ATLANTA—Taylor Smith has joined Rubenstein Partners, a vertically integrated real estate investment manager specializing in value-added office property opportunities in the Eastern half of the United States. Smith comes on board as regional director for the Southeast. 

"We welcome Taylor to our team of seasoned acquisitions professionals covering the Eastern half of the United States," says David Rubenstein, founder and senior managing partner of Rubenstein. "Taylor's experience and expertise will support our efforts to find complex, deep value-added investment opportunities in the office property markets of the Southeast."

Smith will handle sourcing, evaluating and executing investments primarily in Atlanta, as well as North Carolina, Tennessee, and North Florida. Before joining Rubenstein, he spent eight years at Tishman Speyer where he was a senior director responsible for acquisitions, dispositions and portfolio financing for the Atlanta region. Smith also played an active role in all aspects of the Atlanta Regional Office including Asset Management and Design & Construction.

Smith started his career as an investment banking analyst in Deutsche Bank's Health Care Corporate Finance Group. He transitioned to a real estate career when he joined Holliday Fenoglio Fowler's investment sales team. There he completed over $2.3 billion worth of transactions encompassing 2.5 million square feet. Smith graduated from Princeton University with an AB in History. Smith was not immediately available for comment.