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Capital Markets & Deal-Making Conference & Cocktail

Name: Capital Markets & Deal-Making Conference & Cocktail
Start: 2023-05-04T15:00:00-07:00
End: 2023-05-04T19:00:00-07:00
Location: JW Marriott L.A. LIVE

Analyzing Commercial Real Estate Finance And Today’s Economic Climate

Event Ended On: Thursday May 4 2023

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Speakers and Panels

Keynote Conversation with Christopher Rising, Rising Realty

Investment Strategies & Principles Of Underwriting

Christopher Rising

Christopher Rising is the CEO of Rising Realty Partners (RRP), a Los Angeles-based real estate investment and operating platform that owns and manages over five million square feet of properties. He serves on the company's Executive and Investment Committees, drawing on his extensive experience in managing acquisitions and creative development. Prior to joining RRP, Christopher was Senior Vice President of Asset Transactions at MPG Office Trust, where he worked directly with the CEO to improve finances through debt reduction and restructuring. Under Christopher's visionary leadership, RRP has spearheaded the revitalization of historic buildings in Downtown Los Angeles into creative office spaces, attracting unique businesses back to the region. The company's transformation and subsequent sale of the PacMutual Campus, one of the oldest office buildings in the heart of DTLA, was described by the Los Angeles Times as a "record price for a pure office building downtown." More recently, RRP has generated great success by entering the industrial space, acquiring five multi-tenant light industrial properties in the past year. Christopher's success in the real estate industry has earned him recognition by the Los Angeles Business Journal as one of the 500 most influential people in Los Angeles. In 2003, Christopher founded The Rising Real Estate Group (RREG) and eventually partnered with Barker Pacific Group to create Hamilton Capital Partners (HCP), an equity fund vehicle. RREG is also a principal in 626 Wilshire Blvd, a 156K square foot office building located in downtown Los Angeles. Christopher began his career as an associate at Pillsbury Madison & Sutro and later worked at Cushman Realty Corporation (CRC) under brokerage legend John C. Cushman, III. He then served as a Director at Cushman & Wakefield of California, Inc. (C&W), joining C&W after its merger with CRC in 2001. Outside of work, Christopher is an active member of the Los Angeles community, serving on the River LA Board and The Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation. He formerly sat on the Board of Overseers at Loyola Law School and the Duke Athletic Advisory Board. He is a past President of the Board of Chandler School in Pasadena and served for ten years on the Board of Regents of Loyola High School, where he chaired the Investment Committee. Christopher holds a J.D. in Real Estate Law from Loyola Law School and a B.A. in History and Political Science from Duke University. He also attended Duke on a football scholarship and was a member of the 1989 ACC Championship team.

Rising Realty

CEO

KEYNOTE

Christopher Rising

CEO, Rising Realty

Moderator

Elizabeth Dryden

Partner, Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Debt & Equity Outlook

Where Is The Money Flowing And How Is Capital Entering The Market?

Josh Katzin

Chief Investment Officer, AECOM

Mike Hu

Managing Director, Capital Markets, Gaw Capital Partners

Hosting topic table on Borrowing & Raising Capital In Today’s Market

Bruce Lowrey

Managing Director, Investments, CIM Group

Seth Grossman

Senior Managing Director, Meridian Capital

Hosting Topic Table On Interest Rates & Hedging Strategies

Blaise Golightly

Director, Riverside Risk Advisors

Moderator

Olga Zarney

Managing Principal of Office, Clifton Larson Allen

Evolution of the Capital Stack

Structuring Deals And Financing Strategies in Times of Uncertainty

Hosting Topic Table On Building Productive & Long-Term Relationships in CRE

Samuel Landman

CIO, Concord Companies

Gary Bechtel

CEO, Red Oak Capital

Daniel Kattan

Executive Director, Financing, PGIM

Ed Wlodarczyk

Managing Director, PACE Loan Group

Matt Bear

Matt Bear founded Bear Real Estate Advisors, LLC in 2018 with one goal – to cater to investors looking for personalized service and real world, battle-tested acquisition and disposition advice. He built the firm on a foundation of genuine sincerity and partnership to foster lifelong friendships that promote personal and financial growth for all. Before founding Bear, Matt was one of two founding partners of Venture Development Group, which specialized in the development of single tenant buildings, neighborhood and power center projects. The firm acquired, developed and/or disposed of 20 properties totaling $55 million. He led a team of 18 professionals across three regional offices that encompassed development, finance, property management and legal management. Matt was directly responsible for the development and execution of the firm’s investment/development strategies, while leading all aspects of acquisitions, dispositions and leasing of commercial real estate assets. In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, Venture Development Group discontinued operations and Matt resumed his career as one of the leading investment brokerage professionals with international commercial real estate services firms Avison Young and CBRE. A real estate and finance business leader with a rich history of nearly 30 years of transactional, development and advisory experience, including 10 years of principal investing and retail real estate development, Matt’s experience covers many of the major markets of the United States with clients and key business relationships that span across the real estate, finance and private equity sectors. Matt is an avid reader, a frequent blogger, a formerly good golfer, and an aspiring guitar player. He and his wife, Kelly, have been married for more than 20 years and are the proud parents of two beautiful, smart teenage girls who offer constant challenges and perplexity to their life, as well as an immeasurable amount of joy.

Bear Real Estate Advisors

Founder

Hosting Topic Table On Building & Executing Your Real Estate Plan

Matt Bear

Founder, Bear Real Estate Advisors

Moderator

Nikole Zoumberakis

Shareholder, Buchalter

WHY YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CAPITAL MARKETS & DEAL-MAKING CONFERENCE

What You’ll Learn From Commercial Real Estate Leaders:

How will the impact of Silicon Valley Bank affect local and regional banks?
How are developers putting capital stacks together today? How are developers accessing equity?
With interest rates rising, what effects will this have on development in California?
What is impacting investors' decisions to be net sellers or net buyers in the next 12 months?
How are investors building and future-proofing their portfolios? What makes investors nervous about current investments and portfolios?
What fundamentals are lenders and investors paying the most attention to? Is inflation a main focus?
How is the current access to debt impacting overall cap rates and deal flow? What does this mean for the industry?
How are industry leaders filling the gap through pace financing?
What are new ways to make money in commercial real estate, including non-traditional fund structures and fresh approaches to the capital stack? How are they impacting traditional means of raising capital?

How You'll Do More Business From Attending This Event: Investors and economists are sounding the alarm about the commercial real estate market, seeing trouble ahead with refinancing. Join us to hear directly from leading investors on their perspective following the banking crisis. Investors and lenders in the commercial real estate finance sector will explain what fundamentals they are paying attention to and how they are identifying opportunities for new deals. Gain insight from those leading the capital markets forward on the West Coast and learn what stakeholders have to say about what is next in the current cycle. Gather to network and get deals done!

Projects, Deals, and Assets To Be Discussed During The Session:

Gaw Capital Partners - Ovation Hollywood
Gaw Capital Partners - Columbia Center

Who You’ll Meet During Networking: Investors, Owners, Developers, Architects, Construction, Designers, Brokers, Lawyers, Financial Institutions & Government Officials.

Why You Should Attend This Summit: Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to identify opportunities, build your network and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than us.

For questions, recommendations, comments, or press inquiries please email our event producer, Samantha D'Angelo at samantha.dangelo@bisnow.com.

Venue

JW Marriott L.A. LIVE
900 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles CA 90015

Ballroom: Gold Ballroom 1-2

Parking Information:

Valet parking is $26 for attendees.

Self parking available.

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Agenda

Time	Activity
3:00 PM 3:45 PM	Networking & Deal-Making
3:45 PM 4:15 PM	Keynote Conversation with Christopher Rising, Rising Realty Investment Strategies & Principles Of Underwriting
4:15 PM 4:55 PM	Debt & Equity Outlook Where Is The Money Flowing And How Is Capital Entering The Market?
4:55 PM 5:10 PM	Quick Networking Break
5:10 PM 5:50 PM	Evolution Of The Capital Stack Structuring Deals And Financing Strategies In Times of Uncertainty
5:50 PM 7:00 PM	Beer, Wine, Hor D'oeuvres & TOPIC TABLES!

BISNOW TOPIC TABLES

Take advantage of the opportunity to participate in roundtable discussions on a range of topics across the capital markets and finance space. Each topic table will include an industry leader host to facilitate a casual concentrated conversation around a particular subject.

Topic tables are a fun, educational and informative way to learn more about various topics in CRE. Beer, wine and hor d'oeuvres to be passed around during the sessions!

Current Topic Tables Include:

Building Productive & Long-Term Relationships in CRE - Led by Samuel Landman, Concord Companies

Building & Executing Your Real Estate Plan - Led by Matt Bear, Bear Real Estate Advisors

Borrowing & Raising Capital In Today’s Market - Led by Bruce Lowrey, CIM Group

Interest Rates & Hedging Strategies - Led by Blaise Golightly, Riverside Risk Advisors

C-PACE Financing for Energy & Water Efficient Retrofits, Redevelopments & New Construction - Led by Rachel Davis, Petros Pace Finance