Matthew Shatz

Matthew Shatz is Managing Director and Co-Head of Debt & Structured Finance at RIPCO Real Estate, where he focuses on debt, equity, and structured finance transactions. RIPCO’s Debt & Structured Finance business primarily targets clients and assets located in the New York and Florida markets where RIPCO is most active, however Matthew has a previous track record of successfully executing financings throughout the US, which ultimately enables RIPCO to accept financing assignments across all asset classes nationally.

Matthew joined RIPCO Real Estate in late-2021 to build out the Debt & Structured Finance business alongside Executive Managing Director and Co-Head of Debt & Structured Finance, Steven Sperandio. RIPCO’s Debt & Structured Finance group includes a highly experienced team of top-tier analysts to support the group’s asset financing mandates.

Prior to joining RIPCO, Matthew was a Managing Director at Paul Massey’s B6 Real Estate Advisors NY-based Capital Advisory practice which he joined in 2019. In 2020 he was recognized by Commercial Observer as one of the “Top 25 Under 35 Professionals in Commercial Real Estate Finance”.  Leading up to B6, Matthew spent several years at a NY-based boutique private equity and advisory shop where he executed on over $10 billion of successful commercial real estate financings. Prior to his move into the advisory space, Matthew held positions at distinguished companies including Related Companies and J.P. Morgan in their Manhattan offices.

Mr. Shatz earned his bachelor’s degree in Finance from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

INDUSTRY RECOGNITION/AWARDS:

• 2020 – Commercial Observer – Top 25 Under 35 in Finance