Savills Gobbles Eastdil & Ray Washburne's Second Helpings

About this episode

The episode discusses Savills' acquisition of Eastdil Secured and features insights on Ray Washburne's plans for a convention center in Dallas.

This week, we dive deep into the M&A deal that's all anyone in institutional CRE can talk about. Savills – yes Savills! – is buying Eastdil Secured for $1.1B. That gives the Brits some serious capital-markets firepower stateside, but the devil lies in the details of the golden handcuffs. Next, we strap on our Lucchese boots and head to Dallas , where legendary dealmaker Ray Washburne has grand plans for a convention center. We discuss his HoF deal for Highland Park Village and how he's part of a dying breed of CRE cowboy we’re obsessed with. Plus, our "Punch List" rundown of the newsiest industry happenings: JPM marking down private-credit portfolios; BTR neutering bill passes Senate; chaos at US Attorney's office hampers mortgage-fraud investigations; and Ben Ashkenazy's big LA deal. Sponsors: 1) This episode is supported by Bravo Capital , a leading HUD and bridge lender. See how their precision underwriting means quicker approvals and higher proceeds for sponsors by visiting bravocapital.com 2) This episode is supported by LoanBoss , the industry-leading debt management software. Featuring one-click covenant testing, instant cash flow forecasting, and our favorite nerdy…

People in this episode

Guest: Ray Washburne

Topics covered

• M&A
• commercial real estate
• capital markets
• convention center
• industry news

Keywords

• Savills
• Eastdil Secured
• Ray Washburne
• M&A
• commercial real estate
• JPM
• mortgage fraud
• Ben Ashkenazy
• Bravo Capital
• LoanBoss

Sponsors

Bravo Capital, LoanBoss

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Savills, Eastdil Secured, JPM, US Attorney's office

Places: Dallas

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