Mark Briggs joined Atlantic | Pacific Advisory Services (APAS) in 2009 and has over 24 years of finance and real estate experience. Prior to joining APAS, Mr. Briggs was Regional President-Southeast for the Commercial Property Group of LNR Property Corporation, one of the pre-eminent distressed debt portfolio buyers. 

During his 12 years at LNR, Mr. Briggs held a diverse range of senior level positions including Regional Treasurer, SVP/Regional CFO, SVP-Real Estate and ultimately Regional President. As Treasurer and then Regional CFO, Mr. Briggs managed over $600 million of structured portfolio debt, directed all regional finance, loan servicing and special servicing operations, and participated in all loan work-out and REO strategy sessions. As SVP-Real Estate and Regional President, Mr. Briggs directed the asset management, acquisitions/dispositions and development of a $600 million portfolio of wholly owned and joint venture investments.

Mr. Briggs gained considerable project financing experience throughout his LNR career. He originated over $400 million in project debt financings for individual development, redevelopment and re-position projects. Furthermore, he led or participated in over 30 separate joint venture transactions and negotiations between 1997 and 2007. Product experience includes office, retail, multi-family, hotel and industrial.

Prior to LNR, Mr. Briggs managed the treasury function for John Wieland Homes and held various treasury and finance positions with Conoco Inc.

He holds B.S. in Business Administration and an M.B.A. with a concentration in Finance from the University of Kansas.

Greg Ward joined Atlantic | Pacific Advisory Services (APAS) in 2009 bringing over 16 years of extensive real estate experience. Prior to his arrival at APAS, Mr. Ward served as Vice President of Fowler Property Acquisitions (FPA), a full service real estate company with assets of $1.3 billion. As Vice President, Mr. Ward was responsible for opening a regional office and developing a platform for the company to enter the Southeastern market.

Prior to joining FPA, Mr. Ward served as Vice President of Acquisitions and Dispositions at LNR Property Corporation. During Mr. Ward’s 14 year tenure at LNR, he was directly responsible for the acquisition and disposition of numerous commercial properties throughout the United States. As part of his disposition role, Mr. Ward was responsible for developing and implementing a strategic disposition strategy for the company’s REO portfolio. Between 1995 and 2007 he successfully closed over 280 sales transactions with sales proceeds in excess of $2.0 billion.

In his acquisition role, Mr. Ward successfully closed over $500 million in new transactions in the Southeastern United States which was comprised of office, retail, multi-family and land deals. His transactional experience related to these procurements encompassed development and existing asset acquisition, as well as the negotiation of complex joint venture structures. Mr. Ward also lead the underwriting of several large portfolios on behalf of both LNR and its parent, Cerberus, including a 300-asset portfolio of Japanese real estate valued in excess of $1 billion and the 580-asset Equity Office Properties portfolio valued in excess of $30 billion.

Mr. Ward graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a B.S. in Finance and received an M.B.A. with a concentration in Real Estate from Georgia State University.

Tricia Carlson joined Atlantic | Pacific in 2011 and has over 25 years of multi-family experience. Prior to joining A|P, Mrs. Carlson was Group Vice President of Post Properties, Inc., a multi-family owner, manager and developer.

An experienced leader in multi-family development and management, Tricia has worked in multiple markets to include Atlanta, Charlotte, Metro DC and New York. She managed a portfolio of over 6,000 unit comprised of high-rise, midrise, mixed-use and garden style properties with an asset value over $1billon with annual revenues of over $100 million.

Mrs. Carlson has a B.S. degree from Brenau University, is a CPM and holds a GA Brokers License, and she currently serves on the Board of Directors for Covenant House in Georgia.