Bryan Shaffer
Bryan Shaffer is Principal/Managing Director of George Smith Partners where
he focuses on delivering solutions to address his clients’ real estate capital
requirements. Mr. Shaffer works hard to arrange structured financings for
multifamily and commercial properties, including acquisition, refinance,
construction, bridge and permanent loans. Mr. Shaffer has successfully
structured both debt and equity placements for private entrepreneurs and
institutional clients. He has been able to utilize his prior vast and diverse
experiences in owning, operating, developing commercial real estate to help
him succeed in capital raising for multi-family, affordable, office, retail,
industrial, hospitality, data centers, healthcare/medical and senior facilities
sectors to provide the best options and structure for his clients.
In his career, Mr. Shaffer has been deeply involved in over $8.5 billion in real
estate transactions, including the structuring or arranging over $3 billion of
debt and equity placements and the repositioning and sale of $2 billion of
properties for a Japanese institutional investor, Mitsui Real Estate
Sales/Mitsui Fudosan. His focus is understanding the needs of clients large
and small, so with his team, they can provide the best solution in the market.
Mr. Shaffer closed transactions with every type of capital provider including
Banks, Insurance Companies, Family Offices, Private Equity Firms, Bond
Funds, CTL Lenders, Funds, Community Development Lenders, and
Institutional Investors. He serves on the direct investment committee for
Clearinghouse, CDFI and has advised two family offices.
Prior to serving as a Principal and Managing Director at George Smith
Partners, Mr. Shaffer ran his own global investment advisory company, led
dispositions for the world’s largest real estate owner, created a global trade
association and operated projects for several development firms. He has
served as a contractor for the United States Resolution Trust Corporation
(RTC), as an Expert Witness and California Superior Court Receiver.
George Smith Partners
Principal & Managing Director