New York The Blackstone Group today announced the appointment of Michael Nash as a Senior Managing Director in the firm’s Real Estate Group. Mr. Nash’s principal role will be the development of new business initiatives within the real estate sector.
Mr. Nash was formerly with Merrill Lynch for ten years where he led the firm’s Real Estate Principal Investment Group – Americas. His activities there encompassed high yield debt opportunities (mezzanine, preferred and bridge equity) and equity investments in real estate assets and real estate operating companies. Before joining Merrill he was senior vice president at Barclays Bank where he specialized in the workout, restructuring and resolution of a portfolio of troubled real estate and C&I loans. Prior to Barclays he originated and structured real estate loans for the Bank of Nova Scotia.
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