Abbe Franchot Borok is Managing Director and Head of US Debt for BGO. In her role, Abbe has overall responsibility for the BGO U.S. Debt business, including management of the all core, core plus and high yield debt strategies. Abbe also leads the management and business development activities for the U.S. Debt business.
Abbe has over a decade of experience in the Commercial Real Estate Capital Markets and Investment Management space. Most recently, Abbe was Managing Director and Head of CRE & Debt Strategies at The Amherst Group. In this role, Abbe was responsible for launching and managing two CRE Debt investment vehicles and overseeing capital markets activity across Amherst’s Debt and Equity businesses. Prior to joining Amherst Capital, Abbe was a senior member of the NYC-based Commercial Real Estate Lending team at CapitalSource, a division of Pacific Western Bank. Abbe has broad experience in sourcing and underwriting commercial real estate debt, with a focus on high yield loans backing transitional or value add business plans.
Abbe holds an MBA from Columbia University and a BA in Communications from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a member of the Board of Governors of CREFC, most recently serving as co-Chair of the HYDRA Forum. Abbe also serves as a member of the mentorship committee for WX, which
promotes and supports women in commercial real estate, and a frequent speaker and panel participant at industry events.