PRESIDENT & CEO
Mr. Soares oversees and is responsible for all aspects of company operations & marketing efforts. In addition, Mr. Soares oversees LEXDEN CAPITAL’S business pipeline, marketing efforts, overall quality control, and he works with investors to develop new loan and investment programs.
Mr. Soares, educated in London, England, has over 30 years experience in finance and real estate investment in both the international and domestic arenas. Mr. Soares has been domiciled in the USA since 1984 and since that time has been primarily involved in real estate finance, investment and risk management. Since 1996 he has originated directly, or been responsible for, in excess of $3 Billion dollars of infrastructure and real estate finance in the form of equity, short-term debt, construction loans, permanent mortgages, mezzanine debt or equity financing. Early in his career Mr. Soares successfully performed all aspects of due diligence procedures, underwriting and closings related to commercial real estate transactions and finance.
Mr. Soares is a founding Managing Partner in North Hill Capital Management (“NHCM”), the LEXDEN CAPITAL bridge loan fund formed in 2005. with originations in excess of $300 Million, NHCM originates, underwrites and services commercial bridge loans for its own balance sheet.
Prior to founding LEXDEN CAPITAL Mr. Soares was President of Berkshire Capital Financial for eight years, where he oversaw debt origination, loan program modeling, fund raising, investment committees and investor relations. In addition, Mr. Soares was a founding Managing Partner in Berkshire Capital Group which bought and sold successfully in excess of $400 Million of commercial real estate between 2003 and 2008.
Mr. Soares has sat on the Advisory Committee for Independence Bank NY then Sovereign Bank, NY (a US publicly traded commercial bank) and sits on the Board of Directors for several local and national charities.