Key Takeaways
- • Mike Morey appointed as EVP of Capital Markets at Peachtree Group, bringing over 15 years of commercial real estate lending experience from The Standard's StanCorp Mortgage Investors platform.
- • Focus on insurance capital markets strategy: Morey will lead expansion of lender relationships with insurance companies, optimize capital sourcing, and enhance execution across Peachtree's investment platform.
- • Strategic positioning in capital-constrained environment: Peachtree emphasizes Morey's expertise in sourcing and structuring opportunities in a market defined by capital constraints and mispriced risk.
- • Deep industry background: Prior to The Standard, Morey held roles at Intervest Mortgage Investment Co. as vice president and regional manager, and has served as chairman of the advisory board at Portland State University's Center for Real Estate.
Summary
Peachtree Group has appointed Mike Morey as executive vice president of capital markets, effective April 2026. In this newly defined role, Morey will lead the firm's insurance capital markets strategy with emphasis on deepening partnerships with insurance lenders—a relationship structure that Peachtree's leadership identifies as increasingly central to its operational and strategic positioning.
Morey joins Peachtree after more than 15 years with The Standard, where he held senior positions within its real estate lending platform, StanCorp Mortgage Investors. During his tenure at The Standard, he focused on commercial real estate finance and investment across multiple asset classes and market cycles, building a track record navigating complex capital markets environments. Earlier in his career, he served as vice president and regional manager at Intervest Mortgage Investment Co., where he originated and managed commercial real estate loans.
According to Greg Friedman, CEO and managing principal at Peachtree, the appointment reflects the firm's strategic pivot toward insurance capital partnerships. "As these relationships become increasingly central to our strategy, they enhance our ability to offer accretive lending options to our borrowers and operate a more efficient, scalable platform," Friedman stated. Jeremy Stoler, executive vice president of debt capital markets at Peachtree, emphasized that "in a market defined by capital constraints, his expertise strengthens our ability to source and structure compelling opportunities where risk is mispriced."
Morey's mandate encompasses expanding lender relationships, optimizing capital sourcing mechanisms, and enhancing execution across Peachtree's growing investment platform. Beyond his lending background, Morey has held industry leadership roles, including serving as chairman of the advisory board at Portland State University's Center for Real Estate, indicating involvement in thought leadership within the real estate investment sector.
Morey joins Peachtree after more than 15 years with The Standard, where he held senior positions within its real estate lending platform, StanCorp Mortgage Investors. During his tenure at The Standard, he focused on commercial real estate finance and investment across multiple asset classes and market cycles, building a track record navigating complex capital markets environments. Earlier in his career, he served as vice president and regional manager at Intervest Mortgage Investment Co., where he originated and managed commercial real estate loans.
According to Greg Friedman, CEO and managing principal at Peachtree, the appointment reflects the firm's strategic pivot toward insurance capital partnerships. "As these relationships become increasingly central to our strategy, they enhance our ability to offer accretive lending options to our borrowers and operate a more efficient, scalable platform," Friedman stated. Jeremy Stoler, executive vice president of debt capital markets at Peachtree, emphasized that "in a market defined by capital constraints, his expertise strengthens our ability to source and structure compelling opportunities where risk is mispriced."
Morey's mandate encompasses expanding lender relationships, optimizing capital sourcing mechanisms, and enhancing execution across Peachtree's growing investment platform. Beyond his lending background, Morey has held industry leadership roles, including serving as chairman of the advisory board at Portland State University's Center for Real Estate, indicating involvement in thought leadership within the real estate investment sector.
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