Marcus & Millichap Expands Financing Subsidiary
Marcus & Millichap executives, Evan Denner and Paul Lewis, have been appointed to Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. as part of its growth plan.
CALABASAS, CA – Marcus & Millichap has appointed two executives to further its financing division growth plan.
Evan Denner has been appointed as EVP and head of business for the firm’s financing subsidiary, Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation.
Paul Lewis has been appointed to SVP, director of agency programs. The newly-created position aligns with the company’s plan to extend its multifamily agency lending capabilities.
Denner has served as Marcus & Millichap’s head of corporate strategy since 2019, where he played a key role in the firm’s recent additions of Metropolitan Capital, Mission Capital and LMI.
“The acceleration of MMCC’s growth is a top priority for our long-term strategic plan,” states Marcus & Millichap president and CEO, Hessam Nadji. “Evan’s extensive capital markets experience and track record as a lender and executive working with loan originators and investment brokers make him a great fit to lead MMCC.”
Denner holds nearly 30 years of commercial real estate experience, including 23 years of capital markets and financing experience. In his previous positions, Denner served in a leadership role at Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group, as CEO of the US arm of Hypo Real Estate Capital Corp., and as head of merchant banking at Cantor Fitzgerald. In addition, Denner previously co-founded the mortgage REIT, Quadra Realty Trust, where he served as CEO.
Prior to joining Marcus & Millichap, Lewis served at Fannie Mae for nearly 20 years, where he structured $50 billion of multifamily financings with no attributed credit loss. Lewis’ additional accomplishments while at Fannie Mae include designing key multifamily programs and implementing changes to Fannie Mae’s counterparty risk functions.
In his new role, Lewis will report to Denner.