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Identifying Investment & Acquisition Opportunities Regionally

Maximizing Returns, mitigating risk & assessing anticipated deal velocity

Greg Boler

Greg Boler

Managing Partner

KMT Partners

Bobby Norwood

Bobby Norwood

Managing Director

JLL Capital Markets

Arnie Capute

Arnie Capute

VP, Investments

Realterm

Emily McClendon
Moderator

Emily McClendon

Partner

Nelson Mullins

Greg Boler

Managing Partner

KMT Partners

Gregory Boler Jr. serves as Managing Partner for KMT Partners LLC (“KMT”). KMT sources and executes unique Industrial Development opportunities within primary and emerging markets across the East Coast. For most of his career, Greg has focused on the Industrial & Logistics Sector and has nearly 15 years of commercial real estate experience. Over his career, Mr. Boler has sourced and executed more than 15M square feet of development, which is equivalent to $2B of stabilized value.

Prior to founding KMT, Greg served as Managing Director of the Eastern Region for Bridge Logistics Properties (“BLP”), the Logistics Value-Add and Development Arm of Bridge Investment Group. Before BLP, Greg served as a Logistics Group Partner at Transwestern Development Company (TDC), a private national development platform founded by principals of Ridge Property Trust and TDC. From 2019 through 2022, he increased the development pipeline growth from 3M square feet to 8M square feet in the Eastern and Central Pennsylvania Market. From 2016 to 2018, Greg was instrumental in supporting the East Region’s growth from Florida, including two markets, to seven markets within five states. The development team’s deployment increased from $50M to $330M. Greg began his career at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) within the Project and Development Services. While at JLL, Greg managed over 4M SF of build-to-suit development for Industrial, Multifamily, and Retail clients. Greg received his Master of Science in Commercial Real Estate from Georgia State University and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, where he was a walk-on Four Year Letterman Linebacker.

Arnie Capute

VP, Investments

Realterm

Mr. Capute is responsible for sourcing, negotiating and closing acquisition opportunities for

Realterm in the Southeastern region of the United States.  Mr. Capute holds a BA from Williams

College.

Emily McClendon

Moderator

Nelson Mullins

Emily focuses her practice on commercial real estate and development. Emily represents a full range of the participants in commercial real estate transactions, including developers as well as buyers and vendors of commercial, institutional, and industrial real estate.

She frequently acts for developers of residential, retail, and office development projects, from assembly and acquisition of land through the development and subdivision approval process, lease-up, and sale.

Emily advises many clients with respect to municipal and land use planning issues, including the use and development of land and eminent domain.

Asset Management, Building Upgrades & Filling Existing Vacancy

Tenant expectations, retention, cost effective improvements and driving leasing activity for existing assets

Charles Pinkham

Charles Pinkham

EVP, Industrial

Portman Holdings

Kent Mason

Kent Mason

SVP, Market Officer

Prologis

David Kaplan

David Kaplan

VP, Asset Management

Stonemont Financial

Kyle Holbrook

Kyle Holbrook

Regional Vice President

FCL Builders

Alec Kinard
Moderator

Alec Kinard

CEO

Graydaze

Charles Pinkham

EVP, Industrial

Portman Holdings

Bringing nearly two decades of experience to Portman Industrial, Charles is responsible for sourcing, structuring and executing industrial development projects across the United States, overseeing a team of Regional Vice Presidents and Market Leaders. With Portman Industrial, Charles is focused on regional, multi-market logistics facilities in key transportation corridors serving major population centers, port-centric developments in gateway markets and strategic inland inter-modals, and e-commerce centers including regional, metro, and last-mile facilities critical to the commerce ecosystem of clients.

In previous roles with Portman, Charles was responsible for nearly four million square feet of office, hotel, retail and mixed-use projects representing over $2 billion in capital. Before joining Portman Holdings, he worked with WestWind Capital Partners on the asset management team managing a multi-billion-dollar Trophy Office and Class A retail portfolio. Charles graduated with honors from the University of Georgia.

David Kaplan

VP, Asset Management

Stonemont Financial

David joined Stonemont Financial Group in 2022 and is focused on asset management of the firm’s industrial properties, primarily speculative developments in Florida and Georgia.

Before joining Stonemont, David was a Senior Director at HB Capital Group, a family office, where he created business plans for transitional CRE investments and underwrote new acquisition opportunities. Prior to HB, David spent nearly 8 years at Starwood Property Trust, where he worked predominantly on an equity investment team directly acquiring and asset managing a portfolio of diversified CRE assets totaling 3MM+ SF valued in excess of $400MM. During his time at Starwood, David also supported the CMBS investment team underwriting new issue conduit loans and the lending segment with a CLO securitization.

David graduated from Florida State University with Bachelor of Science degrees in Finance and Real Estate and holds a Master of Science in Real Estate from the University of Florida. David and his wife, Victoria, live in Atlanta with their son, Logan, and dog Opie. In his free time, David enjoys exploring the great outdoors with his family, cycling, and photography.

Kyle Holbrook

Regional Vice President

FCL Builders

Kyle Holbrook leads FCL’s efforts across the Southeastern U.S., overseeing our Atlanta and Tampa/Orlando offices and project teams working across multiple states. He brings to the role a unique combination of construction expertise, knowledge of diverse topographies, deep relationships, and extensive experience in logistics and industrial engineering.

Throughout his career, Kyle has held a variety of roles. He began in pre-construction as an estimator and worked his way up to senior project manager, before transitioning into business leadership and his current position as Regional Vice President.

Kyle’s project experience encompasses the successful delivery of over 10 million square feet of industrial space. His portfolio ranges from highly specialized warehouses & distribution centers to business parks and government buildings. He was instrumental to the FCL team engaged on the largest build-to-suit industrial project in the Atlanta metropolitan area, recognized as NAIOP Georgia’s Industrial Development Deal of the Year.

Construction, Development & Design of Leasable New-Builds

Building quality, cost conscious spaces at the scale to compete in the market today

Steven McCraney

Steven McCraney

President & CEO

McCraney Property Co.

John Hobart

John Hobart

Managing Director, Industrial

Crescent Communities

Eric Labbe

Eric Labbe

Vice President

Inco Group

Daniela Villagran

Daniela Villagran

Team Lead / Arquitecta

HFA

Kevin Franz

Kevin Franz

Business Development Manager

Nucor Insulated Panel Group

Jason Holland
Moderator

Jason Holland

Senior Vice President

Avison Young

Steven McCraney

President & CEO

McCraney Property Co.

Steven E. McCraney, President & CEO of McCraney Property Company, has offices

in West Palm Beach, Orlando, FL. and Charlotte, NC. A self-made entrepreneur, he

and his team have developer of Industrial/distribution and office-flex properties.

Additionally, the company has developed and operated some 24 company-owned fuel

properties within the Florida markets. The company's present active Industrial /

distribution developments in South Florida, Orlando (Central Florida), Charlotte

and Atlanta total 6,600,000 sf for 2017 / 2018.

Mr. McCraney is an active member of The Florida Council of 100, The Orange Bowl

Committee, NAIOP’s National Board of Directors, and past President of NAIOP

South Florida. National Real Estate Investor magazine acknowledged McCraney to

its Top 50 list of US Industrial Developers for 2017. He was Developer of the Year

for Central Florida in 2013, 2014 and 2016. He was the former Chairman of the

YPO Florida, and serves on its Southern US Executive Board. He serves on the

University of Florida’s Bergstrom Real Estate Advisory Board, Place of Hope

Children's Charity, Villanova University DiLella Center for Real Estate, and was

honored by the South Florida Business Journal as an Ultimate CEO. He holds the

CCIM Designation and is a delegate member of SIOR.

Mr. McCraney earned his degree from Villanova University, Villanova,

Pennsylvania, and has completed additional post graduate work at Harvard

Business School and Duke University.

He is an active alpine mountain climber, having scaled many of the world’s tallest

peaks for Children’s Charity "Place of Hope". Recent climbs include: The Avenue of

Volcanos, Cayambe, Ecuador 19,000', Elbrus, Russia – 18,510', Aconcagua,

Argentina-22,241', Kilimanjaro-Tanzania, Africa-19,340', Mt. Rainier14,411', the

Grand Canyon 48 Mile-24 Hour Challenge, and ran the Marine Corp Marathon –

Washington, DC.

John Hobart

Managing Director, Industrial

Crescent Communities

John Hobart joined Crescent Communities in 2025 and currently serves as Managing Director of industrial. John is responsible for leading the industrial initiatives across Georgia and Florida and growing the AXIAL brand development platform.

John brings more than a decade of multifaceted experience in industrial real estate, with a track record that spans development, brokerage, and large-scale portfolio management. Prior to joining Crescent Communities, he served as director of industrial development at Greystar, where he helped grow the firm’s industrial footprint across Georgia and Tennessee. Prior to that, Hobart worked as a broker with KBC Advisors, advising clients on strategic site selection and deal structuring, and also held senior operational roles with Link Industrial Properties and Seefried Industrial Properties.

Eric Labbe

Vice President

Inco Group

Eric Labbe is Vice President of Operations for Inco Group, LLC a privately held Design

Build General Contractor specializing in industrial construction assisting clients across

the Southeast. In his role, Eric is responsible for leading teams from design through

construction of major manufacturing and speculative industrial projects. During his time

with Inco Group, LLC Eric has been involved with multiple high level manufacturing

projects that support the Hyundai Meta plant in Bryon County and the QCells plant in

Bartow County respectively. Prior to joining Inco Group, LLC Eric was a Project

Executive for Carroll Daniel Construction’s Industrial division where he was responsible

for the development of a multiphase speculative industrial project that consisted of 5

buildings and over 2 million square feet. Eric is a licensed general contractor and can

be found promoting Inco at networking events across the southeast. Eric received a

BBA in Finance from Georgia state and currently resides in the West Georgia area with

his Wife Jessica and Twin Daughters Gabriella and Isabella.

Daniela Villagran

Team Lead / Arquitecta

HFA

Daniela Villagran is Team Lead for the Industrial + Logistics team, where she is spearheading the group’s expansion into Mexico through relationship-driven business development. Born and raised in Mexico City, she brings cultural fluency and a people-first approach to building long-term partnerships with clients and collaborators. Over eight years in practice, Daniela has guided teams of varying sizes across industrial and retail project types, contributing to multiple projects ranging from distribution centers to advanced manufacturing buildings. With a degree in Architecture (2018), she combines technical rigor and QC oversight with a knack for connecting stakeholders, understanding needs at different scales, and converting opportunities into lasting client relationships. Her leadership centers on trust, clarity, and follow-through—strengthening client outcomes while growing the Industrial + Logistics footprint across Mexico.

Kevin Franz

Business Development Manager

Nucor Insulated Panel Group

With over 31 years of experience in architecture and the past 24 of those as a registered architect, Kevin has worked on a diversified collection of projects, including the urban high-rise, retail, healthcare, multi-family, and major industrial building types. Kevin’s role at the Nucor Insulated Panel Group is to combine his experience as an architect and his technical knowledge of the insulated metal panel to provide an unprecedented level of project support. Design assistance, specification development, product research, and installation training are several of the adaptable roles that Kevin provides while ensuring the smooth management and successful completion of the design intent.

Jason Holland

Moderator

Avison Young

Jason Holland has been in the real estate industry since 2003. He has successfully represented a variety of institutional and local clients in Metro Atlanta and across the Southeast.

Jason is a recipient of the Phoenix Award with Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors Million Dollar Club and he was the 2019 President of the Georgia CCIM Chapter. Jason currently services on both the Governance and Regional Activities Sub-Committee for The CCIM Institute.

Jason is a Certified Commercial Investment Member, a member of the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors, the Georgia Association of Realtors as well as the National Association of Realtors. Mr. Holland is also a 2021 graduate of the CCIM Institute’s JWL Leadership Academy. He also spends his time volunteering with the MedShare, and Perimeter Church in Johns Creek, GA.

Jason attended the University of Georgia and graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor’s of Arts. He and his wife live in Peachtree Corners, Georgia.

Fireside Chat: Impact of Data Center Boom on the Industrial Development

Influence on site availability, valuations and construction pricing

Alex Kang

Alex Kang

VP, Acquisitions

Legacy Investing

Eddie Slay

Eddie Slay

Vice President

RC Andersen

Nick Campbell
Moderator

Nick Campbell

VP

Gordon Highlander

Eddie Slay

Vice President

RC Andersen

Joining RC Andersen in 2024 as Vice President, Eddie Slay brings with him a proven track record with over 30 years of successful construction projects across Southeastern United States. His experience in cities such as Memphis, Nashville, Atlanta, Savannah, Orlando, and Miami provides him with extensive insights into the various site conditions and limitations that can be encountered throughout the region. With this deep understanding of the different markets, Eddie positions himself as a key partner to his clients in their pursuits across the Southeast.

Leveraging his regional expertise, Eddie has developed a reliable network of subcontractors which ensures highly efficient and successful outcomes. Having established strong relationships with clients and subcontractors, along with a reputation as an industry expert, he will lead RC Andersen’s expansion into the Southeastern US market.

Eddie and his wife, Stacey, reside in the Northeast Georgia mountains, where he enjoys outdoor activities, trout fishing, and spending time with his eight grandkids.

Nick Campbell

Moderator

Gordon Highlander

As Vice President at Gordon Highlander, Nick brings over 25 years of construction industry experience and a strong commitment to operational excellence. He oversees the DFW market, leads strategic growth initiatives, and drives client engagement with a results-oriented approach that reflects the company’s core values.

Nick has successfully delivered projects across industrial, corporate interiors, and ground-up sectors, earning a reputation for building lasting relationships with clients, trade partners, and design teams. A proud Texas A&M graduate, he is also passionate about mentoring emerging professionals and championing continuous improvement across all areas of the business.

Why You Should Attend the Industrial Southeast Summit

What You'll Learn: 

  • Which markets are investors finding acquisition value in given current supply and cost basis dynamics?

  • How are investors minimizing risk and maximizing opportunity through the deals they pull the trigger on?

  • How are equity expectations shifting the deals being pursued in the Sun Belt region?

  • What strategies are proving effective in aligning with tenant demand with a focus on retention for existing assets?

  • What building improvements are commonly being pursued to better compete with new build activity?

  • How is new construction providing quality, leasable spaces at cost in the current environment?

  • What scale trends are manifesting in new activity to ensure underwriting success and efficient leasing timelines?

  • How are national policy decisions impacting shipping volume to the region's key ports?

  • What impact on demand can be anticipated from future federal onshoring initiatives?

Who You'll Network With At This Discussion: Industrial Owners, Developers, Investors, Government and Economic Development Professionals, Brokers, Financial Institutions, Architects, Contractors, Designers, Lawyers, .

How You'll Do More Business From Attending This CRE Event: Join industry leaders as they discuss the current development and investment outlook on industrial, logistics, and manufacturing assets in the Carolinas and the Deep South. Gain insights growing on industrial submarkets, cooling industrial submarkets, and future forecasting of what demand for these spaces will look like.

Why You Should Attend This Session: Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to identify opportunities, build your network and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than us.
 

For questions, recommendations, comments or press inquiries please email our event producer, Brandon Elsasser at brandon.elsasser@bisnow.com. To request disability-related accommodations, please contact  ariel.fromm@bisnow.com no later than seven business days prior to the event.

Venue

Twelve Midtown
361 17th Street
Atlanta, GA 30363

Ballroom: Ballroom
Floor: Ground floor separated from the hotel entrance


Self-Parking: Atlantic Station Public Parking (1380 Atlantic Dr)
Park near Lots 10 or 16 brings you directly to the Hotel Entrance

Parking Rates
0-2 Hours Free
2-3 Hours $5
3-4 Hours $8

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Agenda

Time Activity
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
Pre-Event Networking, Registration & Breakfast
1:00 PM
1:30 PM
Fireside Chat: Impact of Data Center Boom on the Industrial Development

-Influence on site availability, valuations and construction pricing

1:30 PM
2:15 PM
Identifying Investment & Acquisition Opportunities Regionally

-Maximizing returns, mitigating risk & assessing anticipated deal velocity

2:15 PM
2:30 PM
Brief Networking Break
2:30 PM
3:15 PM
Asset Management, Building Upgrades & Filling Existing Vacancy

-Tenant expectations, retention, cost effective improvements and driving leasing activity for existing assets

3:15 PM
4:00 PM
Construction, Development & Design of Leasable New-Builds

-Building quality, cost conscious spaces at the scale to compete in the market today

4:00 PM
4:30 PM
Closing Networking

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