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Investment Banker Tips: Pay Attention to THESE Asset Classes in 2024 with Deborah Smith
Manage episode 410188744 series 3408667
Deborah Smith is an investment banker and is incredibly well-connected to commercial real estate institutions. In this episode, we discuss four niche asset classes you should pay attention, the challenges her clients are facing right now, tangible advice for networking, the trajectory of the market in 2024.
Deborah Smith is Co-Founder and CEO of The CenterCap Group, LLC and heads the firm’s Strategic Capital and M&A and Execution efforts. Prior to forming The CenterCap Group, LLC, Ms. Smith was Co-Head of M&A and a Senior Managing Director with CB Richard Ellis Investors (CB Richard Ellis's $40 billion AUM investment management business).
She joined CBREI in July 2007 to co-head the build out of the firm's M&A efforts and led the firm’s negotiation and acquisition of a majority interest in Wood Partners (one of the largest multifamily developers in the United States) in 2008. From 1998-2007, Ms. Smith worked on mergers and acquisitions with Lehman Brothers, Wachovia Securities and Morgan Stanley. Ms. Smith has been involved in more than $100 billion of mergers, acquisitions and restructuring transactions. Ms. Smith has a Bachelor of Economics, with honors, and a Bachelor of Law, with honors, from the University of Sydney.
Connect with Deborah:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahsmith-centercap/
Chapters
00:00
Introduction and Surprising Belief about Real Estate
01:09
Introduction of Guest: Deborah Smith
06:27
Challenges Faced by Clients in Mergers and Acquisitions
09:28
Impact of Interest Rates and Current Events on Real Estate Firms
13:03
Advice for Operators Having Difficult Conversations with Banks
14:21
Networking and Building Relationships in the Real Estate Industry
26:04
Raising Capital and Working with Institutional Investors
31:10
Sentiment of Institutional Investors and Networking Opportunities
36:07
Books and Resources for Success in Real Estate
40:02
Projections for the Real Estate Market
43:23
Conclusion and Contact Information
Support the podcast by making a monthly donation through Patreon. When you contribute, you'll get access to bonus content not available anywhere else.
If you enjoyed this episode, you would probably enjoy reading my weekly newsletter. Every Friday, you'll get a behind the scenes look at my investing, including current events in commercial real estate, deals I’m working on, and random personal things going on in my life. It's a super quick read and you can unsubscribe anytime. - Jonathan
Subscribe to the newsletter here: www.thesourcecre.com/newsletter
Email Jonathan with comments or suggestions:
podcast@thesourcecre.com
Or visit the webpage:
www.thesourcecre.com
*Some or all of the show notes may have been generated using AI tools.
130 episodes
Manage episode 410188744 series 3408667
Deborah Smith is an investment banker and is incredibly well-connected to commercial real estate institutions. In this episode, we discuss four niche asset classes you should pay attention, the challenges her clients are facing right now, tangible advice for networking, the trajectory of the market in 2024.
Deborah Smith is Co-Founder and CEO of The CenterCap Group, LLC and heads the firm’s Strategic Capital and M&A and Execution efforts. Prior to forming The CenterCap Group, LLC, Ms. Smith was Co-Head of M&A and a Senior Managing Director with CB Richard Ellis Investors (CB Richard Ellis's $40 billion AUM investment management business).
She joined CBREI in July 2007 to co-head the build out of the firm's M&A efforts and led the firm’s negotiation and acquisition of a majority interest in Wood Partners (one of the largest multifamily developers in the United States) in 2008. From 1998-2007, Ms. Smith worked on mergers and acquisitions with Lehman Brothers, Wachovia Securities and Morgan Stanley. Ms. Smith has been involved in more than $100 billion of mergers, acquisitions and restructuring transactions. Ms. Smith has a Bachelor of Economics, with honors, and a Bachelor of Law, with honors, from the University of Sydney.
Connect with Deborah:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahsmith-centercap/
Chapters
00:00
Introduction and Surprising Belief about Real Estate
01:09
Introduction of Guest: Deborah Smith
06:27
Challenges Faced by Clients in Mergers and Acquisitions
09:28
Impact of Interest Rates and Current Events on Real Estate Firms
13:03
Advice for Operators Having Difficult Conversations with Banks
14:21
Networking and Building Relationships in the Real Estate Industry
26:04
Raising Capital and Working with Institutional Investors
31:10
Sentiment of Institutional Investors and Networking Opportunities
36:07
Books and Resources for Success in Real Estate
40:02
Projections for the Real Estate Market
43:23
Conclusion and Contact Information
Support the podcast by making a monthly donation through Patreon. When you contribute, you'll get access to bonus content not available anywhere else.
If you enjoyed this episode, you would probably enjoy reading my weekly newsletter. Every Friday, you'll get a behind the scenes look at my investing, including current events in commercial real estate, deals I’m working on, and random personal things going on in my life. It's a super quick read and you can unsubscribe anytime. - Jonathan
Subscribe to the newsletter here: www.thesourcecre.com/newsletter
Email Jonathan with comments or suggestions:
podcast@thesourcecre.com
Or visit the webpage:
www.thesourcecre.com
*Some or all of the show notes may have been generated using AI tools.
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