James M. McCarthy has over 30 years experience in real estate as a lender, investment manager, portfolio manager, financial advisor, work-out consultant, or city planner being involved in over $3 billion of real estate transactions. He advised on the establishment of two de nova bridge/opportunity real estate funds as the Chief Credit Officer/Underwriter for both funds with $400 million in committed capital. He served as a consultant to several investment banks. He co-founded an investment boutique specializing in U.S. direct investments and investment advice for offshore investors. He substantially re-established the Real Estate Investment Group of a major insurance company and increased the portfolio from $100,000,000 to over $1,000,000,000 (when a billion meant something). While with the advisory group and investment banking group of a major commercial bank, he was involved in excess of $500,000,000 in transactions including structuring a major masterlease/purchase option/debt financing on a New York office property, equity investments on behalf of the bank’s trust department, assistance on a real estate backed Eurobond, and advising offshore investors on investing in and the management of US properties. As Supervising Principal Planner, he worked on the redevelopment of the Jersey City “Gold Coast” – Exchange Place, Liberty Park and Newport City including the initial planning, funding, and developments; was involved in housing and economic development, historic districts, residential development and rehabilitation, neighborhood planning, community development, and transportation planning. Mr. McCarthy holds an MBA from Columbia University and a Master of City and Regional Planning from Rutgers University.
