National Real Estate Advisors Announces Planned CEO Succession Founder and CEO Jeffrey Kanne to Retire; Kevin Verdi Named President and Chief Executive Officer Effective January 2027 WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 10, 2026) — National Real Estate Advisors ("National"), an investment manager developing, operating, and managing commercial real estate and infrastructure projects across the United States, announced a planned leadership transition to support the firm's long-term grow

Read on PRNewsWire DALLAS, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Knightvest Capital, a vertically integrated multifamily investment firm, announced the acquisition of the Silicon Hills portfolio, three communities totaling 1,027 units in Round Rock, Texas within the Austin MSA. The successful close represents the 20th investment in Knightvest's Fund II. The acquired portfolio includes Enclave at La Frontera, a 411-unit community built in 2004; Lakeside at La Frontera, a 366-unit comm

Chicago, IL (June 30, 2026) – Pearlmark is pleased to announce the final closing of Pearlmark Mezzanine Realty Partners VI, L.P. (“Mezz VI” or the “Fund”). Mezz VI is the firm’s exclusive subordinated debt investment vehicle, fulfilling borrower demand for gap financing solutions on recapitalizations, acquisitions, and development projects. Pearlmark Mezz VI targets domestic institutional real estate assets through a variety of debt instruments, primarily focused in mezzanine

Veteran real estate executive will lead investment strategy and work with Domain Capital Group to expand institutional offerings DENVER & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Simpson Housing today announced Jason Kern has joined the company as president and chief investment officer. Kern will report to Simpson Housing CEO Frank Rooney Jr. and work closely with the executive team at Domain Capital Group (“Domain”), which owns Simpson Housing. He will lead Simpson Housing’s investment str

Seattle, WA and Washington, D.C. – July 8, 2026 — Sabey Corporation (“Sabey”) and National Real Estate Advisors, LLC (“National”) today announced that Ares Secondaries funds (“Ares”) have made a minority equity investment in Sabey Data Center Properties, LLC (“SDCP”), an owner, developer, and operator of data centers across the United States. SDCP is a fully integrated data center platform jointly owned and governed by Sabey and National, acting as the discretionary investmen

New York, NY – June 23, 2026 – S3 Capital (“S3” or “the firm”), one of the most active private construction lenders nationally[1], today announced it has originated a $102 million construction loan for 311 West 43rd Street, a 15-story, 168,299 gross square foot office building for a planned office-to-residential conversion. The transaction marks S3's first office-to-residential conversion, following years of careful evaluation. Located on 43rd Street between 8th and 9th Avenu

Washington, D.C. (June 16, 2026) – National Real Estate Advisors, an investment manager that develops, operates, and manages commercial real estate and infrastructure projects across the United States, today announced that J.D. Sitton has joined the firm as managing director and head of investor relations. In this role, Sitton will lead National’s investor relations platform, including institutional client engagement, consultant relationships and capital formation across the

PHILADELPHIA, May 11, 2026 - Corten Real Estate is pleased to announce the launch of a new senior credit program established in partnership with a leading U.S.-based life insurance company. The program focuses on originating primarily first-lien mortgages and, on a selective basis, senior secured mezzanine loans for multifamily, hospitality, office and office-to-residential conversions across the United States. By adding a specific senior lending capability, Corten is positi

Zurich, Switzerland (May 11, 2026) – Realterm, a private equity sponsor focused on investments in real assets for the transportation industry, today announced that Ms. Nidhya Ramasubbu has joined the firm as Vice President, Capital Markets, Europe. In her role, Ms. Ramasubbu will lead institutional capital raising across Realterm's full suite of investment funds, co-investments and ventures from both new and existing investors across Europe, with a primary focus on the DACH r

Sandy Ewing Named Chief Capital Officer to Lead Capital Formation DALLAS, TX — May 11, 2026 — CT Realty (“CT”), a leading nationwide industrial real estate investment and development firm, today announced their expansion into the investment management business, focused exclusively on industrial and logistics properties across the United States. CT’s principals and managing partners — Carter Ewing, Dominic Petrucci, and James “Watty” Watson — bring decades of experience develo

Fund exceeds target by $200 million, raising $850 million of discretionary capital and $465 million of co-investments New York, NY – May 7, 2026 - S3 Capital (“S3” or “the firm”), one of the most active private construction lenders nationally,[1] today announced the final close of S3 LB RE Credit Fund III (“the Fund”), with $850 million of discretionary Fund commitments and an additional $465 million of co-investment commitments. The Fund closed at its hard cap, exceeding i

Initial investments include a newly built logistics asset and a value-add repositioning opportunity in key Atlanta submarkets. New York (April 22, 2026) – BGO, a leading global investment management firm, today announced the acquisition of two industrial assets in the Atlanta metropolitan area, marking the inaugural investments for its newly created dedicated U.S. industrial strategy. The acquisitions include: River Park 6, a 724,687-square-foot Class A logistics facility i

Mr. Gruver will focus on advancing the firm’s next phase of growth and investor engagement New York, NY – ORIX Corporation USA (“ORIX USA”) announced today the appointment of James Gruver as Managing Director and Head of Capital Formation , representing a significant milestone in the firm’s continued evolution and growth trajectory. Mr. Gruver is based in New York and reports to Jeff Abrams , Group Head of Private Credit and Real Estate and Member, Executive Committee . In

New York (March 30, 2026) — BGO , a leading global real estate investment manager, and Bell Partners , a premier U.S.-based multifamily investment and operating company, announced today that they have entered into an agreement to combine their businesses to deepen their position as a leader across both the commercial and the multifamily sectors. This partnership is a result of the recent announcement of the acquisition of Bell Partners by Sun Life Financial Inc., BGO’s paren

The fund builds on the firm’s 35-year history of investing in institutional quality industrial assets that generate income for the long term CHICAGO – February 10, 2026 – Becknell Industrial, a vertically integrated real estate investment company specializing in the acquisition, development, management and disposition of industrial properties, has launched a private, perpetual life industrial income REIT: Becknell Industrial Income Trust, Inc. or (“BIIT”) [1] . The Becknell

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (January 27, 2026) – Buckingham Companies announces the appointment of Kaitlyn Furey as Senior Vice President , Head of Investor Relations . In this role, Furey will lead Buckingham’s private capital raising and investor relations function, supporting and growing the firm’s institutional investor relationships across the real estate investment platform. Furey brings more than 15 years of experience across investor relations, capital markets, and real est

The Counselors of Real Estate Names New President Shea Shumpert is Only the Fourth Leader in the Organization’s 72-Year History CHICAGO, IL, JANUARY 2, 2026—The Counselors of Real Estate, a global organization of commercial property advisors, has named Shea Shumpert president of the 72-year-old organization. Shumpert succeeds Mary Walker Fleischmann who led the group for 33 years. Formerly the Chief Administrative Officer, Shumpert will be responsible for the administration

Atlanta, Georgia (December 10, 2025) - Noble Investment Group (“Noble”) today announced the acquisition of a 35-asset portfolio, significantly advancing the firm’s branded long-term accommodations platform. The portfolio comprises 35 Sonesta Simply Suites totaling more than 4,000 rooms across 19 states and 25 markets, with concentrations in high-growth Sunbelt and corporate-demand corridors. The acquisition is immediately accretive, supported by strong in-place occupancy,

Chicago, IL – December 1, 2025 – GEM Realty Capital (“GEM”) is pleased to announce its equity investment in Aligned Data Centers will be purchased as part of the acquisition by a consortium led by Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership (AIP) , MGX Fund Management Limited (MGX) , and Global Infrastructure Management, LLC, a part of BlackRock (GIP) (collectively, the “AIP Consortium”). The transaction values Aligned at $40 billion. “This transaction represents a