Paul Smyth

Paul Smyth is the Principal and Founder, Broadsword Investors, LLC. Prior to co-founding Broadsword Investors, Paul Smyth served as the Global Chief Credit Officer for the Commercial Real Estate Group at Credit Suisse. He was responsible for the vetting of all CRE loans through credit committees in the U.S. and Europe. This included interfacing with B-piece buyers, internal underwriting and credit operations, and interfacing with federal regulators. Mr. Smyth has extensive B-piece investment and related workout experience, having managed over $55 billion in loan resolutions in various portfolios dating back to the mid-1980s. Additionally, Mr. Smyth has been involved in over 165+ B piece/mezzanine acquisitions dating back to the 1990s. Mr. Smyth formed the CRE origination platform at ARCap, and was part of executive team for the restart of Credit Suisse CRE lending group in 2014 which encompassed conduit, mezzanine, and floating-rate loans.

Prior to Credit Suisse, from 2002-2013, Mr. Smyth held several Executive roles, which included President, CEO, and COO in various entities of ARCap REIT and its successor companies Centerline Capital and C-III (n/k/a Greystone Special Servicing). During this time, he oversaw operations that provided all aspects of asset management. This included originations, CDO Management, and CMBS investments for a $120 billion portfolio, along with over $6 Billion in debt and equity transactions from 2002-2006, heavily weighted in construction projects.

Mr. Smyth held various origination and asset management roles within Banc One Corp from 1986-02. The last role was Managing Director for Banc One Mortgage Capital Markets/ORIX Capital Markets. In this role, he oversaw the CMBS asset management platform nationwide. Through the late ’80s and ’90s, he served as Senior Portfolio Manager, which included construction and development lending. He also managed various contracts and asset pools in conjunction with the FDIC and RTC throughout the US. Mr. Smyth has been a panelist and participated in various industry CRE initiatives where he has served in numerous roles within CREFC, CMSA, and the MBA organizations. Mr. Smyth received his BBA degree in Finance and Real Estate from Baylor University.