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Arman Samouk is an Associate Vice President in the Global Institutional Debt Advisory Group, led by Tom Traynor and Tom Rugg. Since joining the group in 2020, Arman has supported the execution of more than $18.0 billion in fixed- and floating-rate transactions, ranging from single assets to large portfolios, across all major asset classes. Arman’s responsibilities include deal management, deal support, financial modeling, preparation of presentation materials, due diligence as well as interfacing with the lending community and clients.

The Global Institutional Debt Advisory Group arranges property-level financing for institutional investors and owners of institutional real estate. The group covers all asset classes (data center, industrial, multifamily, office, self-storage, retail, hospitality, life science, healthcare, etc.), geographies (including international) and execution types (CMBS, bank balance sheet, life insurance company, government agency and debt fund).

  • Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia College, Bachelor of Arts in Financial Economics

  • Member, Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY)
  • NY Real Estate Salesperson License (#10401368968)

Deal Name Clients Location Asset Class Type Loan Amount
Terminal Warehouse L&L Holding Co. / Columbia Property Trust / Confidential Financial Client / Allianz New York, NY Office Renovation $1.250B
Project Solar Blackstone Various Multifamily Refinance $1.075B
Project Monster Affinius Northern Virginia Data Center Construction $530,000,000
One Park Avenue Vornado Realty Trust / CPP Investments New York, NY Office Refinance $525,000,000
Haus25 Veris Residential Jersey City, NJ Multifamily Refinance $343,100,000
Two Blue Slip Brookfield Properties New York NY Multifamily Refinance $337,500,000
South End Life Science Campus Blackstone Boston, MA Life Science Acquisition $332,000,000
The Gateways Onyx Equities / Taconic Capital / Axonic / Garrison Investment Group Newark, NJ Office Refinance $325,000,000
Project Smile Investcorp Various Multifamily Refinance $323,600,000
Project Watt Blackstone Northern Virginia Data Center Acquisition $318,500,000
55 Hudson Tishman Speyer Jersey City, NJ Multifamily Construction $300,000,000
Denver/Boulder Industrial Portfolio Starwood Capital Group Denver, CO Industrial Acquisition $263,000,000
Greater Philadelphia Industrial Portfolio Partners Group / MRP Realty Philadelphia, PA Industrial Acquisition $171,000,000
Hudson Crossing Industrial Park Partners Group / Onyx Equities Rockland County, NY Industrial Acquisition $164,600,000
StorQuest Self-Storage Portfolio CBRE Investment Management / William Warren Group Various Self-Storage Acquisition $114,000,000
325 Hudson Street DivcoWest New York, NY Office Acquisition $112,000,000
345 Seventh Avenue Empire Capital Holdings / Namdar Realty New York, NY Office Acquisition $85,000,000

  • Affinius Capital
  • Allianz Real Estate
  • American Real Estate Partners
  • Arcapita
  • Arden Group
  • Blackstone
  • Brookfield Properties
  • CBRE Investment Management
  • Columbia Property Trust
  • CPP Investments
  • DivcoWest
  • Etude Capital
  • Harrison Street Asset Management
  • Investcorp
  • KKR & Co., Inc.
  • L&L Holding Company
  • Northland
  • North Palisade Partners
  • Oxford Properties Group
  • Partners Group
  • Spartan Investment Group
  • Starwood Capital Group
  • TA Realty
  • T5 Data Centers
  • Tishman Speyer
  • Vanbarton Group
  • Veris Residential
  • Vornado Realty Trust
  • Wentworth Property Company

Global Institutional Debt Advisory Group

The Global Institutional Debt Advisory Group was formed in 2016 by Tom Traynor and James Millon[1], who joined from Deutsche Bank, and is currently led by industry veterans and debt experts Tom Traynor and Tom Rugg, another Deutsche Bank alumnus. The team specializes in arranging complex financing solutions for its clients. The team sits in New York City and represents a wide array of institutional investors and owners of institutional real estate.

Since joining CBRE in 2016, the Group has arranged over $65 billion in property-level financings for its clients. Mr. Traynor and Mr. Rugg's experience as principal lenders, having structured capital stacks for many of the industry’s top participants, informs the Group’s ability to advise for its clients today.

The Global Institutional Debt Advisory Group is unique as it serves its clients as advisors, bankers and transaction managers on some of the largest and most complex loans in the market. The Group covers all asset classes (Office, Industrial, Multifamily, Data Center, Life Sciences, Retail, Self-Storage, Hospitality, Healthcare, etc.), geographies (including International) and execution types (CMBS, Bank Balance Sheet, Life Insurance Company, Debt Fund and Agency). The Group’s deep relationships with Commercial and Regional banks, Life Insurance Companies, GSEs, Wall Street & Investment Banks, CMBS lenders, Debt Funds, Mortgage REITs, Sovereign Wealth Funds, and Pension Funds allow the Group to provide its clients with direct lines to capital in delivering creative and efficient financing solutions. The Global Institutional Debt Advisory Group augments its platform and reach through its strategic partnerships with many of CBRE’s top-performing professionals across the globe, ensuring superior client service and outcomes.

[1] James Millon currently serves as President of Debt & Structured Finance at CBRE.

 

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Transactions Since 2016

For the Year Ending 2025

  • $65B+

    total CBRE volume

  • 225+

    total deals closed at CBRE

  • $296MM

    average deal size at CBRE

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Transaction Map

Significant Assignments

245 Park Avenue
245 Park Avenue
$1,768,000,000
Acquisition
New York, NY
Office
Project Defender
Project Defender
$1,700,000,000
Acquisition
Various
Industrial
Project Falcon
Project Falcon
$1,630,000,000
Refinance
Various
Industrial
Project Newport
Project Newport
$1,433,000,000
Acquisition
Various
Industrial
Terminal Warehouse
Terminal Warehouse
$1,250,000,000
Refinance
New York, NY
Office
Project Solar
Project Solar
$1,075,000,000
Refinance
Various
Multifamily
28 Liberty Street
28 Liberty Street
$1,025,000,000
Refinance
New York, NY
Office
St. John's Terminal
St. John's Terminal
$972,600,000
Construction
New York, NY
Office
Space Center Portfolio
Space Center Portfolio
$910,000,000
Acquisition
Various
Industrial
Logistics Portfolio
Logistics Portfolio
$896,000,000
Refinancing
Various
Industrial
Infill Logistics Portfolio
Infill Logistics Portfolio
$740,000,000
Acquisition
United States
Industrial
Terminal Stores
Terminal Stores
$647,000,000
Acquisition
New York, NY
Office
Seaport Labs
Seaport Labs
$575,000,000
Construction
Boston, MA
Office & Life Science
Black Rock
Black Rock
$558,000,000
Acquisition
New York, NY
Office
345 Park Avenue South
345 Park Avenue South
$540,000,000
Acquisition & Renovation
New York, NY
Office & Life Science
One Park Avenue
One Park Avenue
$525,000,000
Refinancing
New York, NY
Office
hudson-commons
Hudson Commons
$507,000,000
Acquisition
New York, NY
Office
655 New York
655 New York
$494,000,000
Refinancing
Washington, DC
Office & Retail
1440 Broadway
1440 Broadway
$399,000,000
Refinancing
New York, NY
Office
South End Life Science Campus
South End Life Science Campus
$332,000,000
Acquisition & Conversion
Boston, MA
Life Science

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  • Tom Traynor, CFA

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