Seattle & Northwest + Portland + Finance | January 17, 2019

Colliers Selects U.S. Capital Markets Leaders

Colliers International Group Inc. appointed two new leaders of its growing Capital Markets sector: David Amsterdam, as President of Investments, Leasing and the Eastern Region, and David Kotansky, Managing Director in Portland. The pair were tapped to lead the company’s U.S. Capital Markets platform.

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Colliers’ Gil Borok says, “I have no doubt that under their leadership, our Capital Markets platform will add great value to our growing business and be a strategic asset for our professionals across the U.S.”

Amsterdam and Kotansky will work in partnership with Colliers’ capital markets professionals to provide more coordinated, industry-leading investment and financing services to clients.

Prior to joining Colliers last year, Amsterdam most-recently served as Managing Partner of Perave Capital. Earlier in his career, he held positions at Cushman & Wakefield and SL Green Realty Corp. Kotansky most-recently served as Colliers’ managing director in Portland and previously held a regional post with RREEF in the Pacific Northwest.

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