Matthew Baron, Simon Development Group, at GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Real Estate Conference

March 26, 2010 - PRLog -- Matthew Baron, Principal at Simon Development Group, will participate at GoldenNetworking.com's Real Estate Leaders Forum 2010, "Successfully Investing in Distressed Real Estate Assets" (http://www.RealEstateLeadersForum.com), April 22nd, 2010, New York City. Mr. Baron, recently quoted by The Epoch Times at "Distressed Real Estate Investing, Waiting for the Unraveling" (http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/32063), spoke on March 9th at GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010 and noted that "no one wants to sell right now unless they absolutely have to, and many of the big money players don’t want to buy yet because they are waiting for the busted deals."

Mr. Baron was previously a Vice President at Pergolis Swartz Associates where he was involved in both sourcing and structuring debt and equity for real estate related transactions. Mr. Baron has substantial experience in the financial valuation and structuring of real estate transactions and has worked on transactions across a broad range of property types including multi-family, office, hospitality, commercial and industrial. Prior to Pergolis Swartz, Mr. Baron worked with former President Bill Clinton, where he was a member of the consulting team for the Harlem Small Business Initiative. Mr. Baron graduated with a B.S. in Finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. Mr. Baron lives in New York City with his wife and two children.

GoldenNetworking.com's Real Estate Leaders Forum 2010 is produced by GoldenNetworking.com (http://www.goldennetworking.com), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs, investors and diplomats, founded by former McKinsey consultant Edgar Perez. Upcoming Leaders Forums and Business Networking receptions include:

•   High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour, (http://www.HFTHappyHour.com), April 5th, New York City

•   Venture Capital Leaders Forum 2010, "Setting the Stage for Transformational Change" (http://www.VCLeadersForum.com), May 13t, Boston, MA

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