Zoe Braun

Real Estate Investment Professional with 3+ years of experience in acquisitions, underwriting, and structured finance across multifamily, office, industrial, and specialty asset types. Proven track record supporting full deal lifecycle, from investment analysis and due diligence to closing and investment committee presentations. Adept at cross-functional collaboration, market research, and building detailed financial models to support strategic investment decisions.

Associate – Real Estate at Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (2024-12 – Present)

Real Estate Investment role focused on acquisitions, underwriting, and deal structuring for office, hospitality, and industrial assets.

• Developed detailed DCF and leveraged IRR models for office, hospitality, and industrial assets across the Americas, enabling $5B+ in transaction decisions.
• Conducted in-depth market research and comp analysis to assess acquisition feasibility and identify upside potential, directly influencing investment committee recommendations.
• Led underwriting processes by building scenario-based sensitivity models, supporting pricing strategy and deal structuring across varied capital stack positions.
• Collaborated with legal counsel and deal teams to draft and negotiate LOIs, leases, and term sheets, streamlining transaction timelines.
• Presented investment recommendations to internal stakeholders, integrating financial analysis, sponsor creditability, and macro market trends into approval memos.

Analyst – Debt & Structured Finance at Newmark (2022-11 – 2023-12)

Debt and structured finance role focused on underwriting and modeling for multifamily, retail, and senior housing assets.

• Structured and underwrote $1B+ in debt financing across multifamily, retail, and senior housing for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae executions.
• Built complex cash flow models in Excel and Argus to analyze DSCR, exit cap rates, and LTV/LTC thresholds, directly informing optimal leverage strategies for borrowers.
• Collaborated with originators, asset managers, and agency lenders to package credit memos incorporating property metrics, borrower financials, and market analytics.
• Conducted due diligence including site inspections, lease audits, and third-party report coordination, ensuring risk mitigation pre-closing.
• Presented investment committee materials that highlighted sponsor strength, loan structure, and deal-specific risks, enabling committee approvals with minimal revision.

Analyst – Multifamily & Development at Aloha Capital (2021-11 – 2022-11)

Multifamily and development focused role supporting end-to-end acquisition and development deal execution.

• Led end-to-end acquisition and development deal execution for multifamily transactions from sourcing through closing, executing $100M+ in transaction volume.
• Created pro forma financial models and scenario analyses evaluating debt yields, IRR, equity multiples, and construction draw schedules.
• Coordinated with legal counsel, third-party vendors, lenders, and borrowers, ensuring seamless transaction management under tight timelines.
• Managed due diligence processes including ordering appraisals, environmental reports, and managing title reviews to minimize execution risk.
• Delivered post-closing investor packages synthesizing key financials, risk-return profiles, and strategic rationale for capital syndication.

Bachelor of Science in Finance – University of Colorado Boulder (2021)