Brookwood Financial Partners, LLC ("Brookwood"), a leading real estate investment and asset management company, announced today that Steve Berube has been promoted to Managing Director and that Jill O'Leary, Albert Chan and Jory Crowell have all been promoted to Vice President.

Ms. O'Leary and Mr. Chan are Portfolio Accounts who have worked at Brookwood for four and seven years respectively and are responsible for the general accounting, financial reporting, budgeting and financial analysis of various portfolio investments. Mr. Berube, who has been with the firm for almost 14 years, oversees a team of Portfolio Accounts and currently serves as the Controller of Brookwood. "Our accounting professionals are all active participants on each of our property deal teams," stated Joyce M. Moore, the Brookwood's Chief Financial Officer. "Steve, Al and Jill, like the rest of our accounting group, work closely with our Acquisition Analysts and Asset and Property Managers, and are involved in every stage of ownership, from acquisition through the management and eventual disposition of a property. They are all very deserving of their promotions and will continue to be an integral part of our growing team."

Mr. Crowell provides analytical and due diligence support for the senior managers of Brookwood in conjunction with the acquisition, asset management and disposition of investments, and assists in the production of investor reports. "We are extremely pleased with the quality of Jory's work and his ability to assume a great deal of added responsibility as our firm continues to grow and as our due diligence and acquisition activity increases," said Thomas W. Brown, Brookwood's Director of Acquisitions. "He is a real team player and has a tremendous future with the firm."

Brookwood has acquired 4.1 million square feet of office and industrial space in the last three years and has an additional 900,000 square feet under contract.

About Brookwood Financial Partners, LLC - Brookwood is a Massachusetts-based private equity firm that acquires real estate and invests in private companies. Since 1993, Brookwood has acquired 126 properties totaling over 11 million square feet of office, retail, flex and research & development space as well as 143 hotel rooms, 138 condominium units, 572 apartment units and 1,360 residential building lots. Brookwood has acquired real estate throughout the United States including in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Texas and Virginia. In addition, Brookwood has invested in private companies in the wireless communications, restaurant, software and outsourcing industries. Brookwood has invested over $540 million in equity to acquire assets with a realized and unrealized value of over $1.5 billion.

Brookwood Financial Partners, LLC
Jayne M. Rice, 978-927-8300
jrice@brookwoodfinancial.com