Rachael Sery serves as the Head of Capital Markets Operations at George Smith Partners, where she leads initiatives to enhance the firm's value to clients and reinforce its position as a market leader during this dynamic period of growth. She is responsible for directing and managing the firm's technology initiatives and dedicated team, oversees training and standards for all employees, and co-leads recruitment efforts.

As Managing Director, she actively originates and executes debt and equity placements across the United States, with a focus on structured finance. Rachael brings specialized expertise in esoteric financings, including EB5, tax credits, and back-of-house leverage. She has a background in hospitality financing and dedicates significant time to clients in that sector, serving as the firm's in-house hospitality expert. Over her career, she has arranged over $5 billion in total project capitalizations across debt and equity markets.

She structures creative, full-capital stack solutions across large-scale development or heavy repositioning opportunities, providing clients with innovative financing strategies.

Rachael began her career at a buyside advisory firm, focusing on net-leased properties and consulting on more than $400 million in commercial acquisitions, primarily in retail and industrial sectors. She further developed expertise during her tenure in the JLL Capital Markets debt & equity placement group, where she worked with institutional clients and gained insights into market trends and international capital.

Having previously been instrumental at GSP, Rachael has returned in this expanded leadership role, bringing fresh perspective and deep understanding of the capital markets landscape.

When not working, she enjoys spending time with family in nature, traveling to new countries, and learning Torah.

Crystal Lofing is a partner in our Century City office's real estate group whose practice involves multiple facets of real estate transactions, specifically including acquisitions and dispositions (including note purchases and subsequent foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure processes and negotiations), commercial leasing, real estate joint venture agreements, ground lease and development transactions and other documents relating to the ongoing operation and management of commercial property, including easements, covenants, conditions and restrictions, property management and brokerage agreements. She represents landlords, tenants, sellers, buyers, developers and other real estate users, ranging from entrepreneurial individuals and entities to real estate investment trusts and other highly sophisticated institutional investors.