Rob Turner, Matt DeAtley, Sam Supple and Matthew Haden

The debt team at Eastdil Secured broke firm records for originations in 2025, setting the stage for even bigger numbers if all goes well in 2026. 

Led by Rob Turner, Matt DeAtley, Sam Supple and Matthew Haden, Eastdil Secured closed 322 debt placement transactions (including loan sales and structured finance) for $101 billion in deal volume, of which more than $80 billion was in the U.S. CRE. 

It’s only April, but the office has a current pipeline of $58 billion in deal volume teed up for 2026. 

“At the end of the day, we’re still the leaders of large loans — our average deal size was north of $300 million,” said Haden. 

Turner noted that the firm jumped headfirst into the office space in 2025, particularly in Manhattan, arranging a $510 million loan on 5 Bryant Park and a $1.3 billion loan on 660 Fifth Avenue. The firm completed $20 billion of office financings across all lender types.

“Office was a big component of our business relative to 2024,” said Turner.

But it was in the digital space where Eastdil’s data center platform established itself as the new industry standard for large loan brokerage, with its deal volume in that sector up five times year-over-year from 2024. 

“We’ve staffed that space on a very collaborative team-based approach, and that’s how we’re winning deals in this environment,” said Supple, who noted that the firm’s current pipeline in data centers is close to $70 billion, of which $30 billion are financings. “It’s been a tremendous growth engine and priority for the firm.”

DeAtley said the secret to the team’s success lies in the collaborative nature of the firm, where everyone works together and takes home earnings from the same pool of money, eschewing commission entirely. He said this creates a system that ensures constant communication and an ethos built on finding the right broker for each deal amid every part of the capital stack. 

“It’s us truly being an adviser to our clients to make sure, across the board, it’s the best investors in the deal and the right pricing and the best execution,” he said.