Matt Ballard

LP - Vice President

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2100 McKinney Ave
Suite 700
Dallas, TX 75201

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Matt Ballard joined the Dallas CBRE Capital Markets in October 2010. Since then, he has executed the origination, structuring and closing of hundreds of transactions totaling over $10 billion with an emphasis on institutional quality assets. Matt and his team represent primarily institutional clients, including some of the top pension fund and private equity investors in the country. Our team is active across North America financing industrial, office, retail, residential and special purpose assets.

Prior to joining Capital Markets, Matt was a member of CBRE GCS contracted to Hudson Americas, LLC,- the asset management arm of Lone Star Funds. While at Hudson, he focused on strategic asset management of their REO asset portfolio including office, industrial, retail and residential development and golf/resort properties. These efforts focused on repositioning foreclosed assets for optimal sale, analysis of commercial bank real estate portfolios, and collateral underwriting for acquisition and disposition of dark real estate portfolios.

Matt also spent over six years with L&B Realty Advisors, a boutique pension fund advisor, as Associate Director. Focused on asset management and acquisitions, he was responsible for originating and underwriting real estate acquisitions valuing over $300 million. Additional responsibilities included direction of all due diligence and underwriting, negotiation of all contracts, legal and loan documentation, oversight of environmental and engineering reviews, and initiating and developing successful business relationships with lenders, developers and joint venture equity partners.

Education

BBA, Finance – Abilene Christian University

Professional Affiliations

Licensed Real Estate Salesperson – Texas
Mortgage Bankers Association
TREC Associate Leadership Council Chair
TREC Programs Chair

Significant Assignments

AMZ Logistics Portfolio - Various
Industrial
$377 million
Mexico Industrial Portfolio - Various
Industrial
$314 million
The Campus @ 3333 - Santa Clara, CA
Office
$310 million
Hall Park Development - Frisco, TX
Mixed-Use
$270 million
Galleria Office Towers - Dallas, TX
Office
$240 million
Texas Urban Logistics Portfolio - Various
Industrial
$135 million

North Bethesda Market - Bethesda, MD
Mixed-Use
$126 million
2100 Powell - Emeryville, CA
Office
$112 million
Brooklyn Logistics Center - Brooklyn, NY
Industrial
$106 million
Bayshore Town Center - Glendale, WI
Mixed-Use
$105 million
The Bowen - Austin, TX
Multifamily
$97 million
Alamo Ranch - San Antonio, TX
Retail
$61 million

Clients

AEW
AIG
Alaska Permanent Fund
Allstate
BentallGreenOak
CalSTRS
CBRE Investment Management
Crow Holdings
Duke Realty
DWS Investment Management
Hines

Invesco
KKR
Korea Post
LaSalle Investment Management
Lincoln Advisory Group
PCCP
PSP Investments
Stonelake Capital Partners
The Hall Group
Trident Capital Group

Team Overview

The Lewis team is one of the most active in the industry, serving institutional clients on large transactions across North America. The team is led by Scott Lewis who brings 25 years of real estate finance experience delivering expert service and superior outcomes for clients.

The team represents some of the most prominent developers and investors in the world through engagements financing all asset classes. It is active across the U.S., Canada and Mexico with a focus on institutional-quality assets.

The team has a proven track record of successfully financing large, complex projects across North America. It utilizes strong lender relationships to identify multiple qualified lender candidates and create a highly competitive bidding process. This process maximizes value through superior economics, risk mitigation and optimal structure to achieve borrower goals.

This team has closed over $6.5 Billion in debt proceeds since 2017.