Brent Mathisen joined Aviva Capital Management, a global investment advisory firm, on December 29, 2006, as a senior producer on the commercial mortgage loan team.
Brent Mathisen joined Aviva Capital Management, a global investment advisory firm, on December 29, 2006, as a senior producer on the commercial mortgage loan team. In his new position, Brent is responsible for working with originators in markets across the United States to prescreen, underwrite and structure loan transactions for Aviva Capital Management's capital clients.
Aviva plc the fifth-largest insurance company in the world completed its acquisition of AmerUs group on November 15, 2006. Dale Helling, vice president of Commercial Lending for Aviva Capital Management said that "strategically the firm had planned to increase its exposure to this asset class in 2007, and that the recent combination with Aviva further expanded the organization's appetite to grow the origination of commercial loans and its assets under management. In order to grow our business, we also needed to grow our underwriting team, and Brent's addition to the team and his nearly three years experience in lending and finance strengthens the capabilities of the team."
Brent was most recently with Cedar Rapids, Iowa based Aegon USA, where he was a commercial mortgage loan underwriter.
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About Aviva Capital Management
ACM, an SEC registered and GIPS compliant investment adviser, specializes in institutional income-driven asset management and has nearly $20 billion* in assets under management with over 80** employees.
About Aviva
Aviva is one of the leading providers of life and pensions to Europe with substantial positions in other markets around the world, making it the world's fifth largest insurance group based on gross worldwide premiums at 31 December 2005. Aviva is ranked 28th on the Fortune Global 500.
Aviva's principal business activities are long-term savings, fund management and general insurance, with worldwide total sales of £41.5 billion and assets under management of £364 billion at 31 December 2006.
On November 15, 2006, Aviva grew its existing US presence by acquiring AmerUs Group, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. Nationally, AmerUs Group is ranked number one in sales of indexed life insurance and number two in sales of indexed annuities.
Aviva USA has $36.2 billion in assets as of December 31, 2006, and is headquartered in Des Moines. It also has offices in Boston, New York, Indianapolis and Topeka. Aviva's US employees are committed to helping customers meet their long-term savings, insurance and retirement income needs. http://www.avivausa.com/
*Assets under management as of December 31, 2006, based on discretionary assets. All amounts in USD.
**Employees included are Aviva Capital Management and its affiliate Inflective Asset Management.