IRVINE, CA—GlobeSt.com has learned exclusively that industryveteran Malcolm O'Donnell has joined SwiftReal Estate Partners as a partner to establish itsSouthern California expansion and to be responsible for thatregion. The San Francisco-based firm has also acquired anoffice building at 111 Pacificahere for an unspecified amount, which will house the firm'sSouthern California office where O'Donnell will be based.

Prior to joining Swift, O'Donnell served as managing partner atAkaku Capital, a Southern California real estateinvestment and management firm. He also served as senior managingdirector for CarrAmerica's Southern Californiaregion from 2000 to 2007. Prior to that, he served as VP ofacquisitions for Beacon Properties and also workedat the development firms of OvertonMoore and Majestic Realty. In total, hebrings more than 30 years of real estate experience to Swift.

The building at 111 Pacifica is the firm's first office propertyin Southern California. A three-story, class-A, 67,496-square-footinstitutional-quality property that is 74% leased with majortenants including Lee & Associates, Hall andCo. and RLI Insurance Co., it wasacquired from Kilroy Realty. The deal was brokeredby Bob Prendergast and BakerMorphy from JLL.