COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lancaster Pollard recently opened an office in Walnut Creek, located in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, to be led by Grant Goodman, vice president with the firm. Lancaster Pollard helps senior living and health care providers expand and improve their services by delivering capital financing solutions and financial advice.
Lancaster Pollard has experienced rapid growth over the past decade and the San Francisco office will be its tenth banking office nationwide. The firm consists of four companies providing integrated investment banking, mortgage banking, private equity, balance sheet lending and mergers and acquisitions services. Lancaster Pollard is owned by ORIX Corporation USA, a division of leading international financial services group ORIX Corporation.
“The establishment of our San Francisco office is an integral aspect of our overall growth efforts,” said Jason Dopoulos, senior managing director and head of the western U.S. at Lancaster Pollard. “Even though our headquarters is in the Midwest, we have always been a national firm. The opening of our new office in Walnut Creek, coupled with our Newport Beach and Denver offices that have been thriving for years, demonstrates how we have really strengthened our presence out West.”
Goodman is the lead health care banker in northern California and Nevada. Over the course of his career, he has underwritten and advised on transactions in excess of $2 billion. Prior to joining Lancaster Pollard, he led the California region at GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services. Previous to that role, he oversaw capital originations for GE’s Corporate Finance business. He started his career in community banking, lending to local mid-market organizations for real estate, working capital and equipment projects.
“Grant is the right person to ensure that health care and seniors housing providers in northern California and Nevada can benefit from our full platform of capital solutions,” said Kass Matt, president of Lancaster Pollard. “He has established a great reputation because of his ability to provide cost-effective, creative solutions over the past decade.”
The San Francisco office is located at 1777 N. California Blvd., Suite 300, Walnut Creek, California. Grant Goodman may be reached at ggoodman@lancasterpollard.com.
