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The DI Wire Exclusive: Industry Veteran Jeff Schwaber Named CEO of Bluerock Capital Markets

Bluerock Real Estate, a private asset management and investment firm, has appointed 32-year industry veteran Jeffrey Schwaber as CEO of Bluerock Capital Markets LLC, the managing broker-dealer for Bluerock’s suite of investment products and funds.

Schwaber joins Bluerock from Griffin Capital Securities where he served as president and head of distribution from January 2012 until July 2016. During his tenure, Griffin emerged as one the industry’s most prolific fundraisers, bringing in approximately $7 billion in equity over a 4.5-year span. Schwaber was also a founding partner and head of capital markets and distribution at Behringer Harvard, where he oversaw an equity intake of approximately $6 billion.

“Jeff is one of the most accomplished and highly regarded capital market heads in the investment management business and his track record of success in raising capital is well-known in our industry,” said Ramin Kamfar, founder and chairman of Bluerock. “He has not once, but twice, built companies to capital raising leadership and we are delighted to match his distribution expertise with our real estate expertise and industry leading suite of investment products.”

Schwaber has overseen more than $13 billion of equity raise, making him one of the highest raising and most successful capital market heads in the history of the direct investment industry, if not the single most successful. He will be integrally involved in sales, selling group buildout, product and business development, the company said.

“The decision to bring Jeff Schwaber on board was the logical next step in our program to expand the Bluerock distribution footprint,” Jordan Ruddy, president of Bluerock Real Estate, commented. “We remain intent on delivering best-in-class products and securing top talent to service our broker dealer and RIA partners. Jeff is extremely well positioned to oversee our next phase of growth.”

Schwaber’s immediate mandate will be to grow distribution of Bluerock’s interval fund, the Total Income + Real Estate Fund (NASDAQ: TIPRX, TIPPX and TIPWX), as well as Bluerock Residential Growth REIT’s Redeemable Preferred Stock and the company’s 1031 exchange division, Bluerock Value Exchange.

“Bluerock has a powerful and growing reputation for strong performance, integrity and its ability to introduce highly desirable, innovative products that are both well-timed and well-positioned,” Schwaber said.

Bluerock Capital Markets was formed in 2010 distributes a range of real estate and real estate-related investment products exclusively through broker-dealers and investment professionals.

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