HFF Dallas hires Coler Yoakam to focus on firm’s net lease initiative

DALLAS, TX – HFF (Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P.) announced today that it has hired Coler Yoakam (top right photo)  as a director in its Dallas office. Mr. Yoakam joins HFF as the firm launches a dedicated single tenant, net lease real estate transactions initiative.

HFF now offers dedicated personnel who assist owners during all stages of an investment life cycle as they provide turnkey solutions for owners in need of investment sales and financing services for their net lease properties.

The brokers spearheading this effort include managing director Mark West, (middle left photo) director Coler Yoakam and associate director Brandon Chavoya (middle right photo).

Mr. Yoakam will focus on implementing the net lease infrastructure and process at HFF as well as playing a key role in the origination and execution of net leased investment sale transactions.

He has five years of experience in net lease investment sales and was most recently employed as a senior associate at Connected Net Lease (affiliated with The Retail Connection).

Prior to Connected Net Lease, Mr. Yoakam was a senior associate at Staubach Capital Markets and prior to that, a manager of business development at Stan Johnson Company.

Mr. Yoakam has a Master of Business Administration from Thunderbird, The American School of International Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Denison University.

“The net lease industry in its current state is highly fragmented and lacks a full-service dedicated intermediary that can provide quality knowledge of capital markets. A singularly focused net lease initiative provides a complimentary service to our clients and is a natural extension of our current business lines.

HFF’s goal is to play an integral role in the net lease business by offering unique and creative solutions on a continuous basis to improve the quality and predictability of the client’s net lease program,” said West.

“Yoakam’s experience in creating marketing and brand management programs for his prior firm, a net lease company, is a perfect match for HFF’s newest initiative and we are excited to have him on board as we embark on this new program ,” added West.

Contacts:

Mark E. West, HFF Managing Director, (214) 265-0880, mwest@hfflp.com
Kristen M. Murphy, HFF Associate Director, Marketing, (713) 852-3500, krmurphy@hfflp.com