Real estate debt has grown increasingly as banks have reduced their lending activity. This fireside chat with John Ockerbloom will cover the residential space, commercial real estate, real estate debt and construction lending. Will the massive distress on the horizon materialize or is the debt held in private funds that can extend much longer than regulated banks who were at the heart of GFC? Are the opportunities in private real estate finally competitive with other growth assets and worthy of the illiquidity? John will discuss how real estate is cyclical and compelling opportunities in equity will surface including distressed properties, but also in asset classes such as residential that benefit from strong macro tailwinds.

Speaker Bio:

John Ockerbloom is a member of Barings Real Estate, a global real estate platform with extensive capabilities across both debt and equity strategies. John is a Managing Director and Head of U.S. & European Real Estate, leading the development of the U.S. and European real estate business
strategies across investment vehicles, asset classes and geographies. In addition, he serves as Co-Chair of the Barings Real Estate U.S. Equity Investment Committee and is a member of the Barings Global Real Estate Debt U.S. Investment Committee and Affordable Housing Investment Committee. He has worked in the industry since 1997. Prior to joining the firm in 2019, John served as Managing Director and Global Head of Real Estate, Gaming & Lodging at Jefferies, where he founded the firm’s real estate investment banking business. Prior to Jefferies, John held leadership positions in real estate investment banking with Morgan Keegan & Company, Wachovia Securities and Bank of America Securities. Prior to banking, he worked as an attorney in a private practice. John earned his B.A. from Westfield State College in Massachusetts and a J.D. at Northeastern University School of Law. He holds FINRA Series 7, 63 and 24 licenses.