Amos N. Beason
Principal and Managing Director

Principal and Managing Director
Principal and Managing Director of the Columbus Nova Real Estate Acquisition Group. He is also a member of Mallard Creek Investors LLC, the manager of the Coventry Real Estate Fund, which invests in middle-market net leased transactions. Mr. Beason was Managing Member of Kingstree Capital Investors, LLC, an investment firm. Prior to forming Kingstree, Mr. Beason was Director, Institutional Debt Management, a subsidiary of Wachovia Corporation, which invested in the leveraged loan market and had $3.2 billion under management. Prior to that, Mr. Beason was Vice President, Private Finance at First Union Securities. He began his commercial banking career at the Philadelphia National Bank (CoreStates Bank, NA) in 1991, where he worked in the Corporate and Specialized Lending Divisions. Mr. Beason is a graduate of Middlebury College.
Lon Brown
Principal and Managing Director

Principal and Managing Director
Principal and Managing Director of the Columbus Nova Real Estate Acquisition Group. Previously Mr. Brown was a Managing Director of Hampshire Advisory Partners, a financial advisory firm focused on middle market companies and their investors. Hampshire Advisors is an affiliate of Hampshire Equity Partners, a NY-based private equity firm with over $800MM under management. As part of his role with Hampshire Advisors, Mr. Brown was charged with developing the Southeast as a market for private equity transaction sourcing for Hampshire Equity. Prior to joining Hampshire, Mr. Brown was a Managing Director with Patriarch Partners, a $4B asset manager focused on the acquisition, securitization and value enhancement of distressed debt. Prior to Patriarch, he spent 15 years with Bank of America and its predecessors, with his most recent title being that of Managing Director in the Global Corporate Investment Bank’s Special Asset Group. Mr. Brown currently serves on the Board of Directors of Transcription Relief Services, LLC a North Carolina-based medical transcription services provider, and previously served on the Board of Galey and Lord, Inc., a market leader in woven sportswear and denim fabrics. He holds a B. A. in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, and an M.B.A. from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
John R. Conklin
Vice President

Vice President
John R. Conklin is a Vice President of the Columbus Nova Real Estate Acquisition Group. Prior to joining Columbus Nova, Mr. Conklin was an Associate with Edgeview Partners, a leading middle market M&A and strategic advisory services firm. At Edgeview, Mr. Conklin authored investment memoranda, orchestrated and conducted due diligence, and was responsible for valuation analyses. His industry experience included diversified manufacturing, healthcare, specialty retail and business services. Prior to joining Edgeview, Mr. Conklin served in Corporate Business Development with Eli Lilly and was an Analyst in the investment banking division of Raymond James & Associates. Mr. Conklin graduated from Georgia Tech, summa cum laude, with a Bachelor of Science degree in management including certificates of concentration in accounting, finance, and economics and received his M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School.
Scott F. Herr
Vice President

Vice President
Scott F. Herr is a Vice President of the Columbus Nova Real Estate Acquisition Group. Prior to joining Columbus Nova, Mr. Herr was an Assistant Land Acquisition Manager for Centex Homes in Charlotte, NC, a leading residential developer and builder in Charlotte and across the country. At Centex Homes, Mr. Herr negotiated the purchase of residential land for development, coordinated due diligence activities, assisted with the rezoning process and conducted market research to inform the future growth of the company’s affordable product lines. Prior to joining Centex, Mr. Herr was a Manager of Business Development for the Greater Washington Initiative, a regional marketing and economic development group tasked with consulting with companies expanding to the greater Washington, DC area. Mr. Herr graduated from Davidson College with a Bachelor of Arts in History and received his M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School with a concentration in real estate development.
Stephen J. Pandos
Principal and Managing Director

Principal and Managing Director
Principal and Managing Director of the Columbus Nova Real Estate Acquisition Group. Prior to joining Columbus Nova, Mr. Pandos was with Helix Financial, a real estate analytics firm. At Helix, Mr. Pandos assisted financial institutions in underwriting and sizing large pools of real estate collateral for the capital markets, conducted due diligence and structured transactions. He is also a member of Mallard Creek Investors, LLC, the manager of the Coventry Real Estate Fund, which invest in middle-market net leased transactions. Prior to forming Mallard Creek Investors, Mr. Pandos was with Mallard Creek Capital Partners, a private real estate investment and tenant representation firm that served Fortune 500 companies. Prior to that, Mr. Pandos was a financial analyst and consultant to resort and golf course owners and developers, where he assisted with the investment of nearly $330MM in equity into major resorts, daily fee and high-end private clubs.
Rachel Paris
Associate

Associate
Rachel Paris is an Associate with Columbus Nova Real Estate Acquisitions Group. Prior to joining Columbus Nova, Ms. Paris was with General Electric’s Real Estate division where she structured financing deals and performed market analyses on commercial properties. Prior to joining GE, she worked for Ford Motor Company as a sales and business consultant. Ms. Paris graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a Bachelor Degree in Marketing and a Master of Business Administration. She also completed an MBA Plus program with a Commercial Real Estate focus at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Matthew P. Parker, CPA
Associate

Associate
Matthew P. Parker is an Associate of the Columbus Nova Real Estate Acquisition Group. Prior to joining Columbus Nova, Mr. Parker was with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in two different groups. Most recently, he was promoted into the Transaction Service group where he performed financial due diligence for strategic and financial buyers. Before transferring into Transaction Services, Mr. Parker served as an auditor in the Assurance group and focused primarily on consumer and industrial products clients. Prior to joining PwC, Mr. Parker worked for General Electric in the Washington, DC area and participated in their Financial Management Program. Mr. Parker graduated from Wake Forest University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and received his Master of Science in Accountancy from the College of Charleston. Mr. Parker is a licensed CPA in the state of North Carolina and is currently a Level III CFA candidate.
Sarah Wooley
Office Manager

Office Manager
Sarah Wooley is the Office Manager for Columbus Nova’s Real Estate Acquisition Group. Prior to joining Columbus Nova, Ms. Wooley worked as an Account Manager for Yates Racing where she managed marketing and public relations assets for the No. 96 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entry and driver Bobby Labonte. Prior to joining Yates Racing, she worked for Sprint Nextel on the organization’s title sponsorship of NASCAR’s most elite series. Ms. Wooley’s graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where she earned a B.A. in Communications Studies.
| Ajax Rolled Ring & Machine, Inc. 144,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in York, SC |
| American Furniture Manufacturing, Inc. 1,065,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Pontotoc, MS |
| 5801 North Rhett Avenue Extension Two distribution facilities totaling 506,000 sq. ft located in Hanahan (North Charleston), SC |
| Filet of Chicken 108,000 sq. ft. cold storage and production facility located in Forest Park, GA |
Metal Systems, Inc. |
| Metal Systems, Inc. 164,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility located in Chattanooga, TN 110,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility located in Houston, TX |
| RR Donnelley (fka Pro Line Printing, Inc.) Three manufacturing facilities totaling approximately 350,000 sq. ft located in Arlington, TX; Avon, CT; and Pineville, NC |
| RR Donnelley (fka Pro Line Printing, Inc.) Three manufacturing facilities totaling approximately 350,000 sq. ft located in Arlington, TX; Avon, CT; and Pineville, NC |
| RR Donnelley (fka Pro Line Printing, Inc.) Three manufacturing facilities totaling approximately 350,000 sq. ft located in Arlington, TX; Avon, CT; and Pineville, NC |
| Roberts-Gordon LLC Two manufacturing facilities totaling approximately 260,000 sq. ft located in Buffalo, NY and Orlando, FL |
| Roberts-Gordon LLC Two manufacturing facilities totaling approximately 260,000 sq. ft located in Buffalo, NY and Orlando, FL |
| Trantech Radiator Products, Inc. 126,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility located in Edgefield, SC, which is approximately 30 miles northeast of Augusta, GA |
| 1420 Sams Ave-Elmwood Park Multi-tenant building with 357,860 sq. ft. of industrial space located in Jefferson Parrish, LA just outside of New Orleans. |
| SourceLink, LLC One 140,000 sq. ft. building comprised of 125,000 sq. ft. manufacturing and warehouse space and 15,000 sq. ft. of office space, located in Miamisburg, OH. |
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