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National Commercial Real Estate Finance Conference

Name: National Commercial Real Estate Finance Conference
Start: 2023-09-14T09:30:00-04:00
End: 2023-09-14T16:30:00-04:00
Location: 180 Maiden Lane

Debt, Equity, Repricing Deals, Capitalizing on Distress & Construction Financing Outlook

Event Ended On: Thursday September 14 2023

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180 Maiden Lane

At the helm of the next era of office space is 180 Maiden Lane, a 41-story, amenity-rich, vertical campus that provides the perfect business environment for the evolving needs of today's office tenants. An iconic part of the East River waterfront, 180 offers a new perspective on the modern workplace, with stunning views from most floors of the East River, Brooklyn Bridge, New York Harbor, and the Manhattan skyline, along with an unparalleled amenities package inside and out. The newly upgraded amenities will include a state-of-the-art conference center, elevated fitness center, a new food hall with curated cuisine, the sprawling atrium plaza with a rotating art gallery and indoor green lawn space, and dedicated hospitality and concierge services for tenants. Steps to a wide array of transportation and the vibrant Seaport District, Pier 17, and Jean-George's The Fulton, 180 Maiden Lane is the premier destination to elevate your workplace and rise above it all.

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Speakers and Panels

Macro-Economic Market Trends & Debt Outlook

Rates, Lending Strategies & Risk Appetite

Neha Santiago

Managing Director, Head of Real Estate Private Credit, Cerberus Capital Management

Nishant Nadella

MD & Head of SASB & Transitional Lending, 3650 REIT

Brendan Shanahan

Managing Director, Slate Asset Management

Geri Borger Urgo

Head of Production, NewPoint Real Estate Capital

Moderator

Jordan Metzger

Member, Cole Schotz

Future of Regional Banks & What This Means for Future Capital Sources

What is Next for Lending Sources

Yorick Starr

MD, Invesco

Jan LaChapelle

EVP, Head of Debt Capital Markets, Cortland

Zach Hoffman

Director, AllianceBernstein

Omar Eltorai

Director of Research, Altus Group

Donald Pavlov

Head of Capital Markets, Lev

Moderator

Scott Singer

Principal & Co-Lead, Tri-State Debt & Equity Finance, Avison Young

Alternative Investment Strategies

New Attractive Investment Landing Spots

Abbe Franchot Borok

Managing Director, Head of US Debt, BGO

Glenn Grimaldi

CEO, Naftali Credit Partners

Thomas Yoo

CEO, Willow River Capital

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

Matt Bear

Founder, Bear Real Estate Advisors

Daniel Siegel

President and Principal, Peachtree Group

Moderator

Erin Lavelle

Head of Real Estate Strategy, Armanino

Capitalizing on Distress: Winning The Market Rebound

Maximize the Recovery of Underperforming Assets

Sam Friedland

Related Fund Management, Related Companies

Zac Gruber

President, Office Division, Banyan Street Capital

Matt Jones

Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer, Harbor Group International

Matthew Scoville

Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth

Eugene Poverni

CEO, Poverni Sheikh Group

Moderator

Jack Conboy

Partner, Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf

Construction Financing & The Impact on Development

Impact that Choppy Capital Markets is Having on Construction & Development Pipelines

Grant Frankel

Managing Director, Eastdil Secured

Jon McAvoy

CIO, Hoffman & Associates

Rafi Golberstein

CEO, PACE Loan Group

Jeff Seidler

Managing Director, Emerald Creek Capital

Moderator

Ilya Leyvi

Partner, Adler & Stachenfeld

Creative Financing Solutions: Prioritizing Top Geographies & Best Asset Classes

Innovative Approaches to Filling the Capital Stack

William Milam

Managing Director, Morgan Stanley

Anar Chudgar

Co-President, Artemis Real Estate Partners

Gary Bechtel

CEO, Red Oak Capital

Will Nelson

Director of Real Estate Lending, Columbia Pacific Advisors

Brian Flax

Executive Vice President of Sales, Meridian Capital

Moderator

Christopher Terry

Partner, Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen, P.C.

Remarks from Arthroto

Doug Hayden

Founder, President, and CSO, Arthroto

Why This Matters

What you'll learn:

Hear from top investors, lenders and owners on how they are getting deals to the finish line in this challenging economic climate.
Panelists will touch on the role of regional banks and how market trends are changing the way sponsors secure financing.
Gain a better understanding of expected deal flow and how to predict the volatility of the capital markets heading into 2024.
Inside look into how the access to debt is impacting overall cap rates and deal flow and what this means for the industry.
Understand how the nation's top debt providers and private equity shops are approaching opportunistic and value-add investment plays.
Leading perspectives from top executives investing from the West Coast to the Sun Belt and up to New York City.
Analysis on new ways to make money in commercial real estate, including non-traditional fund structures and fresh approaches to the capital stack.
Understand which asset classes and geographies investors are targeting: Industrial vs. multifamily vs. office.

How you'll do more business:

Enhance your business and network by hearing from the nation's leading deal makers on the future of commercial real estate debt, value-add investments and how the industry is evaluating the geo-political impact of their investments. Hear from c-level executives and heads of real estate from the top owners, investors, debt providers and brokers on strategies to find the right deals.

Who attends: Investors, developers, owners, lenders, banks, equity raisers, brokers, lawyers, accountants, heads of real estate and consultants.

Why You Should Attend:

Bisnow Super Regional Events are bigger, bolder and even more of what you need to close deals. This event will feature c-level executive speakers and global heads of real estate that are changing the financing and investment landscapes.

Super Regional events are custom built to deliver the most ROI on your day. Get exposure to the top decision makers as they hit the stage to share the inside scoop on upcoming projects and unexpected perspectives. With unparalleled networking opportunities throughout, you’ll connect with the leads you actually need.

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Venue

180 Maiden Lane
180 Maiden Lane
New York, NY 10038

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Agenda

Time	Activity
9:30 AM 10:30 AM	Coffee & Networking
10:30 AM 11:15 AM	Macro-Economic Market Trends & Debt Outlook 1. Closer look at lending strategies and how owners are acquiring debt with the volatile capital markets and widening spreads. 2. Impact that widening spreads and inflationary pressures are having on securing debt.
11:15 AM 12:00 PM	Future of Regional Banks & What This Means for Future Capital Sources 1. SVB, Signature Bank and First Republic are all victims of recent bank failures and mergers. What is next? 2. How are these recent shifts regarding regional banks impacting how owners and investors look at potential lending sources?
12:00 PM 12:45 PM	Alternative Investment Strategies 1. With some of the main asset classes being less reliable, find out where investors are finding value. 2. Hear from investors, owners and brokers on the keys to repricing a deal in accordance with market conditions.
12:45 PM 1:30 PM	Lunch & Networking
1:30 PM 2:15 PM	Capitalizing on Distress: Winning The Market Rebound 1. Navigating next steps with an underperforming asset. 2. The rebound is on the horizon but the key is to better understand how to be well prepared for the market's comeback.
2:15 PM 3:00 PM	Construction Financing & The Impact on Development 1. Cost of construction and cost of capital are approaching all time highs. How is this impacting the current development pipeline? 2. Hear from owners on creative strategies to secure construction loans.
3:00 PM 3:45 PM	Creative Financing Solutions: Prioritizing Top Geographies & Best Asset Classes 1. Gain a better understanding for creative financing solutions to get deals to the finish line as a replacement for traditional debt sources. 2. Hear which markets and asset classes are driving the most positive returns on investment.
3:45 PM 4:00 PM	Networking