John C. Lettera
About John C. Lettera
As the Co-Founder of Fairbridge Asset Management, a firm that offers integrated and innovative solutions for commercial real estate activity, John leverages his 35+ years of experience in real estate debt originations and acquisitions, as well as equity investing. He has founded and successfully managed two financing funds, and has structured complex private equity transactions, including early stage venture capital and mezzanine financings, growth equity and leveraged and management buyouts. John has also over 25 years of legal experience, having worked as an associate at Milbank LLP, where he represented clients in a range of transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, leveraged buyouts, and debt financings. He has extensive experience in real estate litigation and structuring multi-tranche debt transactions, including securitized and CMBS-inspired structures. He is a licensed attorney in New York, and an adjunct professor and board member at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, where he teaches real estate finance, corporate finance and venture capital. He is a published member of the Forbes Real Estate Council, and a United States Marine.