Real Estate Forum: Forum 100
Meridian Capital Group
Finance | Rank: # 12 (Score: 82 )
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Company:   Meridian Capital Group    
Address: 1 Battery Park Plaza  
City: New York  
State: NY  
Zip:   10004  
Phone: 212-972-3600  
Fax: 212-612-0100  
Email: sales@meridiancapital.com  
Website: www.meridiancapital.com  
Key Executive    
1. Name: Ralph Herzka  
    Title: President & CEO  
2. Name: Alan Fishman    
    Title: Chairman  
3. Name: Aaron Birnbaum    
    Title: Executive VP  
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*Number of Offices: 8 8
*Number of Employees: 250 12
*Gross Revenues Fiscal Year 2006: x.x billion 26
*Projected Revenues Fiscal Year 2007: x.x billion 22
Selected Areas of Specialization: Founded in 1991, Meridian Capital Group LLC serving the multifamily and commercial real estate sectors. The company is based in New York City with additional offices in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Illinois, Florida, Texas and California.  
Company Overview: Working with a wide variety of lenders including national and local banks, Wall Street conduits, insurance companies and construction, bridge and mezzanine lenders, Meridian arranges fixed-rate, floating-rate, construction and renovation, mezzanine and bridge loans ranging from $500,000 to more than $500 million for multifamily, co-op, office, retail, hotel, healthcare, self-storage, industrial, and construction properties. With decades of high level experience and remarkable success, Meridian is committed to providing unparalleled personalized service to each and every client for every transaction. Nationally, Meridian reported more than 2,500 transactions in 2006, totaling over $17 billion.  
*Total Number of Financing Transactions
Arranged or Committed in 2006:
2516 2
*Total Value of Financing Transactions
Arranged or Committed in 2006:
17.1 billion 6
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    Raw Score:   82