Priyesh R. Bhakta

President, Hankey Capital

priyesh@hankeycapital.com

Priyesh is responsible for originating new investment opportunities as well managing the overall bridge lending platform for Hankey Capital including originations, underwriting, and servicing. Priyesh is the managing principal and member of the firm’s investment committee.

Over a nearly 20-year career in commercial real estate investment, Priyesh has worked for real estate private equity groups like the Carlyle Group and CityView as well as real estate family offices like the Hankey Group, the Fifteen Group, and Stuho. Priyesh has direct involvement in over 150 investments with a combined capitalization exceeding $3 billion. Priyesh is proficient in land entitlements, multifamily residential, retail, and hotel property types. His investment experience spans most metro markets nationally but has most recently focused on California coastal and metro submarkets.

Priyesh holds a Master of Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California (MRED 2012) and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California, Irvine (2002).