Lance Caplin

Experience

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  Cap Communications Co.

  Jan 1987 - Feb 2003

  CEO and President

  CAP Communications participated in the launch of broadband and cellular technology in the US and Europe.Recruited 110 engineering and site deployment teams for AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and other cellular carriers.Marketing director for Formus Communications, Europe negotiating a JV with Lucent Technologies and European partners serving the municipalities and court system in Denmark producing $80M in revenue in 1st year of operations.Led teams that secured and turned-on-air 2000+ cellular and antenna sites for AT&T/Bechtel, Convergent Communications, High-Speed Access Corp., Jato Communications, Devine Tower, and Verizon. Show less

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  Triple Net Properties, LLC

  Feb 2003 - Jan 2004

  Senior Vice President Capital Markets

  Triple Net was the nation’s largest packager of tenant-in-common triple net leases.Secured selling agreements with over 250 investment firms raising over $400M in equity for 1031 exchanges and REIT sales. Coordinated field sales and investor relations.Project manager for a 525,000 SF Chicago office tower coordinating leasing and tenant finish. Incoming tenants included The Secret Service and Homeland Security. Negotiated a property tax appeal reducing assessment by $3.5M.

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  CEI Inc.

  Jan 2004 - Feb 2018

  Founder & CEO

  CEI was a multifaceted real estate firm directing project management through acquisition, disposition, development, leasing, asset, and property management for 25,000 multifamily units, 25M SF commercial with 5 regional offices, and 500+ employees. On behalf of real estate sponsors raised $550M to build and/or acquire multifamily, mixed-use retail/office, industrial, medical, hospitality, and commercial properties. CEO National Healthcare Properties raising $100+M for medical offices, specialized laboratories, and treatment centers nationwide. Restructure and liquidate multibillion REO workouts for The First Wisconsin National Bank of Milwaukee (33rd largest bank in the US).FINRA Series 24 principal for a broker/dealer with 55 reps instituting training that doubled sales. Show less

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  Silverleaf Partners

  Mar 2018 - now

  Managing Director Real Estate

  Silverleaf secures debt and equity capital for real estate ventures and hedge funds. Structure and manage internal and external teams through design/development, leasing, and asset/property management for multifamily, mixed-use commercial, hospitality, medical, and industrial real estate.Negotiate acquisition/disposition, securitization, and capital raise for real estate transactions.Prepare private and public offerings to raise debt/equity capital. Direct marketing and sales of security offerings to family offices, institutions, and accredited investors.Secured equity for $80M downtown Portland Hyatt Hotel; $30M for MedAware, a medical data company; $25M for Brain, a software platform provider for the development, deployment, and management of autonomous robots. Show less