05-08-2014 - NYCREW to hold "Commercial Real Estate Lending 2.0 and Beyond"
The commercial real estate lending market may be incredibly active on both the secondary and portfolio lending side, but who's getting what funding and how? Today's and tomorrow's transactions will be the topic of discussion at NYCREW's "Commercial Real Estate Lending 2.0 and Beyond," by industry veterans John Barker, senior originator, Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Richard Cadigan, managing director, Basis Investment Group; Kim Diamond, senior managing director and head of structured finance, Kroll Bond Ratings; Brett Kaplan, managing director and head of origination, LoanCore; Mark Lanspa, executive vice president of the hospitality finance group, Wells Fargo; and Stephen Melidones, senior vice president and senior banker, KeyBank Real Estate Capital. Karen Fiorentino, partner at Fiorentino Law Firm, will moderate a conversation regarding pricing, underwriting, expectations, loan structures and more.
The event will be held on May 8th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bingham McCutcheon LLP, 399 Park Ave.
Registration: NYCREW Members, $60; CREW chapter members, $95; non-CREW members, $150; and students, $30.
To register for this event, please visit: http://nycrew.org/node/169
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