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ULI SPRING MEETING ULI SPRING MEETING
Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO, United States May 12-14, 2025

Capital Markets: Raising Equity Today

Wed Apr 10 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time New York Hilton Midtown - Level 3, Trianon Ballroom
"For the right deal, there is money to be had…what does the right deal look like?" How do you position your deal to be the right one? Hear insights and learn strategies for navigating real estate capital markets today from capital providers. In this session, hear from the largest to the smallest equity investors today. Who are the active investors? What are they looking for? How do they find the right deals? How does the range deal sizes find them? What has worked for them recently? What terms? Refinance? Development? What are they looking for in the future?

Speakers

Moderator

US-East Region Market Segment Leader – Real Estate Ernst & Young, LLP

Kyle Bolden is a Senior Audit Partner in the Real Estate, Hospitality & Construction practice of Ernst & Young LLP (EY). He serves as the US-East Market Segment Leader for Real Estate, Hospitality & Construction.  In this role, he is responsible for overseeing all EY services lines – Assurance, Tax, Consulting, Strategy and Transactions.  


During his over 25 years with EY, Kyle…

Panelist

Starwood Capital Group

Bakari Adams is a Managing Director and Head of Starwood Impact Investors at Starwood Capital Group, where he leads a dynamic platform that invests in operating companies and joint ventures, with a focus on emerging managers.


Prior to joining Starwood Capital, Bakari was a Partner, Investment Committee Member and Head of Asset Management and Head of ESG at Interstate Equities Corporation (IEC). He…

Panelist

Managing Director MetLife Investment Management

Chris Aiken is head of acquisitions for MetLife Investment Management’s (MIM) Real Estate group.  Chris is responsible for leading MIM’s acquisitions and development activity across the United States, on behalf of the MetLife general account as well as third-party institutional investors, including public and private pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and insurance companies. 

 

Before joining MIM, Chris was a Managing Director at Safanad, a…

Panelist

Standard Real Estate Investments

Robert Jue is Chief Executive Officer of Standard Real Estate Investments, where he focuses on day-to-day decision making, as well as strategy, execution, and business operations.

 

Prior to forming Standard, Robert was a Senior Managing Director with CBRE Investment Management, where he was the Portfolio Manager of a successful ten-year fund franchise, Head of Development Investments in the Americas, Co-Chair of the Americas ESG…

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Principal Blue Vista Capital Management LLC

Dwight Stephenson is a Principal at Blue Vista Capital Management. Dwight is responsible for overseeing the New Business Development function, which includes originating new transactions, cultivating operating partner relationships across the United States, and maintaining the transaction pipeline for the firm's Middle Market equity fund series. Prior to joining Blue Vista, Dwight was a Vice President with JLL's Capital Markets Group, where he focused on…