Russ Merrill

Brief Profile

Commercial Real Estate Broker and Adviser with Merrill Lynch and The Merrill Group since 1984.

Full Profile

• Developed a successful and profitable “Tenant and Buyer Representation Program” for commercial real estate in 1984. • Knowledgeable in real estate law, and real estate lease and sale contracts. • Successfully negotiated small, medium and large lease and purchase contracts for land, apartment buildings, office, retail, and industrial properties. • Developed feasibility studies for development projects and helped coordinate the raising of venture capital - Project sizes: $25 million to $200 million. • Knowledgeable in small to large development projects: Retail, Industrial, R&D, and Continuing Care Retirement Communities. • Founded The Lending Experts, LLC in 1997 to facilitate financing of residential and commercial properties, and development projects. • Created and submitted financial and investment loan packages to banks and other financial institutions to secure the best financing for the investment properties. • Worked as a business and acquisitions consultant for Hamilton Films in Europe negotiating the acquisition of two companies in Switzerland and Germany in 1993 and 1994. Acquisition size: $18 million and $27 million.