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Michael L. Fleischer
Michael L. Fleischer is the Managing Partner of Links Capital Partners. Mr. Fleischer’s areas of expertise include bridge and mezzanine lending, value-added redevelopments and workouts. Mr. Fleischer is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, having recently appeared at conferences sponsored by Crittenden, the Information Management Network (IMN), the Bay Area Mortgage Association and the Los Angeles Mortgage Association.
Prior to founding Links Capital Partners, Mr. Fleischer was a Director at Canyon Capital Advisors, a Los Angeles based money management firm, where he was responsible for sourcing, underwriting and originating new debt and equity investment opportunities for Canyon’s real estate investment funds, as well as overseeing the asset management of existing investments in Canyon’s structured real estate finance funds.
Previously Mr. Fleischer was a practicing attorney at Sullivan & Cromwell, a New York based international law firm. At Sullivan & Cromwell, Mr. Fleischer specialized in structuring and negotiating complex real estate opportunity fund investments, including common and preferred equity investments, recapitalizations, acquisitions, dispositions and financings.
Mr. Fleischer is a graduate of the Columbia University School of Business, the Columbia University School of Law and Columbia College. Mr. Fleischer also studied economics at Cambridge University in England as a member of Robinson College.
Jon R. Simon
Jon R. Simon is a Managing Director of Links Capital Partners. Mr. Simon is a recognized expert in mergers, acquisitions, capital formation, deal structuring, operations and finance in the real estate and hospitality industries. Prior to joining Links Capital Partners, Mr. Simon held various executive management positions, including Chief Investment Officer for Destination Capital, a private equity firm specializing in late stage investments in the hospitality and marketing industries, and Chief Executive Officer and one of the principal partners of Starwood Capital’s WorldStar Resorts. As the senior officer of the WorldStar, Mr. Simon oversaw all aspects of the Company’s operations, strategic direction and execution.
Mr. Simon spent over 14 years in public accounting culminating in his position as a senior national hospitality and real estate partner at KPMG with responsibility for the Southeast United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. During his tenure at KPMG, Mr. Simon served on numerous occasions as an expert witness and a member of litigation support teams specializing in financial and forensic accounting issues. Mr. Simon’s responsibilities also included operations improvement, mergers and acquisitions, feasibility analyses and other financial services for hospitality based businesses including, hotels, beach and golf related resorts, restaurants, spas, theme parks as well as general real estate asset classes.
Mr. Simon graduated from the University of Florida, Magna Cum Laude, with a degree in Quantitative Methods for Business from the School of Finance in the College of Business. Mr. Simon participated in an advance partner program at KPMG for valuations and quantitative management. He has been a member of various industry groups including the Urban Land Institute, the American Hotel and Motel Association, American Resort Development Association, where he was a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Finance Committee. He is a Founder and Young President of Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach Florida. Mr. Simon is a regular speaker at the NYU Hotel Industry Conference and the American Lodging Investment Summit based in California. He has spoken at other conferences such as the Hawaii Resort Conference and for the American Resort Development Association.
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