Sabal Makes More Than $1 B in Acquisitions During Q4

 NEWPORT BEACH, CA—Sabal Financial Group L.P., a diversified financial services firm, experienced a banner fourth quarter of real estate loan portfolio acquisitions on behalf of its clients with a combined UPB over $1 billion. Sabal successfully closed 2012 with nearly $5.5 billion in assets under management.

“We anticipate demand to remain robust under continued pressure for banks to shed problematic assets,” said R. Patterson (“Pat”) Jackson, chief executive officer of Sabal Financial Group. “Sabal will continue to pursue acquisition opportunities on behalf of its clients in 2013 while concurrently growing our services in lending and bank advisory.”