Team

Nikhil Shah is Co-founder and Managing Partner of SGRE Capital Group. Mr. Shah has over twenty-five years of experience in development, acquisitions, principal equity investments & fundraising in Real Estate & Energy infrastructure asset classes.

Before starting SGRE, Mr. Shah established Longsol as one of the largest private Solar operators in the U.S. by acquiring a $150MM Solar project in Austin, TX in partnership with MetLife. He led all business development activities for the US and served as Corporate Officer & Vice President. Prior to Longsol, he was with GE Capital where he was responsible for formulating investment strategies, sourcing and structuring new investments, consummating transactions valued in excess of $1 billion in real estate and energy segments. Before GE Capital, he spent six years in energy investments
at Enron Corp.

Nikhil holds an MBA from Rice University and a B.S. from the University of Houston. He currently lectures on real estate investments at Rice University, is a graduate of GE’s Executive Leadership Program, and holds a Six Sigma Black Belt certification.

Jinesh Gandhi builds, scales, and deploys capital where others see complexity. As Founding partner of Bull Creek Equity Partners, he oversees a diversified Texas real estate portfolio including land acquisition, industrial, retail, and office assets. He brings a rare combination of disciplined underwriting and deep hands-on operational rigor to the firm’s investment strategy.

Before transitioning full-time into real estate development, Jinesh spent 20 years building an impressive entrepreneurial track record. He founded the Gandhi Bazar Family of Stores and Restaurants, scaling it from a single storefront into Austin’s dominant multi-unit ethnic grocery and dining chain. After growing the business to over $10 million in annual revenue, he executed a successful strategic exit.

Jinesh began his career in the technology sector, working for leading firms in Austin and the Silicon Valley. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston, an education that deeply shapes his analytical, systems-driven approach to real estate: identifying structural inefficiencies, underwriting conservatively, and compounding value.

An active civic leader, Jinesh is a Founder’s Circle member at Dell Medical School, a former Board Member of Austin Health Commons, and a past Executive Committee leader for the Jain Sangh of Austin. Based in Austin, he focuses on institutional partnerships and co-investment opportunities across Texas.