Savanna hires Liang as senior analyst

Savanna, a New York-based real estate private equity and asset management firm, has hired Kevin Liang as a senior analyst. In his new position, Liang will work on acquisitions and asset management including acquisition underwriting, due diligence, financial modeling and deal structuring. "We are thrilled to announce the addition of Kevin Liang as another essential member of the Savanna team. His industry expertise and diligence will certainly complement our strong analytic staff," said Christopher Schlank, a managing partner of Savanna. Prior to joining Savanna, Liang worked as an investment banking analyst in the Global TMT group at Citigroup in New York. At Citigroup, Mr. Liang worked on various transactions including capital markets offerings and advisory assignments for public and private companies within the telecommunication and media sectors "I am excited for the opportunity to be a part of such a successful company and look forward to working with the firm on embracing new challenges to create value within Savanna's portfolio," said Liang. "I look forward to utilizing my prior experience to help build on the success Savanna has already achieved as one of the top real estate private equity firms." Liang graduated magna cum laude from the Stern School of Business at New York University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance.