Minneapolis-based United Properties has named Karla Carlson as vice president of capital markets.
In this role, Carlson will be responsible for raising equity for speculative and build-to-suit developments, structuring joint ventures and coordinating the due diligence process for equity partners to ensure timely closings.
Based in United Properties’ Minneapolis office, she will work closely with Eric Skalland, chief financial officer and executive vice president of capital markets. Additionally, she will coordinate with both Skalland and Brian Schmidt, director of capital markets, to monitor capital markets as it relates to equity capital, maintain strong investor contact and manage capital relationships.
Carlson joins United Properties with more than 13 years of experience as a partner and lead developer in the commercial real estate industry. Most recently, she was the partner/vice president of a team at Capital Real Estate, Inc. where she assisted partners with deal procurement and managed the entire development process of projects. While there, she successfully completed more than 25 development projects that yielded $140 million in project value.
