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Posted: April 7, 2011
Business Best: Goedecke & Co., LLC
Goedecke & Co., LLC was founded in late 1998 in Boston, Mass. after the sale of the Fowler, Goedecke, Ellis, & O'Connor companies to AMRESCO. Since 2002 the company has also maintained an office in Westport, Conn.
Goedecke & Co. delivers, to both real estate developers and investors alike, professional, specialized access to national and global markets for real estate debt and equity capital. The company provides owners and developers with individualized counsel and service, and capital sources with honest, in-depth knowledge of Northeastern commercial real estate markets.
Goedecke & Co. is privately owned by principals who are active in the business and who possess a blend of youth and experience unique in northeast real estate finance. Since 1999 financing transactions have exceeded $4.5 billion, and the loan servicing portfolio is in excess of $800 million.
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