Lightstone Capital names Lyons head of origination for the Southeast and Central regions

Manhattan, NY Lightstone said that Brad Lyons has joined Lightstone Capital, a real estate debt platform that provides sponsors with flexible, creative and immediate financing solutions. Lyons will serve as head of origination for the Southeast & Central regions.

Lyons comes to Lightstone with experience in the real estate structured finance space including involvement with stabilized, value-add and development projects across all asset classes nationwide. Prior to joining Lightstone, Lyons was co-head of Originations for a New York-based debt fund focused on commercial real estate and asset backed investments. Previously, he invested on behalf of Capital Trust (now Blackstone Mortgage Trust) and New York Life Investment Management.

In his role on the Lightstone Capital team, Lyons is responsible for sourcing and originating senior bridge loans in the $10 million to $150 million range, as well as mezzanine loans and preferred equity investments. He will be working out of New York.

“We are thrilled Brad has joined Lightstone,” said Eugene Rozovsky, senior managing director of Lightstone Capital. “We believe he will be a high-impact addition to our growing team, and expect him to play a significant role in expanding our portfolio and platform.”