Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) announced today that it has hired Greg Gaughan as a director focused on debt and equity placement transactions in its Atlanta office.

Mr. Gaughan has more than 12 years of capital markets experience and joins HFF from Grandbridge Capital, where he was most recently an assistant vice president/loan originator. He began his career with Grandbridge in 2006 as a senior real estate analyst in the loan production group. Mr. Gaughan has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the Terry College of Business at The University of Georgia (UGA). He is a CCIM candidate and an active member of industry organizations, including the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) and International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). Additionally, Mr. Gaughan is on the Advisory Board of The Lionheart School and on the Alumni Leadership Team of the Catholic Center at UGA.

“We are pleased to welcome Greg to the HFF team,” said Ed Coco, senior managing director and co-head of HFF’s Atlanta office. “Greg is a well-respected and successful capital markets advisor and he is a perfect cultural fit for HFF Atlanta and the firm at large.”

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HFF and its affiliates operate out of 26 offices and are a leading provider of commercial real estate and capital markets services to the global commercial real estate industry. HFF, together with its affiliates, offers clients a fully integrated capital markets platform, including debt placement, investment advisory, equity placement, funds marketing, M&A and corporate advisory, loan sales and loan servicing. HFF, HFF Real Estate Limited, HFF Securities L.P. and HFF Securities Limited are owned by HFF, Inc. (NYSE: HF). For more information, please visit hfflp.com or follow HFF on Twitter @HFF.