Greystone hires three senior executives; Casavant, Carlin and Chisholm

 

 

 

New York, NY Greystone has hired Mike Casavant as a managing director, Ryan Carlin as a director, and JP Chisholm as a director to its Greystone Commercial Capital (GCC) team.

Casavant joins as a managing director and head of credit and underwriting. Prior to Greystone, Casavant was head of underwriting for real estate structured finance at Bank of America Securities, Inc., where he oversaw closing and securitization, with a volume of $40 billion of commercial mortgages. Mike is a graduate of Bentley University.

Carlin joins as a director of capital markets & syndications. Carlin has recently served as vice president of originations at Amherst Capital Management and earlier served as vice president for Cantor Fitzgerald’s CMBS platform. Carlin is a graduate of Eastern Connecticut State University.

Chisholm joins as director of originations, with a focus on agency production, FHA, CMBS, and balance sheet production. Chisholm served as COO of Subsea Environmental Services. Chisholm is a graduate of Columbia University.

Casavant, Carlin and Chisholm report to Jeffrey Lavine, senior managing director and chief operating officer for GCC. Lavine reports to Scott Chisholm and joined the GCC team in September 2022. Levine has more than 30 years of real estate finance experience leading teams across all aspects of commercial real estate, with stints at UBS, and Bear, Stearns & Co. He is a graduate of Tufts University and holds an M.B.A from Columbia Business School. He also received his law degree from Boston University.

GCC also hired Matt Zisler in September 2022. Zisler has more than 20 years’ experience in commercial real estate finance. Zisler joined Greystone as senior managing director focused on structured and preferred equity solutions. Zilser has worked at Heitman, Broe Capital and Ackman Ziff, and is a graduate of Boston College. 

“Greystone Commercial Capital now offers an even deeper bench of institutional capital markets knowledge, relationships, and experience. These additions complement Greystone’s existing franchise,” said Scott Chisholm, president, and chief investment officer of GCC. “The caliber of the GCC team is a testament to Greystone’s commitment to the commercial mortgage structured products business. Together, we will continue to outperform for our clients, including borrowers and capital partners.”