Join us at the ACG 101 Real Estate Conference, where you'll have the opportunity to network with other professionals and hear from real estate industry experts. The panels will cover a range of topics, from emerging trends to the latest investment strategies, including technology and innovation.

Greg Hebner, Managing Director at Arixa Capital, will speak alongside other key industry experts at the event.

Learn more about the conference here.

Focusing On Execution During A Volatile Market

Arixa Capital’s Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Jan Brzeski, will participate in the Focusing on Execution During a Volatile Market panel at Geraci LLP’s upcoming Captivate conference, taking place August 21-23 in Las Vegas.

Panelists include Rudy Zabran of Consolidated Analytics, Tess Siwa of Constructive Capital, Kevin Werner of Renovo Financial, and Jeff Fechter of HouseMax Funding.

Captivate is the place to turn prospects into business partners and set yourself and your business up for success. For more info, visit: Captivate

Real Estate: Can It Act As A Ballast For Investor Portfolios In Uncertain Times?

Jan Brzeski of Arixa Capital will moderate a discussion into the latest developments in real estate, following a record year for U.S. commercial real estate sales. Panelists will offer their perspectives on investing across traditional and non-traditional product types and the new challenges with building a diversified U.S. real estate portfolio.

Panelists will include Robin Potts of Canyon Partners; Zaahir Syed of Sera Global; Dave Bragg of Green Street.

Learn more about PORTFOLIO’s immersive all-day event geared toward the local investment community and beyond, brought to you by CFA Society Los Angeles here: Portfolio

National Lending Experts Leverage Scottsdale

Arixa Capital’s very own Kristina Sawyer, Vice President of Lending, will be featured as a Expert Power Panelist at the National Lending Experts Leverage conference in Scottsdale. Topic: “Will the DSCR Rental Product Stay Hot or Fizzle?”

Join Kristina Sawyer and other deal makers in residential business purpose and commercial lending for networking, exchanging deal flow, collaboration, raising investment capital, and development of lender to lender relationships.

Learn more about NLE here: National Lending Experts

Marketplace Lending & Alternative Financing Summit 2021

Arixa’s very own General Counsel Jelena Verny and VP of Loan Operations Sabrina Dukhovny will be part of Opal Group’s “Marketplace Lending & Alternative Financing Summit 2021”.

Jelena Verny, General Counsel: Moderator for Debt Sales, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Sabrina Dukhovny, Vice President, Loan Operations: Panelist on Collections & Servicing, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Learn more about Marketplace Lending & Alternative Financing Summit 2021 here: Opal Group

About The Event

Arixa Capital will be hosting a virtual panel discussion about California multifamily investing on March 18, 2021 at 10:30 am Pacific Time.

The virtual event will be moderated by Jan Brzeski, our Chief Investment Officer, and feature panelists: BJ Turner of Dunleer, David Berneman of Golden Bee Properties, and Kenny Stevens of Compass.  

Topics to be Covered:

• Where do our expert panelists see the best opportunities today? Urban vs. suburban? California vs. out-of-state? Gateway cities like LA vs. smaller cities?

• Learn about political risks, including eviction moratorium issues. Federal, state and local risks.

• Explore the benefits of renovation vs. ground-up construction projects.

Event Panelists

David Berneman / Golden Bee Properties

David is an experienced entrepreneur with an extensive career in real estate development, investing and asset management. He’s built the Golden Bee family of companies into an operation with over $200 million in assets under management (AUM). David holds a Masters in Urban Planning from UCLA and dual Bachelors degrees in Psychology and Environmental Science from U.C. Berkeley. 

Kenny Stevens / Compass

Kenny Stevens has been a leading broker of multifamily properties in the Los Angeles region for 20 years. He and his team are part of Compass and have closed more than $1 billion of transactions, including approximately $100 million the past 12 months. Kenny earned a B.A. in Economics from U.C. Berkeley.

BJ Turner / Dunleer

BJ Turner is the founder of Dunleer, a Beverly Hills based real estate investment firm that focuses on reimagining and redeveloping multifamily and industrial properties. Prior to Dunleer, BJ was Vice President for Laurus Corporation, where the firm grew from less than $35 million in assets to almost $600 million across 17 properties. BJ earned a B.S. from the University of British Columbia and an MBA from Cornell University.

Jan Brzeski (Moderator) / Arixa Capital

Jan Brzeski has extensive experience with every aspect of real estate investment. He has participated in more than 1,600 real estate transactions, investing over $1.7 billion on behalf of Arixa’s investors and partners.

Media Partners

This discussion, hosted by the Real Estate Special Interest Group (SIG) and guest speakers will cover topics related to debt & equity in California from the perspective of real estate developers. The goal of our Special Interest Groups (SIG) is to share investment ideas, best practices, and industry intelligence that will answer today’s question and drive tomorrow’s success.

This meeting will be moderated by SIG leaders Benjamin Beer of CohnReznick and Peter Bush of EY Consulting.

 Meet Our Guest Speakers: 

 Lawrence Taylor, Founder & CEO of Christina Development

Mr. Taylor is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Christina Development. Mr. Taylor is responsible for vision, strategy and leadership. Mr. Taylor is a seasoned investor with over 40 years of real estate experience in the Westside region of Los Angeles. Mr. Taylor’s notable projects include the introduction of high-rise residential development in North Century City, the development of the Montana Avenue Shopping District in Santa Monica, revitalization of the South Beverly Hills Retail Shopping District and re-development of Westwood Village. Mr. Taylor started his career with Ernst & Young (formerly Kenneth Leventhal & Company). Mr. Taylor received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern California in 1975.

 Jan Breski Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Arixa Capital
Mr. Brzeski founded Arixa Capital in 2006 and serves as Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer.  In this capacity, he has ultimate responsibility for the Firm’s investment strategy, risk management and operations. Mr. Brzeski has extensive real estate experience with expertise in managing all aspects of investment sourcing, structuring, financing and acquiring investment properties.  He has participated in more than 1,200 real estate transactions, investing over $1.3 billion on behalf of investors and partners. Under Mr. Brzeski’s leadership, Arixa Capital is one of the West Coast’s premier private real estate lenders providing small balance loan solutions to lower middle market residential and commercial investors and developers.

 Mr. Brzeski received his Bachelor of Arts in Physics from Dartmouth College and his Master of Arts degree in Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE) from Oxford University.  He is a regular speaker, moderator and panelist at various industry conferences and events.  Over the past 13 years, he has organized the annual Real Estate Investment Roundtable at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management and is also a guest lecturer at the school.  Mr. Brzeski is a supporter of various nonprofit organizations including Global First Ladies Alliance and Hope in a Suitcase.