Eastdil Secured

Eastdil Secured is a real estate investment bank that combines commercial real estate and capital markets work. It advises on mergers, acquisitions and corporate advisory, continuation vehicles, joint ventures and capital raises, property sales, debt placement, structured credit and net lease, and loan sales for investors worldwide.

Sector coverage named on the site includes office, retail, multifamily, hotel and industrial, plus digital infrastructure, manufactured housing and single-family rental/build-to-rent. Securities products in the US are offered through Eastdil Secured Advisors, a FINRA/SIPC broker-dealer, and the site links to FINRA BrokerCheck. The firm describes an approach built on expert-level underwriting, structuring, speed to market, and relationships maintained across sectors, geographies and the capital stack.

Its timeline starts in 1967, when Eastdil was created with Eastman Dillon Union Securities and opened in New York City with a team of 15, introducing investment banking practice to real estate brokerage. Later milestones listed include a West Coast office in San Francisco, a partnership with the Ford Foundation, arranging financing for the purchase of Irvine Ranch, a management buyout from Paine Webber, the sale of a 50% stake to Nomura with personnel moved to London, Tokyo and Frankfurt, and the launch of Secured Capital Corp. The firm has since been acquired by Savills and now trades as Eastdil Secured Savills, with coverage across Europe, North America, Asia and Australia.

The rankings the firm cites, including its positions in debt placement and investment sales, are for the 2010-2024 period and sourced to the Mortgage Bankers Association, Real Estate Alert, Eastdil Secured and others. Assignments are institutional in scale, so confirm minimum deal size before approaching. The main line is 212-315-7200.