Key Takeaways
- • Western Alliance Bank has hired Matthew Leivian as senior managing director of its Institutional Commercial Real Estate Finance team, based in Phoenix, as it expands its national CRE lending platform.
- • Leivian brings 22 years of banking experience, including 15 years focused on CRE lending, and spent nearly two decades at National Bank of Arizona originating large, complex transactions.
- • Leivian will originate and structure construction, acquisition, bridge and mini-permanent financing for CRE clients nationwide, with a focus on industrial, office, multifamily, retail and self-storage assets.
- • Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE: WAL) reports $90 billion in assets and describes itself as a leading national bank for business.
Summary
Western Alliance Bank announced that Matthew Leivian has joined as senior managing director of its Institutional Commercial Real Estate Finance team, based in Phoenix, according to a Business Wire release. The hire is part of the bank's effort to expand its national CRE lending platform. Leivian will lead a Phoenix-based team focused on building and growing a high-quality institutional loan portfolio.
Leivian will originate and structure construction, acquisition, bridge and mini-permanent financing for commercial real estate clients across the country. He works with investors, developers and owners on financing solutions, including construction, value-add and term financing secured by industrial, office, multifamily, retail and self-storage assets across the U.S.
Leivian brings 22 years of banking experience, including 15 focused on CRE lending. He spent nearly two decades with National Bank of Arizona, where he originated and structured large, complex commercial real estate transactions. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics with a minor in business from the University of Arizona and received a graduate certificate from Pacific Coast Banking School in 2023.
Head of Institutional Commercial Real Estate Finance Ericka LeMaster said Leivian's track record in complex transactions and industry relationships will benefit clients as they navigate the current market. Leivian said he looks forward to growing the institutional portfolio and delivering financing solutions for institutional real estate investors.
Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE: WAL) is the parent of Western Alliance Bank, which the release describes as a leading national bank for business with $90 billion in assets and offices nationwide.
Leivian will originate and structure construction, acquisition, bridge and mini-permanent financing for commercial real estate clients across the country. He works with investors, developers and owners on financing solutions, including construction, value-add and term financing secured by industrial, office, multifamily, retail and self-storage assets across the U.S.
Leivian brings 22 years of banking experience, including 15 focused on CRE lending. He spent nearly two decades with National Bank of Arizona, where he originated and structured large, complex commercial real estate transactions. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics with a minor in business from the University of Arizona and received a graduate certificate from Pacific Coast Banking School in 2023.
Head of Institutional Commercial Real Estate Finance Ericka LeMaster said Leivian's track record in complex transactions and industry relationships will benefit clients as they navigate the current market. Leivian said he looks forward to growing the institutional portfolio and delivering financing solutions for institutional real estate investors.
Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE: WAL) is the parent of Western Alliance Bank, which the release describes as a leading national bank for business with $90 billion in assets and offices nationwide.
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