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Please join some of the leading figures in National and Dallas real estate for a real-time look at the state of the real estate market.
- What does the capital landscape look like nationally and what markets are attractive to investment?
- When will construction financing return?
- What lies ahead for the CMBS market?
- When will equity waiting on the sidelines be deployed and into what asset classes?
- What are the current positions on office building acquisitions, and will
decisions be focused mainly on job creation?
- What impact will the resolution of distressed assets have on the capital markets in the next few years, if any?
- What Dallas submarkets have shown strength through the downturn
Join us for an important discussion at a critical time for the region's economy.
Monday, May 16th 2011
Westin Galleria
13340 Dallas Parkway
Dallas, TX 75240
Agenda
| 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM |
Breakfast & Schmooze |
| 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM |
National Outlook |
| 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM |
Regional Outlook |
| 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM |
Post-Event Networking
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Andy Smith
Chairman/CEO
L&B Realty
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| Andy is the senior exec responsible for strategic management and is one of the firm's two principals. He joined L&B in 1981. The firm currently has $3.9B under management. |
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Jeff Swope
Founder/CEO
Champion Partners
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| Jeff has been responsible for the acquisition, development, financing, leasing, and asset management of 50M SF of office, industrial, and retail space valuing $3B. He founded Champion in '91 and has led its growth to a nationwide developer and investor of office, industrial, and retail properties. He is also on the Board of Directors of Piedmont Office Realty Trust. |
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Mark Gibson
Executive Managing Director
HFF
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| Mark is one of HFF's founding partners and as part of its four-person Executive Committee is responsible for overall direction of the firm's 18 offices nationwide. His representative assigments include a $2.2B multi-state property sale for Crow Holdings Fund III, a $1.2B property sale for EOP Austin, and the $1B recapitalization of Victory Park in Dallas. |
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Greg Kraus
Senior Director
Invesco
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| Greg heads Invesco's acquisition group. Invesco is one of the largest global investment managers with $642B of assets under management at the end of March 2011. Greg has served in both a portfolio management and acquisition role with the firm. |
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Bob Mohr
Chairman/CEO
Mohr Partners
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| Mohr Partners is a large US-based tenant/corporate services firms with 20 offices and over 200 associates. The 25-year-old firm provides global portfolio account management services, including transaction management, strategic planning, project management and lease administration services for over 14,000 client locations. In 2010, Mohr Partners completed 2,500 commercial real estate transactions. Bob is also founder of Mohr Capital, a specialized corporate real estate financing group. |
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John Zogg
Managing Director
Crescent Real Estate Equities
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| John is managing director of leasing for Crescent's Dallas, Fort Worth, and Denver Class A office assets. Crescent owns and manages, through subsidiaries and joint ventures, 17M SF of office properties, luxury hotels and residential developments primarily in the southwest US. Crescent's Dallas portfolio includes The Crescent Office Towers, Fountain Place and Trammell Crow Center. |
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Steve Everbach
Regional Director
JLL
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| Steve has completed 7M SF of transactions representing $1B. He is responsible for JLL's Leasing and Management operations for the DFW area. He founded Evergreen Realty Partners and directed $85M of developments from '04 to '09, when he joined JLL. |
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Jack Eimer
President, Central Region
Transwestern
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Jack serves on Transwestern's board of directors and directs the Central region's industrial and office development and build-to-suit activities. He has been in CRE since 1973 and previously was EVP of Portman Properties. There he was responsible for all commercial operations and was project director for the development of One Peachtree Center, a 1.2M SF 60-story high-rise in Atlanta.
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Kevin Brands
Managing Principal
Holt Lunsford Commercial
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Holt Lunsford has an office portfolio totaling 4M SF throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth market. Kevin's responsibilities include leading the office team in leasing, property management, development, and acquisitions of office buildings throughout the Texas markets. Prior to joining Holt Lunsford, Kevin was a partner with CMD Realty Investors. He expanded CMD's presence in Texas to 18 office buildings in Dallas totaling 3M SF, as well as 4M SF in Houston, Austin, and San Antonio.
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Ron Holmes
Principal
Holmes Firm PC
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| Ron has been practicing law since 1974 and has been lead counsel for all types of real estate and all kinds of transactions. His practice encompasses a broad range of clients, including the representation of domestic and foreign developers, investors, and lenders. |
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William A. Kramer
Executive Chairman
Republic Title
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| Bill has been in the title business in the DFW Metroplex since 1972. Prior to his title insurance career, he practiced law with the firm of Johnson, Bromberg, Leeds & Riggs in Dallas. Republic Title is the largest commercial title operation in the Metroplex with offices in Dallas and Fort Worth and over 150 associates dedicated exclusively to handling commercial transactions throughout the country. |
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