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  • PRIVATE EQUITY · REAL ESTATE · HOSPITALITY

Investing across oceans.
Building for generations.

From its roots in the Seychelles, Global Ocean Investments has grown into a diversified portfolio spanning the United States, Europe, the Caribbean and Africa, with a focus on private equity, real estate development, hospitality and debt financing.

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4 Continents

Active investment regions

4 Sectors

PE, real estate, hospitality, debt financing

$10M+

Assets under development

FSA Regulated

Registered in the Seychelles · No. 216425

  • WHO WE ARE

A Seychelles heritage, a global outlook

Global Ocean Investments traces its roots to the Seychelles. Under the leadership and vision of Justin Etzin, the firm has steadily expanded a portfolio that today reaches from historic buildings in the American Midwest to island estates in the Caribbean and wellness hospitality in the Indian Ocean.

That geographic reach reflects a deliberate strategy, seeking opportunity where others overlook it, preserving what deserves to endure, and developing assets with a long horizon in mind.

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Private Equity

Strategic positions in businesses with durable value and room to grow.

Real Estate & Development

Acquisition and conversion of landmark properties across the US and Europe.

Hospitality

Hotels in the Seychelles built around wellness, longevity and a distinctive guest experience.

Debt Financing

Structured lending that supports acquisitions and development partners.

  • WHERE WE INVEST

Four continents, one standard

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  • AFRICA

Seychelles

Hospitality and island development

  • NORTH AMERICA

United States

Historic conversions and urban redevelopment

  • CARIBBEAN

Bahamas

Private island conversion and ownership

  • EUROPE

Switzerland

Alpine assets and European holdings

  • FEATURED PROJECTS

Assets chosen with conviction

A selection from the current portfolio, from a protected island in the Exumas to landmark American buildings given a second life.
  • EXUMAS · BAHAMAS

Finley Cay

The first island in the Exumas chain, home to the longest sandbar in the Caribbean. Acquired by Justin Etzin to be protected in its natural state for generations to come.

  • COLUMBIA · SOUTH CAROLINA

1801 Assembly

A ±91,000 SF retro mid-century landmark on Columbia's high-traffic Assembly Street, one block from the city's main street redevelopment district and the state capital.

  • BEMIDJI · MINNESOTA

The Federal

A historic 50,499 GSF brick building in downtown Bemidji, built circa 1959 as a US Post Office and now preserved as part of the firm's federal building portfolio.

  • HOSPITALITY

Hotels built around wellness and longevity

The firm’s hospitality arm is developing hotels in the Seychelles with a clear point of view: properties that put wellness, longevity and a distinctive guest experience at the centre of their design, not as an afterthought.

Wellness-first

Designed for restoration

Longevity

Programs with purpose

Seychelles

An unmatched setting

  • LEADERSHIP

Justin Etzin

Founder and CEO of Global Ocean Investments. Under his leadership the firm has grown from its Seychelles origins into a diversified international portfolio, with a particular focus on preserving historic architecture and developing hospitality that endures.
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  • IN THE PRESS

Making headlines, building value

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  • PENNLIVE . HARRISBURG, PA

Take a look at Harrisburg courthouse’s proposed luxury apartment makeover

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  • THEBURG . HARRISBURG, PA

Harrisburg’s federal building fetches $10 million as online auction concludes

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  • MADISONBURGH . HARRISBURG, PA

Iconic Federal Building in Harrisburg, PA, to Be Converted to a Luxury Residential Development

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