Steven Weilbach Named Head of U.S. Multifamily Practice Within Capital Markets

18 May, 2011, New York

Cushman & Wakefield today announced Steven Weilbach, a leading multifamily investment professional, has joined the firm as Senior Managing Director of Capital Markets and head of the firm's growing Multifamily practice as U.S. Multifamily Practice Leader. He will be based in San Francisco.

Mr. Weilbach is a 20 year veteran of the commercial real estate industry with extensive experience in the multifamily property sector. In his most recent position, he was a principal, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Pacific Property Company, based in Palo Alto, Calif. At Pacific, Mr. Weilbach directed all investment activity for the firm. During his tenure, the firm acquired over 100 multifamily properties valued at more than $2.4 billion, many in joint ventures with the leading institutional equity investors in the multifamily space. At Cushman & Wakefield, he will be responsible for overseeing the firm's continued growth in the multifamily arena, directing strategic initiatives, business development and client service.

"We are very pleased to welcome Steve to Cushman & Wakefield and to bring a professional of his caliber to our multifamily platform," said Cushman & Wakefield Executive Vice President and Global Head of Capital Markets, Greg Vorwaller. "His appointment underscores our commitment to growing our presence within this important property sector."

The appointment of Mr. Weilbach follows closely the announcement on May 10 of a strategic alliance between Cushman & Wakefield and Walker & Dunlop, focused on multifamily Agency financing and investment sales.

"Cushman & Wakefield has clearly made a renewed and significant commitment to the multifamily sector," said Mr. Weilbach. "This is a company with a great brand and leadership position in the industry on a global basis, and I'm excited to be a part of the team pursuing an aggressive growth strategy and building around some of the highest-caliber multifamily talent in the industry, many of whom I've had the privilege of working with previously."

Prior to Pacific Property Company, Mr. Weilbach held several senior acquisitions positions for SSR Realty Advisors (now BlackRock), in San Francisco. During his seven years with the pension fund advisory firm, he directed acquisition and disposition activity in both the Western and Eastern United States for SSR's Multi-Housing Operating Company. Previously, he also worked for Wald/Nickell Realty Advisors and Langdon Rieder Corporate Real Estate Services, both in Los Angeles. He started his career as a consultant with Cresap/Towers Perrin Management Consultants.

Mr. Weilbach received an MBA from The Anderson School at the University of California, Los Angeles in Real Estate and Finance. He also holds a Master's degree in Organizational Behavior and a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Stanford University. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute, where he sits on the Multifamily Gold Council, as well as the National Multi-Housing Council.

Cushman & Wakefield was advised by the executive search firm Korn/Ferry International.

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