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Edward J. Ryder is a Managing Director of Transwestern Investment Company, L.L.C. and head of acquisitions for Transwestern Multifamily Partners, L.L.C. Since joining Transwestern in 1998, Mr. Ryder has acquired over $900 million of properties, including over 8,000 multifamily units and 2.6 million square feet of office space.
Prior to joining Transwestern, Mr. Ryder spent ten years in commercial and investment banking. For six years, he focused on providing financing and advisory services to real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other real estate operating companies in the investment banking real estate groups at Merrill Lynch & Co. and EVEREN Securities (formerly Kemper Securities). During that time, Mr. Ryder worked on $3.8 billion of completed transactions, including initial public offerings for six REITs; private equity and debt placements; follow-on common stock; preferred stock; convertibles; and other financings and advisory assignments.
Mr. Ryder earned his undergraduate degree at the University of South Florida and his MBA at the University of Chicago. He is a member of the National Multi Housing Council and the Urban Land Institute where he is a member of the Multifamily Council (Gold Flight).
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