Amir Zanjani, CFA

• Assumed primary execution responsibility following EVP departure; independently managed $1.1B+ of institutional portfolio dispositions across industrial, retail, and office assets. • Worked directly with the COO, CEO, and Board to evaluate transaction sequencing, pricing strategy, and market timing, supporting portfolio-level capital allocation decisions during elevated capital markets volatility. • Managed enterprise disposition pipeline across 10+ concurrent processes, providing leadership visibility on execution pacing, liquidity outlook, and balance sheet impact. • Developed proceeds and timing scenarios translating execution into liquidity forecasting, debt reduction sequencing, and portfolio-level capital allocation strategy. • Led end-to-end execution with external brokers and institutional buyers, negotiating structure, pricing certainty, and closing risk from diligence through closing. • Coordinated lender consents and release pricing to align transactions with secured financing requirements and portfolio-level capital structure constraints.

• Supported the REIT’s liquidity and deleveraging transformation, contributing to $2B+ of portfolio dispositions across North America. • Built integrated financial models to evaluate sell / hold / refinance decisions and capital structure alternatives at both asset and portfolio levels. • Prepared Investment Committee and Board materials for major strategic initiatives, including the $5.7B Cominar REIT take-private. • Progressively assumed ownership of transaction workstreams, advancing from analytical support to independent execution responsibility.

Global real estate investment platform (~$98B AUM) managing diversified assets across North America, Europe, and Asia. • Developed enterprise financial analysis and portfolio benchmarking used by senior leadership to support capital allocation and strategic decision-making. • Built operating forecasts and scenario analyses to support portfolio performance monitoring and investment planning.

One of Canada’s largest institutional investors (~$295B AUM), managing diversified public and private market portfolios for public sector clients. • Supported due diligence and financial modeling for $500M–$2.5B direct investments across TMT and alternative asset sectors. • Built integrated LBO and valuation models and prepared Investment Committee materials for senior investment professionals.

• Supported underwriting and credit analysis for senior secured lending facilities, including real estate and corporate borrowers. • Performed financial analysis, covenant review, and risk assessment to support credit recommendations and lending decisions.

• Collaborated with the founder and organizing team to develop the annual investment banking case study, including valuation and strategic M&A analysis. • Supported execution of the national competition and conference, coordinating logistics and programming for attendees including investment banking professionals.

Graduated with Honours and a concentration in Finance Capital Markets Training Program (CMTP) Finance Mentorship Program (FMP) Chancellor's Scholar Award - Winter 2014 Dean’s Honour Roll - Winter 2014 & 2015 Relevant Courses: - COMM 370: Corporate Finance (94%) - COMM 293: Financial Accounting (93%) - COMM 371: Investment Theory (92%) - COMM 298: Introduction to Finance (91%) - COMM 290: Introduction to Quantitative Decision Making (90%) - COMM 295: Managerial Economics (89%) - COMM 486Q: Advanced Corporate Finance (87%) - COMM 291: Application of Statistics in Business (86%) - COMM 294: Managerial Accounting (86%) - COMM 477: Financial Engineering (85%) - PHIL 220: Symbolic Logic (97%)

Graduated with Honours in Finance