Sabal Financial is responsible for loan servicing and asset management of the portfolio. The company specializes in the acquisition and valuation of portfolios of real estate loans, with a concentration on commercial real estate loans and commercial and residential acquisition, development and construction loans. It is expanding its operating platform in response to an increase in asset valuation assignments and the growing market for the sale of performing and non-performing loan portfolios. The firm recently expanded its headquarters office in Newport Beach to accommodate its growth.

McKenzie’s role will be integral in expanding the company’s acquisition and valuation services platform, according to Jackson. McKenzie has more than 25 years of experience as a developer, principal investor, adviser, investment banker and architect, with involvement in more than $3.5 billion of property investments. Before his position with Sabal Financial, he co-founded Palisades Equity Partners, an Orange County-based opportunistic, value-based real estate investment firm.

McKenzie also served as president of Parker Properties, a Southern California-based developer of tenant-oriented campus environments. While at Parker, hedeveloped more than 750,000 square feet of class A office buildings. He has additionally held senior positions with leading companies including Buchanan Street Partners, AEW Capital Management, Goldman Sachs and JER Partners.