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Levinson joins L&L Holding Company, LLC

In a move that brings youthful leadership and financial expertise to one of New York's largest privately-owned real estate companies, Christopher Levinson has joined L&L Holding Company, LLC as assistant VP of acquisitions. Levinson's father, David Levinson, chairman and chief executive officer of the firm, made the announcement. The younger Levinson, 30, spent the past six years as a senior financial analyst for CBRE. In his new post, he will focus on executing acquisitions, debt financing and equity joint ventures while reporting to L&L's senior managing director of acquisitions, Yong Cho. "As our company continues to seek out the best opportunistic and value-added investment opportunities throughout the metropolitan area, Chris' extensive financial modeling experience and keen eye for detail will serve as a tremendous benefit to the valuation side of our business," said Chairman Levinson. "With our expanded acquisition team, we're looking forward to capitalizing on a wide range of investment types and returns." Christopher Levinson, who studied finance at Babson College, is now a member of the Real Estate Board of New York, the Israel Bonds New Leadership Cabinet and AHRC New York City Foundation. Manhattan-based L&L Holding Company, LLC is a privately-owned real estate investment company with a current portfolio exceeding 6 million square feet of office space primarily in Manhattan. For more information on L&L, visit their website www.ll-holding.com.
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