Lawrence A. Kestin
Mr. Kestin is the founder and managing principal of Glenmont Capital Management, LLC, a New York based real estate investment management firm, primarily investing on behalf of funds and separate accounts comprised of institutional and high net worth investors. He provides overall direction to Glenmont and has overall responsibility for identifying investment opportunities and supervising all aspects of Glenmont’s investment strategies.
Mr. Kestin draws on more than 25 years of experience in the real estate industry during which time he has acqui…
Mr. Kestin is the founder and managing principal of Glenmont Capital Management, LLC, a New York based real estate investment management firm, primarily investing on behalf of funds and separate accounts comprised of institutional and high net worth investors. He provides overall direction to Glenmont and has overall responsibility for identifying investment opportunities and supervising all aspects of Glenmont’s investment strategies.
Mr. Kestin draws on more than 25 years of experience in the real estate industry during which time he has acquired more than $2.6 billion of real estate and real estate related assets. Prior to the formation of Glenmont, Mr. Kestin was a principal of Colony Capital, Inc. where he identified and consummated new investments, and developed and implemented strategic plans, including an operating and disposition strategy for each investment. Mr. Kestin served on Colony’s investment committee, which approved all of Colony’s investments. Prior to becoming a principal of Colony Capital, Mr. Kestin served as the Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of one Colony’s affiliates, Colony Advisors, Inc., where he oversaw the management and disposition of a $1 billion portfolio of real estate assets acquired from the RTC. Prior to joining Colony, Mr. Kestin was a Partner and Vice Chairman of the Real Estate Department of Rogers & Wells (now Clifford Chance, LLP).
Mr. Kestin has appeared as a guest commentator on CNBC covering topics relating to distressed real estate investing. In addition, Mr. Kestin has been a featured panelist at several industry conferences. Mr. Kestin received a B.A. from American University and a J.D. degree from Suffolk University Law School, where he was a member of the Law Review.