SAN ANTONIO-Victor R. Mendiola Jr. joinedLynd Co., based here, as president ofacquisitions. In this position, Mendiola is responsible formeeting the multifamly acquisition and development company's annualacquisition targets, overseeing acquisition offices in San Antonio,Miami and Denver, and assisting in the development, direction andfocus of Lynd's investment philosophy.

Mendiola, who has 15 years of real estate investment experience,joins Lynd after serving as vice president of acquisitions atDallas-based Behringer Harvard, where he wasresponsible for sourcing and closing value-add and opportunisticdeals for all property types with a specific focus on multifamilyand student housing projects. Prior to joining Behringer Harvard,Mendiola was managing director of the investments group atUSAA Real Estate Co. Mendiola’s other professionalreal estate experience includes time at New York City-basedUBS Warburg/Paine Webber’s Real Estate OpportunityFund and two years with the Boston and Los Angeles offices ofHolliday Fenoglio Fowler LP.

“I am very excited to join Lynd, as the company truly hasaccomplished so much to date, yet still has unbelievable growthpotential in future years,” Mendiola says in a press release. “Thechance to work with such a talented, motivated and passionate groupof commercial real estate professionals made the opportunity evenmore appealing. Quite simply, I could not be happier leadingthe charge for LYND on the acquisitions front.”