{"id":1004723340,"date":"2024-07-31T04:29:56","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T12:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004723340"},"modified":"2024-08-12T03:09:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T11:09:45","slug":"investment-matters-mesa-wests-dynamic-duo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/investment-matters-mesa-wests-dynamic-duo\/","title":{"rendered":"Investment Matters: Mesa West&#8217;s Dynamic Duo"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"175\" style=\"width:100%;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/ro\/podcast\/investment-matters-mesa-wests-dynamic-duo\/id1552202952?i=1000663871529\" ><\/iframe>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/07\/Raphael-Fishbach-Ronnie-Gull-together.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"930\" data-attachment-id=\"1004723341\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/investment-matters-mesa-wests-dynamic-duo\/raphael-fishbach-ronnie-gull-together\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/07\/Raphael-Fishbach-Ronnie-Gull-together.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,930\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Raphael Fishbach &#038; Ronnie Gull together\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Side-by-side headshots of Raphael Fishbach and Ronnie Gul, co-CEOs of Mesa West Capital.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Raphael Fishbach, left, and Ronnie Gul serve as co-CEOs of Mesa West Capital.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/07\/Raphael-Fishbach-Ronnie-Gull-together.jpg?w=1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/07\/Raphael-Fishbach-Ronnie-Gull-together.jpg\" alt=\"Raphael Fishbach and Ronnie Gul dual headshots for Investment Matters podcast post, July 2024\" class=\"wp-image-1004723341\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/07\/Raphael-Fishbach-Ronnie-Gull-together.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/07\/Raphael-Fishbach-Ronnie-Gull-together.jpg?resize=300,233 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/07\/Raphael-Fishbach-Ronnie-Gull-together.jpg?resize=768,595 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/07\/Raphael-Fishbach-Ronnie-Gull-together.jpg?resize=1024,794 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(left to right) Raphael Fishbach and Ronnie Gul serve as co-CEOs of Mesa West Capital.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>More than a decade ago, <em>CPE<\/em> profiled Mesa West Capital, then an up-and-coming alternative commercial real estate lender, and its co-founders, Jeff Friedman and Mark Zytko. In the years since, the firm has continued to build its platform as an institutional capital source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Mesa West marks its 20th anniversary, this episode of Investment Matters catches up with the firm&#8217;s current leadership. Ronnie Gul is co-CEO in Los Angeles, where the firm was founded. Raphael Fishbach opened Mesa West&#8217;s New York City office in 2010 and now serves as co-CEO. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, you\u2019ll hear their expectations on what\u2019s next for the real estate capital markets and investment in the second half. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gul and Fishbach share their insights into what institutional lenders are looking for from potential investor and developer clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Episode highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capital market trends to watch now (1:24)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Will investment start loosening up soon? (6:38)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why it\u2019s a good time to be a lender (8:37)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What debt providers are looking for in investors and project sponsors (11:33)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Securing capital in a tight market (15:13)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inside a recent major project financing (19:00)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The value of joining forces with an institutional investment manager (23:53)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raphael Fishbach\u2019s journey: Building business relationships, forging opportunity (27:09)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ronnie Gul\u2019s journey: Entrepreneurial goals take an unexpected turn (29:55)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CEOs off the clock: Quality time on the links\u2014and with family (34:33)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Follow, rate and review CPE\u2019s podcasts on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/192KwbDpOsZbF3dBXfaDkS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ro\/podcast\/commercial-property-executive\/id1552202952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>!&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are lenders looking for now? 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