Brian Halpern is a Managing Director with Jones Lang LaSalle's Real Estate Investment Banking Group located in Los Angeles. A native of Southern California, Mr. Halpern is a 25 year veteran of commercial real estate finance having arranged billions in traditional fixed and floating rate loans. Mr. Halpern has extensive national relationships with the industries diverse capital sources including commercial and investment banks, insurance companies along with pension advisors and debt fund lenders. Mr. Halpern's emphasis is on commercial product while also specializing in facilitating equity joint ventures, participating debt and other structured finance transactions. Historically completed transactions are in excess of $10 billion. Prior to joining JLL, Mr. Halpern spent over 20 years at CBRE where he was and Executive Vice President with their Debt and Structured Finance group. Mr. Halpern was formally a loan officer for Charterhouse Investment Company and also worked at Champion Development Company.

Education and Affiliations

Mr. Halpern received his B.A. from The University of Southern California in Real Property Development and Management. Mr. Halpern is a member of the National and California Mortgage Bankers Association, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, the Urban Land Institute and holds his California Real Estate Broker's License

Recent Notable Financing Transactions

National Industrial Portfolio – $210 million long term fixed rate financing Airport Business Center – $158 million first mortgage and mezzanine financing Inland Empire Industrial Portfolio – $130 million long fixed rate financing Fullerton Business Park – $125 million JV equity for speculative industrial park Corporate Pointe – $92 million bridge financing of value add office business park The Campus @ Hercules – $80 million JV equity for redevelopment of creative office campus Huntington by The Sea – $75 million refinancing of an ocean front mobile home and RV Park Summerlin Office Portfolio – $78 million bridge financing of flex business park 1880 Century Park East - $70 million long term fixed rate forward financing March Business Park – $60 million construction finance for speculative industrial building Burbank Industrial Park – $60 million JV equity for value add industrial park Warner Corporate Park – $55 million bridge financing of office business park North Hills Industrial Park – $43 million construction to permanent financing Crescent Park @ Playa – $39 million long term fixed rate multi-family financing