Bruce Batkin -

Co-Founder and Chief Executive, Terra Capital Partners

Bruce Batkin is Co-Founder and Chief Executive of Terra Capital Partners, a private real estate funds management firm focused primarily on mezzanine, preferred equity and bridge investments.
Mr. Batkin has over 35 years’ experience in real estate acquisition, finance, development, management and investment banking.
Prior to founding Terra, he held senior management positions at Merrill Lynch, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, ABN Amro and several private real estate development partnerships.
He has acquired major commercial properties nationwide and acted as managing partner in over $5 billion of real estate investments.
He is a member of the Urban Land Institute, the Real Estate Academic Initiative at Harvard University, the Cornell Real Estate Council and the Committee for Economic Development.
He is also on the Advisory Board of the Baker Program in Real Estate at Cornell and is a participant in the semiannual Yale CEO Summit.
Mr. Batkin received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cornell University and an MBA degree from Harvard Business School.
Terra Capital Partners is a private real estate funds management firm focused primarily on originating “gap financing” – mezzanine loans, b-notes, preferred equity and bridge loans – backed by U.S. commercial properties. Since 2002, Terra has become a leader in providing gap financing to owners of high-quality, middle-market properties throughout the U.S. Terra finances income-producing properties, transitional properties and ground-up development.
Since its founding, Terra has originated and managed over 350 investments in 45 million square feet of U.S. property – office buildings, apartments, hotels, shopping centers, warehouses and mixed-use properties – with a value of over $6 billion.
It is the sponsor of Terra Income Funds, alternative fixed income products that are distributed to individual investors through domestic and international financial advisors.
Currently, Terra manages funds on behalf of over 7000 investors.