder

Sharon Beach joined McAlister Investment Real Estate in 2017 with the launch of the McAlister Opportunity Fund III and is responsible for capital raising and managing investors relations. She has been instrumental in growing the McAlister investor base with both domestic and international investors. Prior to joining McAlister, Sharon spent 25 years with Merck & Co, Inc. working in several capacities: new market development, serving on regional and national task forces, new employee training, solution analysis and sales.

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