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As Founding Partner at First & Early Partners, André Collins advises owners and occupiers across North and South Carolina on investment sales and leasing involving office, industrial, retail, and land assets. His experience includes corporate headquarters, law firms, manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, and high-profile land sales tied to infill, redevelopment, and strategic assemblage opportunities. His expertise spans investment sales, sale-leasebacks, site selection, tax-deferred exchanges, and complex leasing assignments.

André is known for pairing institutional-grade execution with the agility, access, and senior-level attention of a boutique platform, allowing him to move decisively, think creatively, and stay directly accountable from strategy through closing. His clients include nonprofits, private companies, and public-sector organizations, each benefiting from tailored solutions rather than standardized playbooks.

Prior to founding First & Early Partners, André held a senior role at Lincoln Harris (Lincoln Property Company), where he advised private and institutional clients on leasing, investment sales, build-to-suit developments, and portfolio strategy. His experience includes negotiating complex transactions and supporting large, multi-market portfolios, including more than 8 million square feet of office and medical real estate for a major health system.

Earlier in his career, André worked in corporate finance at Belk, Inc., where he evaluated capital investments and real estate initiatives at an enterprise level, experience that informs his disciplined, business-first approach to real estate advisory today.