Dan Simkowitz

Mesa West Capital provides flexible capital for value-added real estate projects. The firm participates in financings for real estate acquisitions, refinancings and recapitalizations across the Western United States. They invest in all property types including office, retail, industrial, multi-family and hotels. Mesa West Capital works with large real estate investment firms and private real estate developers and owners.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management strives to provide outstanding long-term investment performance and best-in-class service to a diverse client base, which includes governments, institutions, corporations and individuals worldwide. Their global structure leverages the breadth, depth and access of the Morgan Stanley franchise to provide their clients a comprehensive suite of investment management solutions.

MSIML is an active manager which performs bottom-up fundamental research to analyze the industries and companies in which they invest. Research and investment ideas are generated by the London-based Research Cooperative which fosters both intra- and inter-team communications through regular meetings. Their investment strategies span the risk/return spectrum across geographies, investment styles and asset classes, including equity, fixed income, alternatives and private markets. MSIML's portfolio management teams have ultimate responsibility for constructing portfolios. The team structure maximizes each team member's contribution to the investment process, while ensuring that a senior investor is always accountable for final decisions. Research is conducted by dedicated teams specializing in a particular niche of the fixed income market. The research teams use in-depth fundamental analysis, complemented by quantitative tools, to generate bottom-up investment ideas and are responsible for security selection.