NEW YORK CITY—Bluerock Real Estate said Tuesday it had tapped industry veteran Jeffrey S. Schwaber as CEO of Bluerock Capital Markets LLC, the managing broker dealer for Bluerock's suite of investment products and funds. Over a 32-year career, Schwaber has overseen more than $13 billion of equity raise.

Schwaber joins New York City-based Bluerock from Griffin Capital Securities, where he served as president and head of distribution. He was instrumental in orchestrating Griffin's rapid rise, bringing in approximately $7 billion in equity over a four-and-a-half-year span. Earlier, Schwaber was a founding partner and head of capital markets and distribution at Behringer Harvard, where he oversaw an equity intake of approximately $6 billion.

“Jeff is one of the most accomplished and highly regarded capital market heads in the investment management business and his track record of success in raising capital is well-known in our industry,” says Ramin Kamfar, Bluerock's founder and chairman. “He has not once but twice built companies to capital raising leadership and we are delighted to match his distribution expertise with our real estate expertise and industry leading suite of investment products.”

First order of business for Schwaber will be to grow distribution of Bluerock's Total Income + Real Estate Fund as well as Bluerock Residential Growth REIT's Redeemable Preferred Stock and Bluerock's rapidly expanding 1031 exchange division, Bluerock Value Exchange. Schwaber says his new employer has “a powerful and growing reputation for strong performance, integrity and its ability to introduce highly desirable, innovative products that are both well-timed and well-positioned. The quality and depth of experience across the management team is extraordinary, as well.”

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Schwaber Takes CEO Chair at Bluerock Cap Markets

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