Sunday, October 1, 2017

George Smith Partneers Continues Its Expansion With the Addition of Commercial Real Estate Veteran Alina Mardesich

  
Alina Mardesich
LOS ANGELES, CA – Commercial real estate investment banking firm George Smith Partners is growing rapidly. On the heels of announcing two new Co-Managing Directors, as well as two new VP appointments, the firm has announced the addition of industry veteran Alina Mardesich as Senior Vice President.

Shahin Yazdi
“We have assembled a team of talent that is enviable in the market,” says Shahin Yazdi, a Principal and Co-Managing Director of the firm alongside Principal Jonathan Lee.  

“Alina has more than 25 years of expertise in commercial real estate finance and a strong background in loan originations, deepening our firm’s capabilities in a sector where we already have a stronghold.”

According to Yazdi, “George Smith Partners is building from a place of strength, which translates to tremendous benefits to our clients and colleagues.  

"As we increase both our team size and our geographic reach, we are able to draw upon our track record of diverse structuring experience and vast lender relationships in order to both uphold and exceed expectations as we look to the future of the market.”

Mardesich, who will join George Smith Partners as a Senior Vice President this month, is key to this future growth, according to Lee.

“The capital markets sector requires deep knowledge and proficiency from each and every professional, which makes each individual who joins our firm crucially important,” Lee explains.


Jonathan Lee
With a tenured career spanning several key positions with firms such as Archon Group, Fremont Investment & Loan, and U.S. Bank, among others, Mardesich possesses a disciplined and proficient ability to understand and navigate complex opportunities in order to secure competitive financing for assets of all product types.

“With my experience in the industry, including an excellent relationship with GSP for more than 20 years, being an intermediary between capital sources and owners, operators and developers seeking financing strategies is a natural next step for me,” Mardesich says.  

“Having the ability to do that at George Smith Partners delivers a full range of solutions to my clients, while providing me with an entrepreneurial environment that is both supportive and motivating.”

Prior to joining George Smith Partners, Mardesich served as a Senior Advisor to Oaktree Capital Management, where she arranged financing for value-add and transitional assets throughout the West Coast.  During her career, she has arranged more than $2.5 billion in financing. 

Mardesich holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Real Estate and Finance from the University of Southern California.

For more information on this press release, please contact:

Katie Clendening / Miki Akil
Brower, Miller & Cole
(949) 955-7940


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