Midloch Investment Partners, a boutique real estate private equity investment firm specializing in commercial real estate joint venture equity and co-general partner equity investments, has hired Brian Kerns as executive managing director to work out of the firm’s Chicago Michigan Ave office.

 Brian will work with sponsors to invest joint venture equity on behalf of Midloch. Prior to joining Midloch, Brian was a Managing Director at CrowdStreet, one of the most successful online equity syndication marketplaces. 

At CrowdStreet, Brian led business development efforts in securing new sponsor relationships and sourcing deals for investors in its marketplace. Prior to joining CrowdStreet, Brian spent nearly a decade with the CoStar Group in its Financial Services units in Chicago, New York, and London.