Buchanan Street's Robert Brunswick

Newport Beach, CA-based Buchanan Street Partners is on the march. The middle-market investment bank recently closed the books on a $600-million first quarter and has its sights set on a personal-best record of $3 billion worth of deals for the year. While the numbers ratchet up, president and CEO Robert Brunswick tells GlobeSt.com that the firm is also in the midst of a national push, which also took major strides in Q1 with the addition of Chicago and Atlanta offices. That brings the tally to five offices, and Northeast and Southwest outposts are anticipated for the coming months. As if that weren’t enough to keep Brunswick and company busy, the firm–which is making its mark in debt and structured finance and investment sales; principal investing (the bulk of which is value-added); investment management; and self-storage plays–has added core-plus investments to its mix. It’s going to be an interesting year for the folks of Buchanan Street Partners, as Brunswick explains:

GlobeSt.com: Let’s start with the physical part of your growth. How do you plan to continue the national rollout?

Brunswick: Given the real estate market and where we see it moving, there’s a call for further diversification as we expand our platform. Most recently–in January–we opened Chicago, which is focused on the principal side of our platform. About 60 days ago we opened an office in Atlanta, which focuses on our self-storage business. The plan is to lead our expansion through particular business lines.