NEW YORK CITY—Voda Bauer Real Estate has launched a capital markets group, which will be headed by 25-year industry veteran John Raggio.
Under Raggio's guidance, the new group will work alongside Voda Bauer's investment sales division, offering clients and buyers access to debt financing, joint venture equity and mezzanine financing for the acquisition process. These services will enable buyers to close much quicker—with confidence and if needed—pre-approved debt financing in place with commercial property lenders and qualified equity joint venture partners.
“As a firm, we have grown a tremendous amount in six months and thought that heading into 2015 with the group being up and running would be crucial,” co-founder and CEO Jason Bauer tells GlobeSt.com. “We have become increasingly invested in expanding our commercial real estate offerings and felt that forming the capital Markets Group at this time would be appropriate.”
The firm likes what it sees in Raggio, adds Bauer. “John is the ideal person to lead the effort because of his extensive industry knowledge. Having been directly involved in the acquisition, financing, asset management and disposition of over $9 billion of real estate assets underscores his expertise. We always hire new employees who are as passionate about our firm as we are and those who will fully embrace our collaborative approach. John's spirit and determination make him the best possible choice.”
Prior to Raggio's current position, he served as SVP at Johnson Capital real estate equity capital markets & structured finance group.
Previously, Raggio was director of equity placement for Mortgage Equicap, where he headed a group that raised over $100 million for a large HUD, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac lender through a joint venture with a top hedge fund. Earlier in his career, Raggio held posts as VP of capital markets for Westmount Realty Capital; principal of Tremont Realty Capital's real estate investment group and served as CFO for Mountain Development, a regional real estate company with five million square feet of assets owned and managed.
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Rayna Katz
Rayna Katz is a seasoned business journalist whose extensive experience includes coverage of the lodging sector, travel and the culinary space. She was most recently content director for a business-to-business publisher, overseeing four publications. While at Meeting News, a travel trade publication, she received a Best Reporting award for a story on meeting cancellations in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
