Angelo Gordon, a $32 billion alternative investment firm focused on credit and real estate investing, announced that Paul Lewis has joined the firm as a Director, European Net Lease Real Estate. In this role, Lewis is responsible for net lease deal origination and acquisitions in Europe. Based in London, Lewis reports to Gordon Whiting, Head of Angelo Gordon’s Net Lease Real Estate business.

 Lewis most recently served as Head of European Corporate Capital Markets at CBRE Capital Advisors, where he managed capital raising efforts for corporate-owned real estate through debt and sale and leaseback strategies.

“Paul is a widely respected industry executive whose extensive knowledge of European capital markets, loan financing and leaseback strategies will be important as we build out our Net Lease group’s capabilities in Europe,” said Gordon Whiting. “There are significant corporate-owned real estate opportunities throughout Europe, and we are excited to draw upon Paul’s track record of originating and executing deals as we drive growth in our business.”

Lewis added, “Angelo Gordon is a premier investment firm whose Net Lease group has a solid reputation for its ability to complete transactions with a high degree of certainty, dynamism and sophistication. I look forward to expanding the firm’s proven Net Lease strategy in the European markets.”

Prior to his role as Head of European Corporate Capital Markets, Mr. Lewis served as Head of Loan Advisory at CBRE Capital Advisors, where he was responsible for building and managing a team that advised on distressed CRE debt deals.

Established in 2005, Angelo Gordon’s Net Lease business actively seeks to invest in long-term, net-leased corporate real estate transactions ranging from $15 million to $600 million. Since inception, the business has closed US$3.6 billion in transactions by total purchase price across 80 North American and selected international deals.