{"id":27800,"date":"2025-07-09T20:01:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T20:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hotelsalepage.com\/feed\/cision-pr-newswire\/rockwood-capital-hires-jimmy-yung-as-global-head-of-originations\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T20:01:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T20:01:48","slug":"rockwood-capital-hires-jimmy-yung-as-global-head-of-originations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=27800","title":{"rendered":"Rockwood Capital Hires Jimmy Yung as Global Head of Originations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES and SAN FRANCISCO<\/span>, July 9, 2025<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — Rockwood Capital (“Rockwood”), the private real estate\u00a0investment firm, today announced that it has hired Jimmy Yung as Senior Managing Director,\u00a0Global Head of Originations. In this role, he will be responsible for\u00a0leading the firm’s origination\u00a0and capital deployment strategy, overseeing the sourcing, structuring, and execution of\u00a0commercial real estate (CRE) credit investments, and helping with the continued expansion of the\u00a0firm’s credit platform.\u00a0Mr. Yung will be based in Rockwood’s Los Angeles office and will report to\u00a0Niraj Shah, Partner and Global Head of Credit. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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Jimmy Yung<\/span> <\/div>\n

Mr. Shah said, “We are excited to have Jimmy join Rockwood.\u00a0We believe that his investment\u00a0acumen, familiarity with a wide variety of CRE credit products across all asset types, strong global\u00a0relationships, and deep understanding of industry dynamics will help us find and structure\u00a0compelling investment opportunities for our clients.” \u00a0<\/p>\n

Mr. Yung is a seasoned real estate executive with over 27 years of experience in origination and\u00a0investment management in the U.S. and Asia. Most recently, he spent seven years at Blackstone\u00a0Real Estate Debt Strategies, where he served as Managing Director and oversaw the West\u00a0Coast for their commercial real estate lending platform. Prior to that, he was Head of Origination and Member of the Investment Committee at TPG\u00a0Real Estate Finance Trust and led the Real Estate Special Situations business at Deutsche Bank.\u00a0He holds a Bachelor of Arts and Science from Georgetown University\u00a0and studied international economics and languages at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

“I am thrilled to become a part of Rockwood and help the firm take advantage of the many\u00a0opportunities available in today’s market,” said Mr. Yung. “I look forward to working with the\u00a0experienced Rockwood team to target attractive investments up and down the capital stack.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

About Rockwood Capital \u00a0<\/b> <\/p>\n

Rockwood Capital is a real estate investment firm founded in 1995 that provides debt and equity\u00a0capital combined with real estate operating expertise for the repositioning, development,\u00a0redevelopment and recapitalization of live-space, mixed-use, workspace, retail, industrial and\u00a0hotel properties in key markets throughout the United States.\u202f \u00a0<\/p>\n

Rockwood is an 80-person organization with offices in New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; and Los\u00a0Angeles, CA.\u202fSince inception, Rockwood and its principals have invested in approximately $40.1\u00a0billion of real estate and real estate-related assets (gross asset value). As of Q1 2025, Rockwood\u00a0manages a portfolio of approximately $13.2 billion (gross asset value).\u202fRockwood’s international\u00a0investor base includes sovereign wealth funds, public and private pension funds, endowments,\u00a0foundations, insurance companies, funds of funds, high net worth individuals and family\u00a0offices. For more information, visit\u00a0www.rockwoodcap.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Contact<\/u>:
Caroline Luz
Lambert
cluz@lambert.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES and SAN FRANCISCO<\/span>, July 9, 2025<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — Rockwood Capital (“Rockwood”), the private real estate\u00a0investment firm, today announced that it has hired Jimmy Yung as Senior Managing Director,\u00a0Global Head of Originations. In this role, he will be responsible for\u00a0leading the firm’s origination\u00a0and capital deployment strategy, overseeing the sourcing, structuring, and execution of\u00a0commercial real estate (CRE) credit investments, and helping with the continued expansion of the\u00a0firm’s credit platform.\u00a0Mr. Yung will be based in Rockwood’s Los Angeles office and will report to\u00a0Niraj Shah, Partner and Global Head of Credit. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Jimmy<\/a>
Jimmy Yung<\/span> <\/div>\n

Mr. Shah said, “We are excited to have Jimmy join Rockwood.\u00a0We believe that his investment\u00a0acumen, familiarity with a wide variety of CRE credit products across all asset types, strong global\u00a0relationships, and deep understanding of industry dynamics will help us find and structure\u00a0compelling investment opportunities for our clients.” \u00a0<\/p>\n

Mr. Yung is a seasoned real estate executive with over 27 years of experience in origination and\u00a0investment management in the U.S. and Asia. Most recently, he spent seven years at Blackstone\u00a0Real Estate Debt Strategies, where he served as Managing Director and oversaw the West\u00a0Coast for their commercial real estate lending platform. Prior to that, he was Head of Origination and Member of the Investment Committee at TPG\u00a0Real Estate Finance Trust and led the Real Estate Special Situations business at Deutsche Bank.\u00a0He holds a Bachelor of Arts and Science from Georgetown University\u00a0and studied international economics and languages at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

“I am thrilled to become a part of Rockwood and help the firm take advantage of the many\u00a0opportunities available in today’s market,” said Mr. Yung. “I look forward to working with the\u00a0experienced Rockwood team to target attractive investments up and down the capital stack.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

About Rockwood Capital \u00a0<\/b> <\/p>\n

Rockwood Capital is a real estate investment firm founded in 1995 that provides debt and equity\u00a0capital combined with real estate operating expertise for the repositioning, development,\u00a0redevelopment and recapitalization of live-space, mixed-use, workspace, retail, industrial and\u00a0hotel properties in key markets throughout the United States.\u202f \u00a0<\/p>\n

Rockwood is an 80-person organization with offices in New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; and Los\u00a0Angeles, CA.\u202fSince inception, Rockwood and its principals have invested in approximately $40.1\u00a0billion of real estate and real estate-related assets (gross asset value). As of Q1 2025, Rockwood\u00a0manages a portfolio of approximately $13.2 billion (gross asset value).\u202fRockwood’s international\u00a0investor base includes sovereign wealth funds, public and private pension funds, endowments,\u00a0foundations, insurance companies, funds of funds, high net worth individuals and family\u00a0offices. For more information, visit\u00a0www.rockwoodcap.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Contact<\/u>:
Caroline Luz
Lambert
cluz@lambert.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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