Simon Soomekh

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Simon advises clients on a wide range of portfolio and asset management issues

Simon Soomekh is a Managing Director for RCLCO Fund Advisors, an affiliate business of RCLCO, and a leading consultant to institutional advisors. Simon advises clients on topics including investment performance reporting, hold/sell analyses, and business and project planning, and leads the review and selection of potential managers at RFA. Simon assists in managing relationships with institutional investor clients and serves as a key point of contact in developing project scope and parameters. He also leads recruiting, training, and mentoring of RFA’s junior analysts and associates. Simon is also a key member responsible for the strategic implementation of RFA’s best-in-class processes and procedures for investment underwriting and financial analyses.

Prior to joining RCLCO in 2014, Simon was a Senior Investment Associate for PM Realty Group assigned exclusively to American Realty Advisors commercial portfolios. During his tenure with PMRG/ARA, Simon was an integral member in closing over $530M in real estate acquisitions ranging from core to value-add deals. Prior to joining PMRG/ARA, Simon was involved with acquisitions and investments at a privately held real estate investment firm based in Beverly Hills. He has extensive experience sourcing, underwriting, and investing in commercial properties—most notably multifamily, retail, and office assets.

Simon received a BBA in Real Estate & Management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s undergraduate business program. He received a JD from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and an MBA from Loyola University Chicago Graduate School of Business. Simon is a licensed attorney in Illinois and California, and a licensed real estate broker in California. He is based in Los Angeles.

Outside of work, Simon focuses on spending quality time with his wife and four children. In his free time, he exercises his body and mind with tennis, bowling, golf, crossword puzzles and a good spy novel.