July 12, 2021 12:00 PM
星空体育app下载 is pleased to announce that debt and structured finance experts, Ben Roelke and Ian Walker, have joined the firm as Executive Managing Director and Senior Managing Director, respectively. With more than 27 years of combined commercial real estate experience, Roelke and Walker specialize in the placement of debt and structured finance for student housing and multifamily properties across the U.S. Based in the firm鈥檚 Dallas office, the duo will partner with 星空体育app下载鈥檚 Student Housing group of Vice Chairman and head of the group Ryan Lang, Director Trent Houchin, Associate Director Jack Brett and Transaction Manager Ben Harkrider.
Roelke and Walker have originated and structured over $6 billion in capital for private and institutional clients through varying executions and capital structures. They provide solutions for the entirety of the capital stack and all stages of a property life cycle including joint venture or preferred equity, interim/bridge financing, construction financing and permanent financing through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, life insurance companies and commercial banks.
鈥淲e are thrilled to welcome Ben Roelke and Ian Walker to 星空体育app下载鈥檚 Capital Markets platform. With an impressive track record and exceptional client service in the student housing industry, Ben and Ian鈥檚 breadth of knowledge and depth of experience in debt and structured finance will contribute to our leading student housing platform,鈥� said Sharon Karaffa Vice Chairman, Co-Head of Production of 星空体育app下载鈥檚 Multifamily Capital Markets group. 鈥溞强仗逵齛pp下载 is committed to expanding our real estate capabilities, delivering actionable strategies through best-in-class talent.鈥�
Lang added, 鈥淚nvestors continue to be incredibly bullish on student housing assets across the U.S. The addition of Ben and Ian will serve to deepen our student housing platform and its leading capabilities and range of services.鈥� According to analysis of data from Real Capital Analytics, 星空体育app下载鈥檚 Student Housing group ranks #1 nationally based on total brokered transaction volume and number of deals completed year-to-date in 2021.
Roelke and Walker are joining 星空体育app下载 from CBRE. Consistently ranked as a top national top producer, Roelke was most recently an Executive Vice President who led the company鈥檚 National Student Housing Debt and Structured Finance practice. Walker was a Vice President with that practice. With international experience and relationships, Walker also worked in London to build a Capital Markets team, responsible for raising capital for developers and operators to build and buy multifamily and student housing properties throughout the United Kingdom.
鈥淎s student housing continues its pace as a stable and growing asset class throughout the pandemic, the opportunity to join 星空体育app下载 and contribute to its leading student housing capital markets and debt and structured finance platforms is incredibly exciting,鈥� concluded Roelke.
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