David Blatt, CEO of CapStack David Blatt, CEO of CapStack

NEW YORK CITY—Certain capital market trends have caught the attention of David Blatt, the CEO of CapStack Partners. The head of the New York-based specialty investment bank and investment advisor says from the debt standpoint, there are many alternative lenders. When financial institutions became more heavily regulated while the market was still recovering from the last recession, private debt funds and sources of capital began filling the vacuum created by the banks under the stricter regulations.

The loosening of regulations made it easier for these once more heavily restricted banks to lend money. Many people expected they would start to take back market share from the debt funds and private money lenders, simply because their capital would be cheaper and more competitive.

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Betsy Kim

Betsy Kim was the bureau chief, East Coast, and New York City reporter for Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com. As a lawyer and journalist, Betsy has worked as the director of editorial and content for LexisNexis Lawyers.com, a TV/multi-media journalist for NBC and CBS affiliated TV stations in the Midwest, and an associate producer at Court TV.