Vice President, Acquisitions
Greater St. Louis Area
Ryan has been with The Michelson Organization for 15 years and is responsible for identifying new multifamily real estate acquisitions and securing debt and equity financing of commercial real estate with a specialization in multifamily rental housing in locations across the country. Ryan has been directly responsible for sourcing and closing the acquisition of $850 million in income producing multifamily assets across 18 properties totaling 5,481 units along with additional transaction experience including mortgage refinancings and partnership recapitalizations totaling $94 million and dispositions totaling $322 million for a Total Transaction History of over $1.2 billon.Ryan is directly involved in all facets of every transaction including deal sourcing, price and contract negotiation, detailed financial analysis and due diligence, arranging debt financing, sourcing equity financing, and organizing and negotiating complex ownership structures. Ryan has worked with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD/FHA, regional and national banks, life insurance companies, and CMBS debt providers. Ryan has placed equity with many institutional and private capital providers and also played an important role in the formation of a programmatic real estate joint venture and a $300M closed-end discretionary fund. Ryan graduated Summa Cum Laude from The University of Missouri – Columbia in 2007 with a triple concentration in Finance & Banking, Real Estate, and Economics. Ryan is a licensed Missouri Real Estate Broker.