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Brett Birkeland

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CEO, Real Estate at Brookfield Asset Management · Managing Director, Acquisitions at Sagard Private Equity Canada

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About

Brett Birkeland is a Managing Director at Sagard Real Estate, where his work spans asset management, acquisitions, and the development and entitlement processes. His experience includes financial modeling, due diligence, and structuring acquisitions and public-private joint-venture partnerships, as well as negotiating agreements with local municipalities. He holds a BA from the University of Texas (2002) and an MBA from Georgetown University (2008).

Experience

  1. Sagard Real EstateManaging Directorcurrent2022 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  2. ProEquity Asset ManagementChief Financial Officer, Partner, Managing Director2017 — 2022United States
  3. LNR Property LLCSenior Vice President2010 — 2017Miami Beach, FL
  4. Divergent ResourcesConsultant2009 — 2010
  5. Forest City EnterprisesDevelopment and Acquisitions Associate2007 — 2008
  6. PlainsCapital BankAnalyst2002 — 2004

Skills & more

Financial Modeling30Financial Analysis22Asset Management71Due Diligence81Marketing7Project Management10REO9Valuation11Real Estate68Acquisitions10Investment Management5Capital Markets7
+9 moreBrokerageReal Estate EconomicsLoansReal Estate DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateAsset ManagmentDispositionReal Estate TransactionsManagement

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Colleagues at Brookfield Asset Management

Amr Ceran
Managing Director, Asset Management at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Anuj Ranjan
Investor at Brookfield Asset Management
Armen Panossian
Co-CEO, Credit at Brookfield Asset Management
Ben Brown
Investor at Brookfield Asset Management
Brian Kingston
Executive Chair, Real Estate at Brookfield Asset Management
Bruce Flatt
Chief Executive Officer at Brookfield Asset Management
Connor Teskey
CEO, Brookfield Asset Management at Brookfield Asset Management
Craig Noble
CEO, Credit at Brookfield Asset Management

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Who is Brett Birkeland?
Brett Birkeland is a Managing Director at Sagard Real Estate, where his work spans asset management, acquisitions, and the development and entitlement processes. His experience includes financial modeling, due diligence, and structuring acquisitions and public-private joint-venture partnerships, as well as negotiating agreements with local municipalities. He holds a BA from the University of Texas (2002) and an MBA from Georgetown University (2008).
Where does Brett Birkeland work?
Brett Birkeland is CEO, Real Estate at Brookfield Asset Management.
Where did Brett Birkeland go to school?
Brett Birkeland studied at Georgetown University McDonough School of Business (MBA, Business Administration); The University of Texas at Austin (BA, Economics); The University of Texas at Austin.

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