Bill Leffler is a Senior Vice President for CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance Group. Mr. Leffler focuses on multifamily equity and structured finance transactions for new construction, renovation/repositions, acquisitions, partnership buy-outs and deals in any form of transition.
Prior to working exclusively with the multifamily group, Mr. Leffler spent nine years with the commercial side of the Debt & Structured Finance Group, with specific duties including arranging transactions involving high leverage senior loans, mezzanine debt, preferred equity and joint venture partnerships, primarily for for-rent and for-sale residential mixed-use urban infill developments. The transaction sizes ranged from $15 million to $166 million.
Prior to CBRE, Mr. Leffler was a Vice President at Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, where he arranged structured finance transactions involving senior loans, mezzanine debt and joint venture equity, primarily for condominium conversions and retail developments. He began his real estate career with Arthur Andersen & Co.’s real estate and business valuation group in Washington, D.C. He also worked with Chadwick, Saylor & Co., a boutique pension fund real estate advisory firm in Atlanta.
Education
- Bachelors of Business Administration, Tulane University
- Masters of Business in Finance, The University of Texas, Austin
Professional Affiliations/Accreditations
- Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, Georgia
- Real Estate Investment Advisory Council (REIAC), Board of Directors
- Real Estate Group of Atlanta (REGA), Member, Past President and Treasurer
Philanthropy
- Night of Hope, a fundraising organization dedicated to ALS research
