ELAN PERETZ

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Elan Peretz is the Managing Director and General Counsel of Barnett Capital.

Elan started as a commercial real estate investment officer at Barnett Capital in 2007 and became the company's sole Managing Director and General Counsel in 2017.  Elan’s vision, leadership, and drive have led to Barnett Capital’s growth from an industrial real estate investment company with three employees and 15 buildings into a diversified alternative investment platform that has managed over $750,000,000 in assets for the Barnett Family and its partners.  Building on his expertise as a commercial and real estate finance attorney, Elan also leads strategy, origination, and portfolio management across Barnett Capital’s NNN Finance division.  With deep expertise in structuring and financing sale-leaseback transactions, credit-tenant lease opportunities, as well as unprecedented growth, Elan plays a pivotal role in expanding Barnett Capital’s presence in the NNN market.

A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Elan has worked in the commercial real estate and finance industry since 2001. Elan was an associate in the real estate group at Goldberg Kohn and a corporate and finance associate with Latham and Watkins after graduating with Honors from the University of Chicago Law School in 2003.  Elan’s civic and charitable endeavors include support for the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago, The Cove School, and Keshet.