AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Private Placements
• Operational Due Diligence
• Governance
Ted Wagor joined FactRight in June 2025 as a Senior Analyst. Ted provides due diligence review and risk analysis for various private placement offerings, including private real estate funds and other private equity strategies.
Before joining FactRight, Ted worked at two prominent law firms in the Twin Cities as a business and real estate attorney. Ted represented entrepreneurs and businesses across various industries on a broad range of matters, including entity formation, corporate structuring and governance, contract drafting and negotiations, data privacy and security, real estate transactions, commercial leasing, financing arrangements, mergers and acquisitions, and general litigation. Prior to entering private practice, Ted clerked for two judges in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for over five years. Ted’s diverse and extensive legal background has equipped him with a deep understanding of deal structures, regulatory considerations, and organizational and contractual risk. Ted leverages his legal and business experience to provide detailed, clear, and objective due diligence review and analysis for broker-dealers, advisors, and product sponsors.
- J.D., University of Minnesota Law School
- B.A., Political Science, Winona State University, magna cum laude
- Minnesota State Bar, member
- Wisconsin State Bar, member
- U.S. District Court, Minnesota
Recent Blogs from FactRight
- Shamrocks & Due Diligence: A Recap of FactRight’s 2025 RIA Due Diligence Conferenceby Kate@FactRight.com (Kate Stephany) on March 27, 2025 at 6:07 pm
- Action Packed Recap from FactRight’s 2024 Annual Due Diligence Conferenceby sarah@factright.com (Sarah Kieser) on October 10, 2024 at 7:14 pm
*Dramatic suspenseful music* Thank you to the 480 industry professionals and wealth managers who ventured to the home of the Batman Building, Nashville, Tennessee for FactRight’s 2024 Annual Due Diligence conference. It was a legendary success, and we, the FactRight staff, are so grateful for your continued support and participation.
- Understanding Master Lease Mechanics in DST Underwritingby Houston Hyde, Mountain Dell Consulting and Brandon Raatikka, FactRight on May 23, 2024 at 8:04 pm
As the DST market has grown over the past several years, the nuances of available programs have proliferated. Given the structural requirements of Revenue Ruling 2004-86, these programs do not behave like traditional real estate investments in certain respects. In our experience working with wealth advisory firms seeking 1031 solutions for their clients, understanding the differences among master lease structures in the market can be a common hurdle. Closely related is how a particular structure may behave differently in various performance scenarios, and how the property underwriting interacts with that structure.
- Highlight Reel from FactRight’s 2024 RIA Spring Due Diligence Conferenceby Kate@FactRight.com (Kate Stephany) on March 13, 2024 at 5:07 pm
With March Madness upon us, what better way to celebrate then to recap some of the shining moments that happened at the FactRight RIA Spring Due Diligence Conference—and what a conference it was!
- Loan Guarantee Fees in Investment Programs: Risk Compensation or Rent Seeking?by kevin@factright.com (Kevin Kirkeby) on November 20, 2023 at 7:53 pm
Company owners and other executives often receive compensation for providing a personal guarantee to a commercial loan their investment program is seeking. The size of this personal guarantee fee varies considerably, as does the level of disclosure. We believe the personal guarantor should be compensated, but it must be commensurate with the risk the guarantor is taking on. Drawing upon FactRight’s experience in reviewing private real estate and other alternative investment programs, this blog post focusses on personal guarantees (rather than corporate guarantees), discusses the typical range of fees, and reviews the factors that influence a reasonable fee amount.