Executive Managing Director, Capital Markets, Americas’ Executive Council Committee
Description
Manny is an Executive Managing Director and member of JLL Capital Markets, Americas’ Executive Council Committee, the JLL Global Capital Markets Advisory Board and the Corporate Investment Banking team for Latin America. He joined JLL as part of JLL’ acquisition of HFF where he served on the Executive Committee since HFF was acquired by the management team in 2003. Manny has over 34 years of experience in real estate investment banking and specializes in the expansion of the firm’s capital markets platform through the representation of institutional and major global family offices owners of institutional-grade commercial real estate properties. He is also an active member of the Global Capital Team, with a special focus on the Latin American markets.
Prior to joining HFF in 2002, Manny was a principal and managing director at Sonnenblick-Goldman Company for 14 years and served on the firm’s executive committee. During his time there, he was involved in real estate capital transactions made up of all major property types. He also serves since 1994 as the U.S. investment advisor to Grupo Multiplan, Brazil’s dominant regional mall developer, and previously served as the privatization advisor to the government of Puerto Rico. Prior to Sonnenblick- Goldman, Manny was vice president of the Trade Finance Corporation, where he worked in the development of a mortgage-based securitization programs in conjunction with Salomon Brothers.
Education and affiliations
- MBA, University of Miami
- BS, University of Miami, Civil Engineering
- Urban Land Institute – UDMUCVice-Chair (ULI)
- Consejo Empresarial deAmerica Latina (CEAL)
Professional Designations
- MBA, Boston University
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Specialties
- Major Commercial Real Estate Investment Advisory
- Joint Ventures and Equity Placement
- Office, Retail, Residential, Industrial and Lodging Properties
Community
- Habitat for Humanity,Board Chairman
- University of Miami Business School Real Estate Board, ViceChairman
- Florida State University Business School Real EstateBoard
