Texas + Finance | November 16, 2020

Kevin Freels Joins Midway Investment and Development Team

Houston-based Midway said Kevin Freels has accepted a managing position within Midway’s investment and development Team. Freels was hired to build upon the firm’s equity relationships and to execute new business initiatives across Midway’s various development, value-add and acquisition strategies.

“Kevin’s finance expertise coupled with his successful track record of managing equity relationships will make him an incredible asset to our team,” said Larry Sloan, Midway’s EVP of investment and development.

Freels most recently served as a director in the Seattle office of JLL Capital Markets, Americas, where he specialized in institutional-grade assets and developments across the West Coast. He joined JLL as part of the 2019 acquisition of HFF, the former Dallas-based provider of commercial real estate capital markets and brokerage services.

Over his career, Freels has contributed to the sale, recapitalization and financing (of office, retail, multifamily, mixed-use and hospitality assets totaling in excess of $5 billion.

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