Becker joins Highcap as director of finance; to lead new financing division

Michael Becker has joined Manhattan-based investment sales firm, Highcap Group, as the director of finance for their new financing division. Becker has 45 years experience in the real estate finance industry. Prior to Highcap, he was with the nationwide mortgage firm, Sonnenblick- Goldman followed by Donald Zucker Co., Mortgage Corp. of America to manage their New York office and then Winter & Company. Some of the transactions arranged by Becker include $100 million worth of retail loans in New England; $155 million office building in the Washington D.C. area, over $250 million in apartments and office buildings in New Jersey and two office buildings in New York totaling $153 million, one a construction loan and the other permanent financing, two shopping centers in the mid-west for $110,000,000 (construction, mini-permanent) and $54,000,000 for a shopping center in the southeast (construction and mini-permanent). Specializing in debt and equity financing and having long standing institutional and non-conventional lender contacts, Becker will provide creative, personalized financing options at competitive rates to Highcap's clients as well as new customers. Services locally and nationally include: * Acquisition and Development Loans; * Refinancing; * Permanent Loans; * Equity; and * Bridge and Mezzanine Loans.