Two local real estate firms have launched a joint venture lending operation.

E2M Ventures and Lariat Capital launched E2M Lariat with an $8.5 million loan for a residential development site in Vail’s Lionshead Village.

The new operation is geared toward providing senior mortgage loans in the $5 million to $100 million range, and subordinate mezzanine and preferred equity in the $2 million to $25 million range, according to Lariat Capital founder Scott Kraus.

“We will pursue any opportunity that we see as attractive from a risk-adjusted basis,” said Kraus, who is CEO of the new venture.

E2M Ventures was founded in 2023 by Marc Perusse, a former Revesco Properties executive, with a focus on both lending and investments. The firm has made two notable downtown office acquisitions, buying t

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