Israel Leiner is a managing director on Lument’s Debt Capital Markets (DCM) team. In this role, he is responsible for originating and structuring debt and preferred equity financing transactions for commercial real estate clients nationwide. Based in New Jersey, he reports to Rick Warren, head of real estate capital markets.
Prior to joining Lument, Leiner served as a managing director, capital markets, with Walker & Dunlop. Before that, he was vice president at Meridian Capital Group. Throughout his career, he has closed more than 200 loans totaling over $2 billion in financing. His expertise spans construction, bridge, and permanent financing across apartment, office, and retail assets, with multifamily transactions accounting for most of his production. He also brings extensive experience sourcing capital from banks, debt funds, life insurance companies, CMBS lenders, and private capital providers.
Leiner earned a bachelor’s degree from Beth Medrash Govoha and is a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association.
