Greystone, a New York-based national multifamily and healthcare mortgage lender, has appointed veteran real estate finance expert Marty Lanigan as executive vice president. In his new job, Lanigan will oversee Greystone's portfolio lending group, which includes the firm's bridge lending program, and expand the group's special situation lending efforts, including mezzanine lending, second mortgage loans and sponsor loans. Â
Lanigan previously worked at Meridian Capital as senior managing director and group head of origination and strategic initiatives. Before that, he founded and led Mezz Cap, a mezzanine lending firm that funded and securitized over 600 mezzanine loans in conjunction with a network of over 20 U.S. and Canadian conduit lenders. Lanigan has also held positions with Freddie Mac, GMAC and Prudential over the course of his career.