Financial Services >> Money Manager Interviews >> June 1, 2009
Brian S. Brennan is Director, Real Estate Acquisitions, for Allianz of America.
His primary responsibilities include the acquisition of real estate equities as
well as the management of a portfolio of real estate properties located
throughout the United States. These assets are primarily held by the US
affiliates of Allianz AG, one of the largest insurance companies in Europe. The
consolidated group, including Fireman's Fund and Allianz Life, has total assets
including securities of approximately $60 billion. He has extensive background
in commercial real estate including real estate development as well as
syndicating tax advantaged investments. After receiving an MBA degree in 1978
from the University of North Texas, he became a senior tax consultant in the
Dallas office of Arthur Andersen specializing in real estate partnerships. With
the tax law change in 1981, he and some Arthur Andersen associates formed an
investment banking firm (Banyan Realty) and syndicated tax advantaged real
estate investments. This led to an opportunity to become a principal in a
Dallas-based real estate development firm (McNeff-Palmer Properties) that
actively developed commercial real estate during the 1980's. He joined Allianz
in 1989 to initiate the real estate equity investment program now in place. He
is actively involved in NAIOP, AFIRE, and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst
designation. Profile
Mr. Brennan: Allianz is a global financial services firm founded in 1890. It has
two significant business
