Commercial Real Estate Lending Specialists
The PLUM origination team has an average of 18 years’ experience and come from top financial services companies. We are responsive and advisory and will help you plan ahead for your investment.
President and Head of Real Estate
Managing Director, Capital Markets & Technology
Southeast Originator
President and Head of Real Estate: Rick Gallitto
rick.gallitto@plumlending.com
(415) 914 - 8253
Rick was Co-President and Chief Investment Officer of Tremont Mortgage Trust (TRMT:NASDAQ) where he oversaw originations and deal structuring. He was also the Co-founder and President of Tremont Realty Capital, an SEC-registered investment advisor with total portfolio of assets in excess of $800MM. He opened and scaled the northeast region of a publicly-traded finance company’s real estate capital markets platform from zero production to over $900MM of originations in 18 months. As an SVP of CBRE, he opened and managed their Northeast Mortgage Banking Division. Rick began his career in commercial banking working for several predecessor firms of Bank of America and he holds an AB in Economics from Harvard. He enjoys good food and better wine.
Managing Director, Capital Markets & Technology Integration: Nik Chillar
nik.chillar@plumlending.com
(949) 200-5201
Nik heads PLUM's Capital Markets group, where he combines over twenty years of unique experience in commercial real estate loan origination, underwriting, bank regulatory implementation, securitization and trading.
Nik has extensive experience with Commercial Real Estate Loans as a senior executive and bond trader responsible for the investment, management and reporting of the U.S. portfolio of CMBS/CLO securities for the Union Bank subsidiary of Mitsubishi, one of the world’s largest financial organizations with total assets of $2.6 trillion. In addition to his tenure at Union Bank, during the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, he managed a distressed real estate fund primarily invested in heavily discounted AAA CMBS bonds, which later evolved into a CMBS origination platform in a partnership with Jefferies LoanCore. This platform built on his previous experience as a co-founder of a mortgage origination business that was ultimately sold to CharterMac Mortgage Capital (aka: Centerline Mortgage Capital) where Nik was co-head of Mortgage Originations. Earlier in his career, Nik managed a structured finance team for Lehman Brothers Principal Transactions Group based in London. Nik has a B.A. in Social Science/Economics and a B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine. In his spare time Nik enjoys skiing, tennis and time with his children.
Loan Originator: Bruce Neel
bruce.neel@plumlending.com
(803) 567 - 3134
Region: South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Virginia
Bruce has 25 years of commercial real estate experience. For 10 years he was a commercial real estate lender with Wachovia Bank’s Real Estate Financial Services Group where he underwrote and closed construction and permanent loans to developers and owners in the Southeast. Additionally, for 15 years Bruce has owned and managed his own commercial real estate investment, development and brokerage companies where he was involved in the development, acquisition, sale, leasing and management of multi-family, retail, office and industrial projects. He has held his broker-in-charge real estate license since 2003.
Midwest Originator
Nationwide Originator
Manager of Partner and Client Relations
Loan Originator: Mike Trehey
mike.trehey@plumlending.com
(608) 286 - 3817
Region: Wisonsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Indiana, Ohio
Mike leads PLUM’s origination efforts in the Midwest. He is an experienced financial services professional with an established track record in commercial real estate finance, including private placements, loan origination, underwriting, debt/equity structuring, loan syndication, capital markets and loan sale advisory. Previously, he worked in the investment banking arm for a national accounting firm, originated debt and equity transactions for a boutique mortgage banking firm in Chicago and was a top producer for a national commercial finance company. In his spare time Mike enjoys road biking through the hills surrounding his home near Madison, taking long hikes with his yellow lab, reading and spending time with his wife and three grown children.
Loan Originator: Torsten Galley
torsten@plumlending.com
(415) 914 - 8243
Region: Nationwide
Torsten has over two decades of CRE lending and investment experience. After graduating in Banking and Marketing, Torsten started his career in Germany. He held various managerial and producer positions for major banks in Germany covering markets across Europe and the U.S. After moving to San Francisco, Torsten joined Wells Fargo’s real estate group in 2007 as Senior Relationship Manager where he originated and underwrote loans for REITs, developers and real estate investors. When he’s not helping CRE owners you may find him scaling a rock wall, hiking or traveling.
National Originations
Manager of Partner and Client Relations: Eric Weiss
eric@plumlending.com
(415) 914 - 8226
Region: Nationwide
Eric has more than 20 years of sales, marketing and business development experience. He has worked with startups, large corporations and government agencies. He has served as associate publisher for a national magazine and was Partnership Manager at eBay. Eric is a graduate of San Francisco State University and in his spare time he teaches English and communication skills to new immigrants. Eric enjoys swimming, playing tennis and is a die-hard fan of the San Francisco Giants.
Loan Originator: Jason Bonanno
Jason.Bonanno@plumlending.com
(415) 914-8227
Region: Nationwide
Jason comes to PLUM from a diversified commercial real estate background which includes experience in CMBS, portfolio and commercial lending.
Mr. Bonanno began his career in New York City as a Consultant with Blackheath Financial (dba ‘Accenture Credit Services’) and later in Los Angeles at JP Morgan’s Investment Bank. At JPM, Jason closed approximately $321 MM in securitized loans across all asset types located throughout the United States.
In 2011, Jason graduated with honors from California State Polytechnic University with a Master’s in Business Administration. The following year Jason joined Guggenheim Commercial Real Estate Finance in Orange County, CA, and successfully contributed to the origination of over $400MM in closed portfolio CRE transactions.
Commencing in 2014, Jason and his family moved to Colorado and he later joined BBVA’s Commercial Real Estate team. During his tenure at BBVA, he was an integral team member contributing to over $200MM in new CRE originations and subsequently managed a Denver/Seattle CRE portfolio valued at $425MM in debt obligations. In 2017, joined TEN-X Commercial as a Director of Business Development.
Jason holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Vermont and a Master in Business Administration from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. He was a member of the 2015 NAIOP-Colorado’s Developing Leader Mentor/Mentee Program and a member of the prestigious Downtown Denver Leadership class of 2017.
President and Head of Real Estate
Managing Director, Capital Markets & Technology
Southeast Originator
President and Head of Real Estate: Rick Gallitto
rick.gallitto@plumlending.com
(415) 914 - 8253
Rick was Co-President and Chief Investment Officer of Tremont Mortgage Trust (TRMT:NASDAQ) where he oversaw originations and deal structuring. He was also the Co-founder and President of Tremont Realty Capital, an SEC-registered investment advisor with total portfolio of assets in excess of $800MM. He opened and scaled the northeast region of a publicly-traded finance company’s real estate capital markets platform from zero production to over $900MM of originations in 18 months. As an SVP of CBRE, he opened and managed their Northeast Mortgage Banking Division. Rick began his career in commercial banking working for several predecessor firms of Bank of America and he holds an AB in Economics from Harvard. He enjoys good food and better wine.
Managing Director, Capital Markets & Technology Integration: Nik Chillar
nik.chillar@plumlending.com
(949) 200-5201
Nik heads PLUM's Capital Markets group, where he combines over twenty years of unique experience in commercial real estate loan origination, underwriting, bank regulatory implementation, securitization and trading.
Nik has extensive experience with Commercial Real Estate Loans as a senior executive and bond trader responsible for the investment, management and reporting of the U.S. portfolio of CMBS/CLO securities for the Union Bank subsidiary of Mitsubishi, one of the world’s largest financial organizations with total assets of $2.6 trillion. In addition to his tenure at Union Bank, during the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, he managed a distressed real estate fund primarily invested in heavily discounted AAA CMBS bonds, which later evolved into a CMBS origination platform in a partnership with Jefferies LoanCore. This platform built on his previous experience as a co-founder of a mortgage origination business that was ultimately sold to CharterMac Mortgage Capital (aka: Centerline Mortgage Capital) where Nik was co-head of Mortgage Originations. Earlier in his career, Nik managed a structured finance team for Lehman Brothers Principal Transactions Group based in London. Nik has a B.A. in Social Science/Economics and a B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine. In his spare time Nik enjoys skiing, tennis and time with his children.
Loan Originator: Bruce Neel
bruce.neel@plumlending.com
(803) 567 - 3134
Region: South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Virginia
Bruce has 25 years of commercial real estate experience. For 10 years he was a commercial real estate lender with Wachovia Bank’s Real Estate Financial Services Group where he underwrote and closed construction and permanent loans to developers and owners in the Southeast. Additionally, for 15 years Bruce has owned and managed his own commercial real estate investment, development and brokerage companies where he was involved in the development, acquisition, sale, leasing and management of multi-family, retail, office and industrial projects. He has held his broker-in-charge real estate license since 2003.
Midwest Originator
Nationwide Originator
Manager of Partner and Client Relations
Loan Originator: Torsten Galley
torsten@plumlending.com
(415) 914 - 8243
Region: Nationwide
Torsten has over two decades of CRE lending and investment experience. After graduating in Banking and Marketing, Torsten started his career in Germany. He held various managerial and producer positions for major banks in Germany covering markets across Europe and the U.S. After moving to San Francisco, Torsten joined Wells Fargo’s real estate group in 2007 as Senior Relationship Manager where he originated and underwrote loans for REITs, developers and real estate investors. When he’s not helping CRE owners you may find him scaling a rock wall, hiking or traveling.
Loan Originator: Mike Trehey
mike.trehey@plumlending.com
(608) 286 - 3817
Region: Wisonsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Indiana, Ohio
Mike leads PLUM’s origination efforts in the Midwest. He is an experienced financial services professional with an established track record in commercial real estate finance, including private placements, loan origination, underwriting, debt/equity structuring, loan syndication, capital markets and loan sale advisory. Previously, he worked in the investment banking arm for a national accounting firm, originated debt and equity transactions for a boutique mortgage banking firm in Chicago and was a top producer for a national commercial finance company. In his spare time Mike enjoys road biking through the hills surrounding his home near Madison, taking long hikes with his yellow lab, reading and spending time with his wife and three grown children.
Manager of Partner and Client Relations: Eric Weiss
eric@plumlending.com
(415) 914 - 8226
Region: Nationwide
Eric has more than 20 years of sales, marketing and business development experience. He has worked with startups, large corporations and government agencies. He has served as associate publisher for a national magazine and was Partnership Manager at eBay. Eric is a graduate of San Francisco State University and in his spare time he teaches English and communication skills to new immigrants. Eric enjoys swimming, playing tennis and is a die-hard fan of the San Francisco Giants.
President and Head of Real Estate
President and Head of Real Estate: Rick Gallitto
rick.gallitto@plumlending.com
(415) 914 - 8253
Rick was Co-President and Chief Investment Officer of Tremont Mortgage Trust (TRMT:NASDAQ) where he oversaw originations and deal structuring. He was also the Co-founder and President of Tremont Realty Capital, an SEC-registered investment advisor with total portfolio of assets in excess of $800MM. He opened and scaled the northeast region of a publicly-traded finance company’s real estate capital markets platform from zero production to over $900MM of originations in 18 months. As an SVP of CBRE, he opened and managed their Northeast Mortgage Banking Division. Rick began his career in commercial banking working for several predecessor firms of Bank of America and he holds an AB in Economics from Harvard. He enjoys good food and better wine.
Midwest Originator
Loan Originator:
Mike Trehey
mike.trehey@plumlending.com
(608) 286 - 3817
Region: Wisonsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Indiana, Ohio
Mike leads PLUM’s origination efforts in the Midwest. He is an experienced financial services professional with an established track record in commercial real estate finance, including private placements, loan origination, underwriting, debt/equity structuring, loan syndication, capital markets and loan sale advisory. Previously, he worked in the investment banking arm for a national accounting firm, originated debt and equity transactions for a boutique mortgage banking firm in Chicago and was a top producer for a national commercial finance company. In his spare time Mike enjoys road biking through the hills surrounding his home near Madison, taking long hikes with his yellow lab, reading and spending time with his wife and three grown children.
Nationwide Originator
Loan Originator:
Torsten Galley
torsten@plumlending.com
(415) 914 - 8243
Region: Nationwide
Torsten has over two decades of CRE lending and investment experience. After graduating in Banking and Marketing, Torsten started his career in Germany. He held various managerial and producer positions for major banks in Germany covering markets across Europe and the U.S. After moving to San Francisco, Torsten joined Wells Fargo’s real estate group in 2007 as Senior Relationship Manager where he originated and underwrote loans for REITs, developers and real estate investors. When he’s not helping CRE owners you may find him scaling a rock wall, hiking or traveling.
Managing Director, Capital Markets & Technology
Managing Director, Capital Markets & Technology Integration: Nik Chillar
nik.chillar@plumlending.com
(949) 200-5201
Nik heads PLUM's Capital Markets group, where he combines over twenty years of unique experience in commercial real estate loan origination, underwriting, bank regulatory implementation, securitization and trading.
Nik has extensive experience with Commercial Real Estate Loans as a senior executive and bond trader responsible for the investment, management and reporting of the U.S. portfolio of CMBS/CLO securities for the Union Bank subsidiary of Mitsubishi, one of the world’s largest financial organizations with total assets of $2.6 trillion. In addition to his tenure at Union Bank, during the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, he managed a distressed real estate fund primarily invested in heavily discounted AAA CMBS bonds, which later evolved into a CMBS origination platform in a partnership with Jefferies LoanCore. This platform built on his previous experience as a co-founder of a mortgage origination business that was ultimately sold to CharterMac Mortgage Capital (aka: Centerline Mortgage Capital) where Nik was co-head of Mortgage Originations. Earlier in his career, Nik managed a structured finance team for Lehman Brothers Principal Transactions Group based in London. Nik has a B.A. in Social Science/Economics and a B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine. In his spare time Nik enjoys skiing, tennis and time with his children.
Southeast Originator
Loan Originator:
Bruce Neel
bruce.neel@plumlending.com
(803) 567 - 3134
Region: South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Virginia
Bruce has 25 years of commercial real estate experience. For 10 years he was a commercial real estate lender with Wachovia Bank’s Real Estate Financial Services Group where he underwrote and closed construction and permanent loans to developers and owners in the Southeast. Additionally, for 15 years Bruce has owned and managed his own commercial real estate investment, development and brokerage companies where he was involved in the development, acquisition, sale, leasing and management of multi-family, retail, office and industrial projects. He has held his broker-in-charge real estate license since 2003.
National Originations
Nationwide Originations: Jason Bonanno
Jason.Bonanno@plumlending.com
(415) 914-8227
Region: Nationwide
Jason comes to PLUM from a diversified commercial real estate background which includes experience in CMBS, portfolio and commercial lending.
Mr. Bonanno began his career in New York City as a Consultant with Blackheath Financial (dba ‘Accenture Credit Services’) and later in Los Angeles at JP Morgan’s Investment Bank. At JPM, Jason closed approximately $321 MM in securitized loans across all asset types located throughout the United States.
In 2011, Jason graduated with honors from California State Polytechnic University with a Master’s in Business Administration. The following year Jason joined Guggenheim Commercial Real Estate Finance in Orange County, CA, and successfully contributed to the origination of over $400MM in closed portfolio CRE transactions.
Commencing in 2014, Jason and his family moved to Colorado and he later joined BBVA’s Commercial Real Estate team. During his tenure at BBVA, he was an integral team member contributing to over $200MM in new CRE originations and subsequently managed a Denver/Seattle CRE portfolio valued at $425MM in debt obligations. In 2017, joined TEN-X Commercial as a Director of Business Development.
Jason holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Vermont and a Master in Business Administration from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. He was a member of the 2015 NAIOP-Colorado’s Developing Leader Mentor/Mentee Program and a member of the prestigious Downtown Denver Leadership class of 2017.
Manager of Partner and Client Relations
Manager of Partner and Client Relations: Eric Weiss
eric@plumlending.com
(415) 914 - 8226
Region: Nationwide
Eric has more than 20 years of sales, marketing and business development experience. He has worked with startups, large corporations and government agencies. He has served as associate publisher for a national magazine and was Partnership Manager at eBay. Eric is a graduate of San Francisco State University and in his spare time he teaches English and communication skills to new immigrants. Eric enjoys swimming, playing tennis and is a die-hard fan of the San Francisco Giants.
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