Chicago Capital Markets

Daniel J. Slack, former President of Calamos Real Estate and Vice President of The Alter Group, has been involved in over $1B of real estate development over his 28-year career. Development expertise includes multi-family residential, commercial office and retail as well as hospitality and mixed-use. Dan handles all aspect of the investment and development process including land acquisition, entitlements, public incentives, financing, design and construction oversight as well as marketing and leasing. Some of Dan's most notable projects include the one million square foot City Gate Center mixed-use project in Naperville, Illinois, the $100M Dearborn Plaza mixed-use project in Chicago's River North and the AT&T/USG Building complex in Chicago's Loop.

I bring more than 30 years of experience to my position as senior vice president of Colliers | Chicago. I specialize in investment sales, as well as debt and equity placement for office properties. In my career, I have executed over $1.2 billion in real estate transactions. I am widely recognized for utilizing my broad real estate knowledge and strong nationwide connections to uniquely serve my diverse client base. Prior to Podolsky Circle’s merger with Colliers | Chicago in 2019, I was managing principal at Podolsky Circle where I was a member of the Middle Market Investment Advisory Team focused on the sale of office and industrial properties. Prior the merger which formed Podolsky Circle, I established Circle Realty Advisors, LLC. As president of the company, I was responsible for all operations and staffing in addition to asset management and investment advisory work for clients. Preceding the formation of Circle, I served as vice president of acquisitions and dispositions at Duke Realty Corporation leading the Midwest markets including Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri and Minnesota. I transacted across office, industrial and retail property types and was also a member of Duke’s management committee. Prior to my tenure at Duke, I was vice president of dispositions for Equity Office Properties Trust. In this role, I was responsible for the successful sale of transactions nationwide, including assets in distress and tertiary markets. I also held the position of asset manager for both Equity Office and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in Chicago. Asset management responsibilities included CBD high-rise and suburban office, regional malls, neighborhood retail and industrial properties on a national basis.

Zach is the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of Pender Capital. Zach co-founded Pender in 2015 and brings over 16 years of experience in both commercial real estate finance and capital markets expertise. Zach oversees the firm’s Investment and Research program which includes deal sourcing, research, and structuring and is a member of the Investment and Research Committee and the Management Committee. Prior to Pender, Zach served as Managing Director/ Senior Vice President for Liberty SBF, a commercial finance company based in Philadelphia, where he was responsible for establishing Liberty’s Western Regional HQ in Los Angeles and directed West Coast originations and operations. Zach personally originated over $60 million of commercial loans during the first year of operations on the West Coast. In 2008, Zach joined Silver Point Capital, LP in New York, a Goldman Sachs partner fund, where he was responsible for commercial real estate loan originations and insurance-linked securities trading. During his tenure at Silver Point, Zach traded more than $500 million in distressed commercial real estate debt, insurance-linked securities, and assets in the capital markets. From 2004 to 2008, Zach served as Senior Vice President/Division Director of Velocity Commercial Capital where he was the company’s highest grossing originator in e

Doug Lyons is a Managing Principal of Pearlmark, with responsibility for the firm's capital markets and debt investment activities. He is also a member of the firm's Investment and Management Committees. Prior to joining the firm in 1996, Mr. Lyons was Vice President of Equity Institutional Investors, Inc. where he was responsible for merchant banking activities. Previously, he worked in the New York Real Estate Capital Markets groups for Bankers Trust Company and Merrill Lynch & Co. Mr. Lyons earned a BA from Amherst College and a MBA from Harvard University. He is a member and Trustee of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and a member of the Pension Real Estate Association (PREA). In addition Mr. Lyons is currently or has been a Trustee or member of several non-profit boards, including the Loomis Chaffee School, Lycee Francais de Chicago and St. James Cathedral.

Mitchell A. Sabshon is a Director and President and Chief Executive Officer of Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation (Inland Investments), one of the nation's largest sponsors of alternative public and private real estate securities. He is responsible for leading the execution of Inland Investments' long-term business strategy and capitalizing on opportunities for new product development and growth. Mr. Sabshon is also President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Inland Real Estate Income Trust, Inc., a publicly registered, non-listed multi-tenant retail REIT, and a Director and President and Chief Executive Officer of Inland Residential Properties Trust, Inc., a publicly registered, non-listed multifamily REIT. Prior to joining Inland, Mr. Sabshon served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Cole Real Estate Investments. As Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Sabshon oversaw the company's finance, property management, asset management and leasing operations. Prior to joining Cole, Mr. Sabshon held several senior executive positions at leading financial services firms. He spent almost 10 years at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in various leadership positions including President and CEO of Goldman Sachs Commercial Mortgage Capital. He also served as a Senior Vice President in Lehman Brothers' real estate investment banking group. Prior to joining Lehman Brothers, Mr. Sabshon was an attorney in the corporate and real estate structured finance practice groups at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom in New York. Mr. Sabshon is the Chairman of the Board of the Investment Program Association for 2017. He is also a member of the Real Estate Roundtable, the International Council of Shopping Centers, the Urban Land Institute, the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, the Mortgage Bankers Association, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Friends of Hebrew University - Midwest Region. Mr. Sabshon is a member of the New York State Bar. He also holds a real estate broker license in New York. He received his undergraduate degree from George Washington University and his law degree at Hofstra University School of Law.

Prior to joining Walton Street, Mr. Bloom was an acquisitions Vice President in Goldman Sachs' Real Estate Principal Investment Area (Whitehall). He has a BA from Yale University and a MBA from Stanford University.

Derek Lopez joined GEM Realty Capital in 2017 and is the Head of Acquisitions for GEM Realty Properties. Mr. Lopez is responsible for overseeing the acquisitions team as well as sourcing real estate investment opportunities on behalf of GEM’s private equity funds. As a member of the Investment Committee, Mr. Lopez is also involved in setting investment strategy for GEM Realty Properties and GEM Realty Securities. Prior to joining GEM, Mr. Lopez was Head of U.S. Acquisitions at LaSalle Investment Management, where he oversaw the team responsible for sourcing, underwriting, and executing U.S. investments. Mr. Lopez also served on LaSalle’s North American Private Equity Investment and Allocation Committees. Prior to joining LaSalle in 2005, Mr. Lopez was a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions Group at J.P. Morgan Chase in Houston. Mr. Lopez received an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BBA from Texas A&M University.

Eugene "Gene" J.M. Leone is a Partner in the Global M&A Practice Group and a member of the Real Estate Industry Group, based in the Chicago and New York offices. Gene represents some of the most recognizable names in real estate and has a track record of leading, structuring and executing complicated deal transactions for a broad universe of investors, including private equity, entrepreneurs and public companies. His practice focuses on all aspects of commercial real estate, including joint ventures, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, financings and workouts. A highly rated lawyer and sought-after speaker, Gene is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and the Real Estate Roundtable and frequently speaks on a variety of real estate topics at conferences around the country.