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BentallGreenOak Adds New Office in Austin, Led By Mike Leifeste
BentallGreenOak (BGO), a global real estate investment management advisor that’s based in New York, has opened a new office in Austin, TX. Mike Leifeste was named Managing Director and Head of Texas Coverage.
Leifeste’s responsibilities in this newly created role will include a focus on deepening BGO’s investor relations activities in the region and serving as a critical touch point on current and future acquisitions in Texas while developing new operating and developer partner relationships.
Leifeste joins BGO from Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company (TTSTC), where he served in various capacities for the past 24 years, including most recently as Head of Real Estate and Real Assets for the past seven years. In his previous role, Leifeste was responsible for TTSTC’s 15% allocation to real assets and private equity energy investments, including a portfolio of real estate, private equity, and private credit funds that consisted of over 85 funds and more than $2 billion in commitments.
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