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Ramsey Daya
$4.2 billion-plus
Heads Newmark's Debt and Structured Finance team in Northern California and Pacific Northwest
Placed $1.5 billion of life science debt in the Bay Area alone during 2021
Ramsey Daya is a Newmark Vice Chairman and head of the Debt and Structured Finance team in Northern California and Pacific Northwest, in partnership with Senior Managing Director Chris Moritz. He and his team are responsible for originating and executing debt transactions throughout the Western U.S.
In 2021, the team placed more than $4.2 billion in financing across 48 transactions consisting of 3.4 million square feet of office, 2.35 million square feet of industrial, 7,200 multifamily units and 1.45 million square feet of life science.
Team highlights include $408 million of financing on behalf of KKR’s acquisition of the Micron Technologies Class A office complex in San Jose, CA; permanent financing totaling $627.5 million on the nine-building, 2,588-unit GID portfolio and $181 million of construction financing for 220 Park Avenue through one of Australia’s largest pension funds.
Daya and the team also placed $1.5 billion of life science debt in the Bay Area alone during 2021, closing 15 life science financing in Northern California, with more than $750 million of Bay Area life science development and conversion loans in closing.
These are some of the reasons we selected Daya for inclusion in the Connect CRE Top Mortgage Brokers and Lenders Awards. These awards recognize industry professionals who have demonstrated the highest standards in commercial real estate finance.