Executive Vice President and Group Head

Matthew (Matt) E. Galligan is Executive Vice President and Group Head of CIT Real Estate Finance. His group provides stabilized, value-add and construction loans in excess of $20 million to highly experienced and well-capitalized developers in the office, retail, industrial and multi-family rental sectors.

Areas of expertise:

Real estate lending

Commercial and construction loans

Galligan most recently served as Managing Director and Head of US Property Finance for Bank of Ireland where under his leadership his team negotiated and closed more than 30 transactions totaling $2 billion. Before joining Bank of Ireland, he served as Executive Vice President for Real Estate Capital Markets at DebtX. He has also worked for Fleet Boston Financial, Bank of Boston, and Chase Manhattan in executive level positions in credit, real estate lending, debt distribution and capital markets. Galligan received a BA in Economics/Accounting from the College of the Holy Cross and an MBA in Finance from the New York University Graduate School of Business Administration.

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