Principal and Managing Director of the Columbus Nova Real Estate Acquisition Group. He is also a member of Mallard Creek Investors LLC, the manager of the Coventry Real Estate Fund, which invests in middle-market net leased transactions. Mr. Beason was Managing Member of Kingstree Capital Investors, LLC, an investment firm. Prior to forming Kingstree, Mr. Beason was Director, Institutional Debt Management, a subsidiary of Wachovia Corporation, which invested in the leveraged loan market and had $3.2 billion under management. Prior to that, Mr. Beason was Vice President, Private Finance at First Union Securities. He began his commercial banking career at the Philadelphia National Bank (CoreStates Bank, NA) in 1991, where he worked in the Corporate and Specialized Lending Divisions. Mr. Beason is a graduate of Middlebury College.

Kim Bissoondial is the Office Manager for Columbus Nova’s Real Estate Acquisition Group. Prior to joining Columbus Nova, she worked as an Account Executive for several years. Her previous employers include: RealEstate.com, Centex Home Equity, Muzak and World Kitchen, Inc. Mrs. Bissoondial is a graduate of the University of Georgia with her B.A. in Marketing.

Principal and Managing Director of the Columbus Nova Real Estate Acquisition Group. Previously Mr. Brown was a Managing Director of Hampshire Advisory Partners, a financial advisory firm focused on middle market companies and their investors. Hampshire Advisors is an affiliate of Hampshire Equity Partners, a NY-based private equity firm with over $800MM under management. As part of his role with Hampshire Advisors, Mr. Brown was charged with developing the Southeast as a market for private equity transaction sourcing for Hampshire Equity. Prior to joining Hampshire, Mr. Brown was a Managing Director with Patriarch Partners, a $4B asset manager focused on the acquisition, securitization and value enhancement of distressed debt. Prior to Patriarch, he spent 15 years with Bank of America and its predecessors, with his most recent title being that of Managing Director in the Global Corporate Investment Bank’s Special Asset Group. Mr. Brown currently serves on the Board of Directors of Transcription Relief Services, LLC a North Carolina-based medical transcription services provider, and previously served on the Board of Galey and Lord, Inc., a market leader in woven sportswear and denim fabrics. He holds a B. A. in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, and an M.B.A. from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

John R. Conklin is a Vice President of the Columbus Nova Real Estate Acquisition Group. Prior to joining Columbus Nova, Mr. Conklin was an Associate with Edgeview Partners, a leading middle market M&A and strategic advisory services firm. At Edgeview, Mr. Conklin authored investment memoranda, orchestrated and conducted due diligence, and was responsible for valuation analyses. His industry experience included diversified manufacturing, healthcare, specialty retail and business services. Prior to joining Edgeview, Mr. Conklin served in Corporate Business Development with Eli Lilly and was an Analyst in the investment banking division of Raymond James & Associates. Mr. Conklin graduated from Georgia Tech, summa cum laude, with a Bachelor of Science degree in management including certificates of concentration in accounting, finance, and economics and received his M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School.

Scott F. Herr is a Vice President of the Columbus Nova Real Estate Acquisition Group. Prior to joining Columbus Nova, Mr. Herr was an Assistant Land Acquisition Manager for Centex Homes in Charlotte, NC, a leading residential developer and builder in Charlotte and across the country. At Centex Homes, Mr. Herr negotiated the purchase of residential land for development, coordinated due diligence activities, assisted with the rezoning process and conducted market research to inform the future growth of the company’s affordable product lines. Prior to joining Centex, Mr. Herr was a Manager of Business Development for the Greater Washington Initiative, a regional marketing and economic development group tasked with consulting with companies expanding to the greater Washington, DC area. Mr. Herr graduated from Davidson College with a Bachelor of Arts in History and received his M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School with a concentration in real estate development.

Principal and Managing Director of the Columbus Nova Real Estate Acquisition Group. Prior to joining Columbus Nova, Mr. Pandos was with Helix Financial, a real estate analytics firm. At Helix, Mr. Pandos assisted financial institutions in underwriting and sizing large pools of real estate collateral for the capital markets, conducted due diligence and structured transactions. He is also a member of Mallard Creek Investors, LLC, the manager of the Coventry Real Estate Fund, which invest in middle-market net leased transactions. Prior to forming Mallard Creek Investors, Mr. Pandos was with Mallard Creek Capital Partners, a private real estate investment and tenant representation firm that served Fortune 500 companies. Prior to that, Mr. Pandos was a financial analyst and consultant to resort and golf course owners and developers, where he assisted with the investment of nearly $330MM in equity into major resorts, daily fee and high-end private clubs.

Matthew P. Parker is an Associate of the Columbus Nova Real Estate Acquisition Group. Prior to joining Columbus Nova, Mr. Parker was with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in two different groups. Most recently, he was promoted into the Transaction Service group where he performed financial due diligence for strategic and financial buyers. Before transferring into Transaction Services, Mr. Parker served as an auditor in the Assurance group and focused primarily on consumer and industrial products clients. Prior to joining PwC, Mr. Parker worked for General Electric in the Washington, DC area and participated in their Financial Management Program. Mr. Parker graduated from Wake Forest University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and received his Master of Science in Accountancy from the College of Charleston. Mr. Parker is a licensed CPA in the state of North Carolina and is currently a Level III CFA candidate.