ATLANTA-In a move that signals Cortland Partners’ aggressive stance, Brad Brown has joined the Atlanta-based multifamily real estate acquisition and development firm as Chief Acquisitions Officer. The news comes at the heels of the company purchasing two apartment communities in metro Atlanta.

“Brad has more than 20 years direct experience in multifamily acquisitions and dispositions, handling more than $1.2 billion worth of transactions involving more than 200 rental communities,” says Steven DeFrancis, president of Cortland Partners. “He has the skills we need as we aggressively pursue new deals.”

Indeed, Brown has in-depth knowledge of several key markets throughout the Southeast, Washington, D.C. metro area, Texas and Colorado. Before joining Cortland Partners, Brown headed the real estate investment division of Southeast Capital, where he was a senior partner. Brown previously spent 10 years as principal and executive vice president of acquisitions and disposition at Miles Properties, where he helped the company expand into 22 cities in 11 states.