Najafi Companies is an international private investment firm based in Phoenix, Ariz. It funds investments with internally generated capital and makes selective investments up to $1 billion in transaction value in companies with management teams across a variety of industries. Najafi Companies is able to make investments that create maximum value for long term. Formerly it operated as a unit of Pivotal Group, a Phoenix-based real estate investment and development company. Pivotal Group has been involved in more than $3 billion in real estate investments. Some of the investments include Ritz Carlton Hotel, St. Regis Hotel, Century Plaza Hotel, Cimarron Hills Golf & Country Club, Red Mountain Spa and West Wing Mountain.