Sabal Financial Group Expands CMBS Business with New Venture

""Sabal Financial Group"":http://www.sabalfin.com/ announced the expansion of its commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) business with the launch of Sabal Commercial Advisors.

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The newly launched platform leverages Sabal's existing CMBS loan underwriting and due diligence platform to provide investors and originators with a single-source solution for transaction support services.

""Sabal's real estate and finance expertise lends unique advantages to our Sabal Commercial Advisors CMBS business as we provide these services to our clients,"" said R. Patterson Jackson, CEO of the California-based company. ""Our team's extensive CMBS underwriting and deep regional real estate market knowledge competitively positions us for success as the CMBS market rebounds.""

Sabal's CMBS expertise includes cash flow analysis, third-party report reviews, lease analysis, lease abstracting, and rent roll verification, among others.

The new business will be led by an experienced CMBS team that includes Ned Smith, business development manager overseeing business and relationship management. In addition, Sarah Suther will serve as due diligence and operations manager, Sabal announced.

""The leadership behind Sabal Commercial Advisors represents the best in class,"" Jackson said. ""Ned Smith and Sarah Suther are both CMBS veterans and have demonstrated a successful track record in this industry.""

The leadership team will be supported by a crew of skilled underwriters strategically located throughout the country, enabling the firm to provide clients with a single-source CMBS services solution demonstrating regional expertise and national coverage.