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Miami, FL – April 20, 2018           Pensam Funding, a direct real estate lender and affiliate of Pensam Capital, a fully integrated real estate investment platform, announced today that it recently provided a $36 million bridge loan to facilitate the acquisition of a newly-built 304-unit multifamily asset located in Houston, TX. Structured as a combined first mortgage and mezzanine loan, the combined loans represent over 85% of the acquisition purchase price. The non- recourse, floating rate loans are interest only with a two-year term.

“This Loan is representative of Pensam Funding’s ability to tailor unique and flexible financing solutions that meet the specific business plans of our clients,” said Michael Stein, Founding Partner. “We continue to support our clients in their purchase of value-add strategies, lease-up opportunities, recapitalizations, partially completed construction projects and other transitional situations.”

While traditionally focused on multifamily properties, Pensam Funding also considers lending opportunities in senior housing, manufactured housing, land and other real estate sectors.

About Pensam Funding and Pensam Capital

Headquartered in Miami, FL, Pensam Funding, an affiliate of Pensam Capital, is a private direct real estate lender which provides flexible and rapid capital solutions to experienced real estate sponsors across the capital stack including first mortgages, mezzanine debt, subordinate debt and preferred equity. For more information, visit www.pensamfunding.com.

Pensam Capital is a privately owned real estate investment platform.  Through its various affiliates, it owns or controls over 25,000 multifamily apartment units and invests in the multifamily sector through equity, preferred equity and debt structures. For more information, visit www.pensamcapital.com.

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Michael Stein, Founding Partner of Pensam Capital, will be featured in a panel discussion at the 2018 CBRE Capital Markets Multifamily Conference in Chicago on Thursday, April 26, 2018.  The panel is titled “Alternative Debt, Capital and Equity”.

David Webb, Vice Chairman of Capital Markets for CBRE, will moderate the panel.

Other panelists include Nicholas Killebrew, Head of Origination for Parse Capital; and Lacy Rice, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Federal Capital Partners.

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Pensam Residential, a national multi-housing owner and operator, is pleased to announce its acquisition of the leasehold interest in The Kennedy, a newly built Class-A, 306-unit garden style multifamily apartment community located in San Antonio, Texas.

Completed in 2017, The Kennedy is a best-in-market multifamily property located in Southeast San Antonio, Texas within the Brooks City-Base, a 1,300-acre master-planned community developed on the former Brooks Air Force Base.

The Kennedy marks Pensam Residential’s seventh investment in a multifamily asset in the greater San Antonio metro area since 2011.  The property will benefit from Pensam Residential’s submarket knowledge and experience in operating The Landings, a 300-unit multifamily property located immediately next to The Kennedy at Brooks City Base.

The Kennedy offers tenants spacious one-bedroom and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 925 square feet, with features such as private patios and balconies, walk-in closets, stainless steel appliances, and granite & quartz countertops.  Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, business center, 24-hour fitness center and a Starbucks coffee bar.

“Pensam Residential is very excited to start operations at The Kennedy as we have gained a lot of market knowledge through our experience in operating The Landings, allowing us to take advantage of the synergies in running two adjacent properties with complementary product offerings”, said Michael Stein, Founding Partner of Pensam Residential.

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Josh Fuller, Director at Pensam Funding, will be participating in a panel discussion during the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council’s (CREFC) Commercial Real Estate Finance Summit in Santa Monica, CA on May 9, 2018.

Mr. Fuller will be featured in panel titled “B-Piece Investing: Evaluation of Long-Term Risk. v. Reward”.  Discussion topics include:

• How has increased investor demand repriced the risk appetite? Is demand alone driving the high level of liquidity in deep credit CMBS including single-B and below bonds?
• Has the lack of supply in one market (CMBS) turned to a surplus in others (CLO / Freddie)? Has it made people pivot their investment thesis?
• How has underwriting changed this late in the cycle on new issuance? Has there been a divergence in underwriting standards between CMBS and the Agencies? How do you look at deals differently knowing that you are the B buyer? How are groups pricing in risk for 5+ years with the speed of the deterioration of specific asset classes and markets over the last 5 years?
• Market share – self scout? Where is the comfort level in exposure? How have previous successes and failures affected your investment thesis going forward?

Other panelists include:

Darren Gluck, Head of B-Piece Acquisitions, Silverpeak Argentic
Jordan May, CMBS Investments, Prime Finance
Julio Siberio, Vice President, CMBS Portfolio Manager, PIMCO

Ray Cleeman, Principal and Head of Capital Markets at Pensam Capital, will be participating in a panel discussion hosted by the Alliance of Corporate Real Estate Executives and Specialists (ACRES) in Boca Raton, FL on April 25, 2018. The panel will discuss alternative (non-banking) financing.

Josh Fuller, Director at Pensam Funding, will be participating in a panel discussion during the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council’s (CREFC) Commercial Real Estate Finance Summit in Santa Monica, CA on May 9, 2018.

Mr. Fuller will be featured in panel titled “B-Piece Investing: Evaluation of Long-Term Risk. v. Reward”.  Discussion topics include:

• How has increased investor demand repriced the risk appetite? Is demand alone driving the high level of liquidity in deep credit CMBS including single-B and below bonds?
• Has the lack of supply in one market (CMBS) turned to a surplus in others (CLO / Freddie)? Has it made people pivot their investment thesis?
• How has underwriting changed this late in the cycle on new issuance? Has there been a divergence in underwriting standards between CMBS and the Agencies? How do you look at deals differently knowing that you are the B buyer? How are groups pricing in risk for 5+ years with the speed of the deterioration of specific asset classes and markets over the last 5 years?
• Market share – self scout? Where is the comfort level in exposure? How have previous successes and failures affected your investment thesis going forward?

Other panelists include:

Darren Gluck, Head of B-Piece Acquisitions, Silverpeak Argentic
Jordan May, CMBS Investments, Prime Finance
Julio Siberio, Vice President, CMBS Portfolio Manager, PIMCO

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Ray Cleeman, Principal and Head of Capital Markets at Pensam Capital, will be participating in a panel discussion hosted by the Alliance of Corporate Real Estate Executives and Specialists (ACRES) in Boca Raton, FL on April 25, 2018. The panel will discuss alternative (non-banking) financing.

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Michael Stein, a Principal of Pensam Capital, will be a speaker at the 2017 CBRE Multifamily Conference titled “Beyond the Cycle”.  The conference will be held April 18th-19th in Chicago.  Michael’s session will be a panel of speakers; consisting of preferred and joint venture equity providers.  The panelists will be discussing current appetites for investment, shifts in investment focus, and potential future trends that may emerge in the preferred and joint venture equity market.

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Pensam Funding has made a $19.5 million bridge loan to facilitate the acquisition and renovation of a 760-unit, six-property portfolio with assets located in Atlanta, GA and Pensacola, FL (the “Portfolio”). The 2-year fixed rate loan was structured to meet the Borrower’s unique requirements, including mechanisms allowing the Borrower to draw down on $3 million of additional proceeds to support the Portfolio’s capital investment program and collateral release provisions that enable the sale of assets within the Portfolio during the term of the bridge loan.

“We remain extremely active in providing flexible and quick capital solutions to real estate sponsors,” said Michael Stein, Founding Partner. “This is another example of how Pensam Funding tailors financing solutions to meet the unique needs of our clients and help support their pursuit of value-add strategies, lease-up opportunities, recapitalizations, partially completed construction projects and other transitional situations.”

While traditionally focused on multifamily properties, Pensam Funding also considers lending opportunities in senior housing, manufactured housing, land and other real estate sectors. Pensam’s loans range in duration from six months to five years.

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Pensam announced that it recently closed on a preferred equity investment to facilitate the acquisition of a 600-unit multifamily community located in Denver, CO.  Pensam’s preferred equity investment was structured behind Freddie Mac senior debt financing.  The sponsor, a repeat Pensam client, is an experienced California-based real-estate investment firm focusing on core-plus and value-add real estate acquisitions across the United States.

“Pensam is excited to work with this sponsor on another transaction and further expand its presence into the Denver Metro area with this preferred equity investment,” said Michael Stein, founding partner of Pensam.

The multifamily community is located on a 48-acre low density site in southeast Denver, just north of the I-225/I-25 junction and within five minutes of the Denver Tech Center, the largest employment center in the Denver Metro. The property was constructed in three phases between 1970 and 1974, and features two and three-story buildings with seven unique floorplans consisting of one, two and three-bedroom units.  The previous owner commenced renovations on select units, with upgraded units featuring stainless steel appliances, faux wood flooring, private balconies or patios, and walk-in closets.  Property amenities include a free-standing clubhouse, business center, dog park, fitness center, heated swimming pool, basketball court, volleyball court, sports fields, playground, splash park, dog park and picnic areas with grill stations. Pensam’s preferred equity investment allows the sponsor to allocate additional funding towards its capital improvement plan, focused primarily on amenity upgrades, as well as deferred maintenance.