Tom Hollins

Flywheel Industrial Partners is led by Tom Hollins, a senior real estate investment professional with 20 years of experience, including 17 years as a principal investor in real estate and private equity, and 3 years in investment banking.

Mr. Hollins is responsible for over $1 billion in real estate transaction activity, including the deployment of $350+ million of fund capital across 40+ real estate investments, with capital invested on behalf of real estate private equity funds, family offices, and other institutional investors. Mr. Hollins has invested across the capital structure, including equity (JV LP, co-GP), preferred equity, mezzanine, B-notes, and senior debt.

From 2013-2021, Mr. Hollins was a Partner and led the Investment Team at Paragon Outcomes Management, a private investment firm with $1B of AUM, where Mr. Hollins launched and built the firm’s real estate platform. From 2021-2023, Mr. Hollins served as Managing Director and Co-Head of the Equity Platform at Emerald Creek Capital, focusing on opportunistic and value-add deals, primarily in the industrial sector.

From 2007-2013, Mr. Hollins was a private equity investor at PineBridge Investments, with several investments in distribution and logistics companies, of which Mr. Hollins also served as a board member. Mr. Hollins began his career in investment banking at Wachovia Securities in the industrials group, with a focus on the transportation sector.

Mr. Hollins grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA from Emory University in Economics.