Debra Morgan
Managing Director, Restructuring and Dispute Resolution Practice
Debra Morgan has more than 25 years of experience in commercial real estate portfolio management, acquisitions, recapitalizations, and the restructure and disposition of distressed debt and over-leveraged real estate. Her areas of expertise include CMBS, bridge and mezzanine debt, bankruptcy and litigation management, and real estate economics.
- Managing Director and Credit Committee voting member at top five special servicer
- Asset managed and resolved over $10B of distressed debt
- Managed over 30 commercial real estate bankruptcies with successful resolution for the lender; no cram-downs
- Underwrote $450M in B-piece investments for private hedge fund
- Managed receiverships governing 10,000+ multifamily units in multiple states covering varying asset classes and submarkets. Oversaw receiver’s (property manager’s) business plan and budget including a $10 million capital improvement plan during receivership
- Assisted in deployment of $400M in fund equity by identifying debt/equity investment opportunities or operating partners for the fund, valuing debt and real estate, and structuring solutions within the constraints of the underlying CMBS servicing agreements and loan documents
- Sponsored and acquired over 350 multifamily units in multiple states using bridge and agency financing and equity through high-net-worth investors
Thought leadership
- 30 March 2020: April Fool’s Day 2020: No Joke for Borrowers, Loan Servicers, Commercialsearch.com
Professional affiliations
- Texas Real Estate Commission
Education
- BA, Interdisciplinary Studies, The University of Texas at Dallas
Prior business experience
- Black Eagle Real Estate Partners, Founder & CEO
- C-III Asset Management (k/n/a Greystone), Managing Director
- CLMG, a Beal Bank affiliate, Vice President