LOS ANGELES—Greg Galusha has joinedKearny Real Estate Co. as partner. Based in thefirm's Los Angeles office, Galusha will focus on expanding thefirm's transaction volume in the Los Angeles and Orange Countyregion.

“I decided that capital is increasingly a commodity and thatmuch of the value is in controlling deals rather than capital,”Galusha tells GlobeSt.com. “I have known JeffDritley and his team for over 15 years and respect theirsuccess through the cycles.”

Galusha is a 22-year industry veteran with experience inorigination, asset management, lending, workouts, portfoliomanagement and development. Prior to joining Kearny, Galusha servedas the co-managing principal at Arris Investments.His seasoned career, however, extends much further. For a decade,he servedas a partner at PCCP LLC, where heover saw more than $1 billion in joint venture equity and debtorigination. Between 1997 and 2002, he was at Kearny/MorganStanley Real Estate Funds, where he worked alongside theKearny's founder and current managing partner Dritley.