IRVINE, CA—Cushman & Wakefield has hired Michael Kane as senior director in the firm's Orange County office. Joining Kane will be Aaron Rosenzweig, senior director, who will relocate from the group's Boston office.

Kane brings 23 years of experience in commercial real estate, having been involved in the acquisition and disposition of assets totaling more than $6 billion, note purchases, partnership recapitalizations and loan assumptions throughout the western United States. Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, he was an executive managing director at Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, brokerage professional at CBRE, and principal with CBRE Global Investors.

Further increasing Cushman & Wakefield's bench strength in this market, Rosenzweig brings 10 years of experience in real estate and banking - providing equity placement, debt placement, investment sales and advisory services to the firm's national senior housing clients.

“We are enthusiastic about increasing our capabilities in California, with Mike's addition and Aaron's relocation, as we continue to organize around our clients,” said Cushman & Wakefield's executive managing director Richard Swartz, national head of senior housing. “This strong local presence will allow the group to provide better day-to-day service to our western regional senior housing clients as well as other senior housing clients with properties in this region.”

The Senior Housing Capital Markets group's Western team will be based at Cushman & Wakefield's Orange County office located in Irvine.