Opportunities In Real Estate & Direct Lending

Hosted by S&P Global Market Intelligence
June 23, 2020
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Panel

This panel brings together leading investment professionals to discuss Real Estate investment opportunities, particularly for direct lending. Join us to learn more about the condition of the Real Estate investment market, the role of direct lending, investment considerations, credit risk, and Real Estate investment during uncertain times.

  • Real Estate Market Outlook
  • Investment Opportunities
  • Role of direct lending
  • Valuation strategies
  • Managing the risk-return relationship

Event Recording

Opportunities in Real Estate & Direct Lending

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Speakers

  • Eduardo Alves

    Title
    Director, Credit Risk Solutions
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    Company
    S&P Global Market Intelligence
    Role
    Moderator

    Eduardo Alves is a Director and an analytical leader in the Credit Risk Solutions group of S&P Global Market Intelligence. He collaborates with financial institutions of varying sizes and specialties in the design and implementation of risk management solutions. Eduardo has an outstanding record of realizing client objectives through high-quality engagements in the areas of credit risk methodologies, internal risk rating systems, model validation, stress testing, and CECL. Prior to S&P Global Market Intelligence, Eduardo worked at Promontory Financial Group, Mizuho Bank, and the World Bank. He holds an MS in Economics from the University of Essex and a BA in International Affairs and Economics from The George Washington University.

  • Nick Eskandari

    Title
    Founder & CEO
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    Company
    Key Bridge Fund
    Role
    Panelist

    Nick Eskandari is the CEO and Founder of Key Bridge Fund, a direct commercial real estate lender located in Beverly Hills, with over 25 years of experience serving in various leadership positions including commercial and residential lending, real estate investments and developments, investment banking and corporate finance. Nick has recently been recognized as one of the Most Influential Lenders by the Los Angeles Business Journal. Key Bridge Fund’s sole business is to originate short-term senior loans with maturities typically ranging from six to twenty-four months with target LTV up to 60% of the property, located in select strong markets of the United States, with a primary focus in California, securing Key Bridge Fund’s mortgage loans. Key Bridge Fund attempts to reduce the interest rate risk and the market cycle risk of potential declines in property values by making short-term loans. Nick’s motto is, “the way to understand value in a real estate project is through the lens of an experienced lender with integrity.” He and his dedicated team apply this principle on every project. Nick is a graduate of Investment Banking Institute from New York and holds an MBA degree. Nick can be reached at (310) 271-3883, Email: nick@keybridgefund.com

  • Rob Jafek

    Title
    Founder
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    Company
    Boomerang Capital
    Role
    Panelist

    Rob has been involved in all phases of Boomerang’s development since its inception and oversees its operations. He previously held various principal investing roles including Head of International Trading for Nicholas Applegate Capital Management and Analyst at Tiger Management. He has founded and managed two alternative investment firms: Plumeria Advisors and Torrey Pines Capital Management. He started his career as an investment banking Analyst at Morgan Stanley. He received a BA in Finance from The University of Utah and a Masters in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from HEC Paris. He is a contributing member to Forbes.com and a member of the Forbes Real Estate Council and teaches business as an Adjunct Professor at the UC Berkeley School of Law.

  • Eric Newman

    Title
    Treasury Manager
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    Company
    City of Stamford
    Role
    Panelist

    Eric Newman, CPA, CGMA – Treasury Manager with the City of Stamford, Connecticut. Eric is responsible for treasury, investment management, pension fund administration and accounting. He participates in the management of the City’s Public Private Partnership portfolio. The portfolio includes a highly leveraged Real Estate Qualified Active Low-Income Community Business Partnership (QALICB) that monetarized IRC §47 Federal Historical Tax Credits and §45D New Markets Tax Credits and several Tax Increment Financing (TIF) redevelopment, infrastructure, and improvement projects. Eric is serves as a Trustee on the Classified Employees Retirement Fund Board, Other Post-Employment Benefit (OPEB) Board, Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Board and is a member of the City’s Investment Advisory Committee, Eric is a Trustee on the Town of Fairfield, Connecticut Employee Retirement Board and Joint Retirement Investment Board. Prior to entering government finance, Eric held finance positions at Royal Bank of Scotland, IBM Global Financing, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder, Price Waterhouse and Soros Fund Management.  He served as the Treasurer for thirty-seven special purpose funding entities, a member of the NYSSCPA Private Equity and Venture Capital Committee and NYSSCPA Investment Management Committee. Eric received his B.B.A. in Accounting from Adelphi University; Certificate in Investment Banking from New York University; and is currently pursuing his M.B.A. in Finance from Sacred Heart University. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA).

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Boomerang Capital

Boomerang Finance, LLC (the “Fund”) has an investment objective of providing income with limited variability in returns. This is accomplished by providing short-term, business-purpose loans secured by real estate in a first lien position with the additional protections of a personal guarantee from borrowers and cross collateralization. All loans are self-originated, and risk managed through careful underwriting, thoughtful portfolio construction and consistent servicing. The majority of borrowers are return clients. Exposure is broad-based, and the Fund is structured as a REIT.

Key Bridge Fund

Key Bridge Fund, located in Beverly Hills, California is a private commercial real estate lender and its sole business is to originate short-term bridge loans typically ranging from six to twenty-four months with a maximum of 60% Loan To Value “LTV” ratio secured by the equity in the multifamily residential and commercial real estate in first-lien position in select strong markets of the United States, with a primary focus in California. Key Bridge Fund is managed and operated by a team of seasoned professional in Commercial Real Estate. With many decades of proven track records in CRE from risk management, mortgage lending, acquisition, developments, market study and preserving the integrity upon which it was founded, we are well-positioned to make sound decision on each and every transaction with a main focus to safeguard the investments of our members/partners while providing capital solutions to borrowers on a timely fashion. The Management of Key Bridge have been through the recessions of the 80s, 90s, and 2000s. With our seasoned, exceptional in-house valuation team and common-sense underwriting guideline, we can fund faster than traditional banks with competitive rates and fees in the private capital market.

City of Stamford

Stamford is Connecticut has a population of over 129,000. Stamford has an impressive number of corporate headquarters, three of which are Fortune 500 companies, and eight are Fortune 1000. Stamford is a city rich in cultural diversity that features a rapidly growing tech startup community, a strong healthcare system, top-tier schools, an unemployment rate well below the federal and state level, and residential options for all ages and income levels. Stamford has one of the lowest median ages in Connecticut at 36.