CRE Debt and Coronavirus

Jason leads the originations platform in the Americas for Nuveen Real Estate and is focused on further expanding the firm’s third-party real estate debt business. Prior to joining the business in 2018, Jason was a managing director at ACORE Capital where he led a team responsible for the sourcing and execution of structured finance investments, including mortgage, mezzanine and preferred equity. As one of the initial employees of ACORE, he helped grow the firm from a start-up, to one of the largest private lenders in the United States, with $9 billion AUM in just under three years. Jason has also held a number of roles at GE Capital Real Estate. Most recently he was a senior director in the strategic capital group focused on whole loan origination with institutional clients. Jason graduated with a B.S. from Illinois State University and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School. He is a graduate of the GE Capital Financial Management Programme with roles including finance, underwriting and M&A and is a member of Commercial Real Estate Finance Council.

Mr. Thompson is an executive vice president and portfolio manager in the New York office, responsible for sourcing, underwriting and managing commercial real estate (CRE) debt-based investments. He has global experience lending across all major property types. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2017, he was a managing director and co-head of the commercial real estate group at Annaly Capital Management, investing in CRE debt and equity. Mr. Thompson also spent 20 years at GE Capital, most recently responsible for the institutional CRE lending program. His other responsibilities included underwriting and valuation as part of the risk management group. During his career, he originated over $30 billion in loans primarily to institutional borrowers. He has 28 years of investment experience and holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto.

Mr. Fineman has more than 20 years of experience in the commercial real estate business. At ACORE, Mr. Fineman is responsible for originating, underwriting, structuring and closing commercial real estate financing opportunities, and for managing originations for the Eastern Region. Prior to joining ACORE, Mr. Fineman was an Executive Vice President with Brickman and a principal at Hillcrest Finance, where he was responsible for originating, underwriting, structuring and closing equity and debt investment opportunities, and financing new and existing equity investments. Prior to Brickman, Mr. Fineman held various positions in commercial real estate finance including a senior role with Wachovia Bank, where he managed, structured and closed more than $25 billion of complex commercial real estate finance transactions often involving multiple lenders and tranches of debt, and a role as a banker with Nomura Securities in the mid to late 1990s. In addition to his finance experience, Mr. Fineman has also spent a significant amount of time on the equity side of the commercial real estate business where he was involved in the development, ownership, management and operation of commercial real estate, including in senior roles with Centres Inc. and Terranova Corporation, and in his time with Brickman. Mr. Fineman began his career in commercial real estate as an attorney representing institutional and private clients in a wide range of commercial real estate transactions, including finance, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, development and land use. After college and prior to law school, Mr. Fineman spent several years at IBM Corporation as a marketing representative. Mr. Fineman received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University and a J.D. from the University of Florida. Mr. Fineman serves on the board of enCourage Kids Foundation. Mr. Fineman is married to Lori and they have two children, Mia and Rocky.

David Friedman is the Regional Director and Senior Vice President for Commercial Real Estate in the New York Metro market at TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank. David oversees a team that provides construction and mini-perm loans, along with a full array of deposit and other related services to public and private developers and commercial real estate owners. He has over 15 years of experience in the finance and real estate with a special focus within the greater New York-area. David joined TD Bank in 2018 and is responsible for managing and expanding the bank’s commercial real estate loan portfolio in the greater New York area. Prior to joining TD Bank, he served as the Director and Team Leader of Real Estate Syndicated Capital Markets at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He started his career at PNC Bank as a Relationship Manager and Underwriter for PNC Real Estate Finance. David currently serves on the National Board of Directors for the Real Estate Lenders Association (RELA) and formerly held an officer position for RELA’s New York chapter. He holds his FINRA Series 63, 79, and 24 securities licenses. David graduated from Babson College with a B.S. in Business Administration with concentrations in finance, real estate and entrepreneurship. He received his M.S. in real estate from New York University’s Schack Institute of Real Estate.