Yosef Shapiro
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Rockwood Capital, San Francisco, CA
May 2011 - Present
Rockwood Capital is a private real estate investment fund manager with $4.2
billion of equity commitments focusing on value-add real estate
opportunities. Work as a Financial Analyst for both the transactions and
asset management teams.
Financial Analyst
. Develop Excel and ARGUS models to produce cash flow projections,
sensitivity tables, property valuations, and joint venture structures to
assist with new acquisitions and developments.
. Prepare Investment Memorandums to be submitted to Rockwood's Investment
Committee for acquisitions through financial risk/return analysis and
the development of narratives on economic and market conditions.
. Prepare quarterly appraisals of owned assets through multi-year
projections of cash inflows/outflows.
Prudential Real Estate Investors (PREI), San Francisco, CA
July 2008 - May 2011
PREI is a global real estate investment fund manager with $44.8 billion of
gross assets under management. Worked as an Investment Analyst for both the
transactions team and PRISA, PREI's largest core fund ($11.7 billion gross
asset value).
Acquisitions Analyst
. Developed Excel and ARGUS models to produce cash flow projections,
sensitivity tables, property valuations, and joint venture structures to
assist with new acquisitions, developments, and dispositions. Underwrote
over $1 billion worth of acquisitions/dispositions in 2010 and $850
million in 2011.
. Worked with multiple asset classes, including multifamily, retail,
office, industrial, hotel, for-sale condominiums, and land.
. Prepared Investment Memorandums to be submitted to PREI's Investment
Committee for both acquisitions and dispositions through financial
risk/return analysis and the development of narratives on economic and
market conditions.
. Supported transaction due diligence and closing processes through
coordination of the portfolio management team, transaction team, legal
counsel, brokerage firms, and engineering/environmental consultants.
Asset Management Analyst - Distressed Assets
. Asset manager for distressed assets within the PRISA fund. Noteworthy
projects include:
. Individual unit and bulk sale of a $400 million twin condominium
towers.
. Foreclosure on a $235 million loan secured by an apartment
portfolio.
. Development of a $60 million retail center anchored by two large
retailers.
. Valuation and sale of a $113 million partially redeveloped
lab/office campus.
. Leasing and sale of a distressed industrial portfolio, including
450 acres of land and 1 million sf of industrial space.
. Provided on-going and quarterly portfolio level reports for
occupancy/rollover projections, budget variance explanations, debt
reporting, and multi-year projections of cash inflows/outflows.
. Generated property budgets and strategic plans for operating and
distressed assets.
. Coordinated the property appraisal process and review of quarterly
appraisals for accuracy.
. Reviewed and analyzed new leases, purchase and sale agreements, joint
venture/operating agreements, property condition reports, and other
legal documents.
. Managed third party relationships for various projects, including
leasing/sale brokers, property managers, legal counsel,
engineering/environmental consultants, tax consultants, and joint
venture partners.
KPMG LLP, San Francisco, CA
June 2007 - September 2007
Intern - Audit, Tax and Advisory Services; Financial Services Audit
Division
. Performed balance sheet analytics by confirming whether controller's
estimates of quarterly activity matched actual balance sheet results.
Confirmed all quarterly financial statement calculations coincided with
appropriate support test-work and investigated all unexplained issues.
EDUCATION
California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, CA
June 2008
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration with concentrations in Finance
and Accounting Minor: Economics
Cumulative GPA: 3.7 / 4.0 (Magna Cum Laude)
Golden Key Honor Society, Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, Dean/President's
List, and Alpha Epsilon Pi member/treasurer
SKILLS / ACHIEVEMENTS
Applications: Advanced knowledge in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and ARGUS
Certifications: Level II candidate for the Chartered Financial Analyst
(CFA) Exam Kahr Advanced Excel Training
Achievements: Marathon/half marathon running (completed the 2010 SF
Marathon in less than four hours)