K.O. Kennedy

K.O. Kennedy is an Executive Vice President within CBRE's Capital Markets Debt and Structured

Finance Group and has been with CBRE since he opened the office in 2006. Mr. Kennedy, who

focuses primarily on permanent and structured finance, has transacted over $9 billion during his

22-year mortgage-banking career.

Together with business partner Scott Brady, Mr. Kennedy's annual debt and structured finance

production is approximately $1.5 billion. He has been named a "Top 225 Producer" within CBRE

nationwide and a member of the "Million Dollar Club" during 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015,

2016, 2017 and 2018. The Nashville CBRE Debt and Structured Finance office, managed by K.O.

Kennedy and Scott Brady, was also granted CBRE Capital Markets national "Top Office" award in

2013.

Multifamily Specialist

CBRE is a direct lender of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA. As the largest non-bank originator

of multifamily mortgages in the country by a great measure. CBRE is Freddie Mac's largest lender,

by a significant multiple, for the past six years, and a top four Fannie Mae DUS lender for the same

period.

As a multifamily specialist, Mr. Kennedy has intimate knowledge of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

and uniquely understands each product's specific features, allowing him to match transactions and

debt accordingly. His relationships with the decision makers at the GSE's allow him to bring a level

of expertise and surety of execution to transactions that is difficult to duplicate. CBRE's Nashville

DSF Team consistently produces over $1 billion annually in multifamily transactions alone.

Prior Experience

Mr. Kennedy's past experience includes commercial real estate finance production, analysis and

financial underwriting.

Mr. Kennedy began his career in mortgage banking in 1997 with Laureate Capital. He won Top

Producer awards for Laureate Capital, and the BB&T Chairman's Award during his nine years of

service there.