Compilation Episode

0:00 - 14:42 Francis J. Greenburger | Chairman & CEO, Time Equities Inc. Episode 47

- The Evolution of 50West: Underwriting, Financing, Marketing, Sales, Rentals

14:44 - 21:00 Richard Byrne | President, Benefit Street Partners Episode 48

- Acquisition of Realty Finance Trust, a $700M commercial mortgage REIT at the time, which has grown to $6B and the 4th largest publicly traded mortgage REIT.

21:03 - 29:31 Matt Bronfman | CEO, Jamestown Episode 50

- Securing the first tenant at Ponce City Market and the current renovation of One Times Square

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Mark Vitner is the Founder & Chief Economist of Piedmont Crescent Capital, a boutique economic consulting firm providing strategic insight on U.S. and regional economic conditions, financial markets, and geopolitics—with a focus on how these forces impact consumers, local economies, housing, and commercial real estate.

With more than 30 years of experience in economic analysis and forecasting, Mark previously served as Senior Economist at Wells Fargo and Wachovia, where he became one of the most respected voices on the Southeast and National economy. Today, through Piedmont Crescent Capital, he acts as a fractional economist for several companies, produces regular publications on real estate, consumer behavior, and small business trends, and speaks widely at corporate events and industry forums on topics ranging from inflation and monetary policy to regional growth and economic development.

Episode Topics:

• Building a 30-year career across Barnett Bank, First Union, Wachovia, and Wells Fargo

• Inside the Wachovia acquisition by Wells Fargo during the 2008 financial crisis

• Breaking down the Global Financial Crisis from an economist’s perspective

• Launching Piedmont Crescent Capital to assist companies as their fraction economist

• Current outlook on real estate, consumer spending, and regional growth

Connect with Matt & The Deal Ranch Podcast:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewrlutz/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-deal-ranch/id1680084534 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1teAX6zRU76v4wFeGUHkoj?si=65e7be080e534f8b

Connect with Mark & Piedmont Crescent Capital

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-vitner/

https://piedmontcrescentcapital.com/

Doug Lebda is the CEO & Founder of Lending Tree. LendingTree (NASDAQ: TREE) is the nation's leading online marketplace that connects consumers with the choices they need to be confident in their financial decisions. LendingTree empowers consumers to shop for financial services the same way they would shop for airline tickets or hotel stays, by comparing multiple offers from a nationwide network of over 500 partners in one simple search and choosing the option that best fits their financial needs.

After experiencing the frustrations and complexities of getting his first mortgage, Doug envisioned a way to simplify the loan shopping process. Instead of physically going to multiple banks, customers could go to a website where the banks would compete for their business. That was 1996, and the website would become the one you’re reading right now.

After launching nationally in July 1998, Doug led LendingTree through a successful IPO in 2000, the dot-com meltdown of 2001 and a successful sale to IAC/InterActiveCorp in 2003. From 2005 to 2008, Doug served as IAC’s President and Chief Operating Officer, and in 2008, joined the newly formed Tree.com (rebranded as LendingTree) as it spun out from IAC as a separate public company.

- This episode of The Deal Ranch Podcast is presented by https://huckscurryadvisors.com/

Episode Topics

• How LendingTree survived the early 2000's dot-com bubble
• Convincing Bank of America to partner with LendingTree over Microsoft
• The sale of LendingTree to IAC for 35× EBITDA
• A 45-minute grilling with Jack Welch that sparked a lasting mentorship and paved the way to Doug becoming COO at IAC
• Purchasing LendingTree stock during the 2008 crisis with a majority of his net worth
• The acquisition of QuoteWizard and turning it into one of LendingTree’s most profitable growth engines

Connect with Matt & The Deal Ranch Podcast:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewrlutz/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-deal-ranch/id1680084534 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1teAX6zRU76v4wFeGUHkoj?si=65e7be080e534f8b YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDealRanchPodcast Email: matt@mrl-capital.com

Connect with Lending Tree:

https://www.lendingtree.com/

https://investors.lendingtree.com/