Benjamin Finley Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Los Angeles

• Recruited, trained and developed the team responsible for all aspects of April Housing’s capital markets transactionactivity, including sourcing, underwriting, negotiating, financing and closing of property and.
• Introduced and integrated adaptive technology and companywide procedures to identify, report, approve and closevarious transactions across departments, executive leadership and the Blackstone asset management team.
• Successfully achieved portfolio simplification strategies, requiring the disposition or exit from more than 195communities that totaled 17,800 units and $1.4B in sales proceeds.
• Served as a member of the executive leadership team, which developed a new companywide culture and rebrandedApril Housing as a national operator, with a responsibility for affordable housing preservation.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Identified properties suitable for investment by funds sponsored by Richman Community Capital.
• Provided assistance in closing identified properties, meeting with investors and responding to questions relating tofund and individual investments.
• Served in all aspects of investment acquisition, including site selection, due-diligence collection and review, financialanalysis, budgeting, contract negotiation, consultant management and investment package.
• Assisted with all fundraising efforts for existing and future funds.
• Developed and maintained relationships with multi-family owners and brokers throughout various markets nationally.
• Coordinated and secured debt required to close each acquisition.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Managed an acquisitions team responsible for meeting fund deployment and financing goals.
• Sourced, negotiated, and closed 80 transactions that totaled 8,500 units and $1.8 billion in real estate in four funds.
• Oversaw sourcing fully marketed and off-market opportunities for direct acquisition and joint ventures with companypartners.
• Collected and deciphered due-diligence materials, accurately modeled historic and projected performance and tailoredproperty-level business plans that met fund strategies.
• Worked closely with transaction counsel for timely and effective negotiation and execution of contracts, documents andagreements among multiple parties.
• Prepared and presented investment memos for investment committee approval or denial.

Irvine, California, United States

El Segundo, California, United States

Glendale, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States