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Timothy J. Lebold
Principal
Lebold Saha Asset Management LLC

Timothy J. Lebold graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance. Upon graduation Mr. Lebold joined Prudential Securities (now Prudential Equity Group) where he was an Equity Associate. Working closely with the research department and sales traders, Mr. Lebold advised major institutions such as T. Rowe Price and Morgan Stanley. Following two years with Prudential Securities, Mr. Lebold joined a small, growing technology company in suburban Philadelphia. As the Director of Business Development, Mr. Lebold traveled the globe developing relationships and creating offerings for global technology innovators such as Qualcomm, Nokia and Symbian. While at NSTL, Mr. Lebold was responsible for new business development, managing a large service team and developing new offerings to service the ever-changing wireless industry.

After NSTL, Mr. Lebold left to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors and manage a growing investment portfolio. At that time, Mr. Lebold was managing his own, relatively large, equity and real estate portfolio. The portfolio has since grown into a variety of investment vehicles that have been investing in equities, fixed income securities, high yield bonds, real estate and privately owned businesses.

Q: How has your strategy changed as a result of the credit crisis? Have you expanded/narrowed your acquisition criteria? If so, to what, and why?
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Gary Brandeis
Managing Director
f|b Capital Partners

Mr. Brandeis has more than 19 years of commercial real estate experience. His career has included senior level and partnership positions with Lincoln Property Company, Sage Real Estate Group, and Meridian Realty Advisors. Mr. Brandeis’ experience and expertise includes development, finance, acquisitions, dispositions, asset management, and joint ventures. Mr. Brandeis was also the founder and managing partner of PropertyLogic LLC, an innovative real estate technology company that has won numerous awards including the Digital Innovation Award given by the Realcomm Conference. He started his career in public accounting with Price Waterhouse. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.S. in Accounting from The Smeal College of Business of The Pennsylvania State University. Mr. Brandeis concentrates on generating and executing new business in the real estate sector.

f|b Capital Partners, L.P. is a Philadelphia-based private investment partnership co-founded by Michael C. Forman, a veteran investment professional with more than 20 years of experience in private equity and real estate.  f|b made its first investment in early 2003 and has since deployed over $500 million.

Q: As a company, tell me about the niche you have carved out for yourself and how you feel you are different from the competition. Why do you find this product type more appealing than alternative real estate asset classes? Read the rest of this entry »

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Andrew Eisenstein
Founder & Managing Director
Iron Stone Real Estate

Iron Stone is a group of investment companies with a niche focus on distressed real estate and related assets in the Philadelphia region. Since the mid-1990s, Mr. Eisenstein has completed over $250 million in real estate projects in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.  He takes pride in creating value not only for his investors but also for the communities he works in, by revitalizing distressed and undervalued buildings.

Q: How has your strategy changed as a result of the credit crisis? Have you expanded/narrowed your acquisition criteria? If so, to what, and why?

A: Recently, we are buying first mortgage liens on real estate from banks. We are filling a void for lenders as there are not a lot of buyers for mortgage notes where the underlying collateral needs help. Buying notes was going to be part of our ongoing business with buying development real estate as the other part. As there is no credit for buying real estate, we are focused on buying notes. Read the rest of this entry »

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