Park Madison Partners, a New York-based real estate placement and advisory firm, today announced that it has named Amy Thiessen as Principal. Ms. Thiessen will focus on broadening the firm’s global distribution and will be based in the firm’s New York headquarters.

Ms. Thiessen joins Park Madison Partners from Forbes Private Capital Group in New York, where she held the title of Managing Director with responsibility for capital raising and institutional sales in the U.S. as part of Forbes’ global private equity fund placement platform. She began her career in real estate investment banking as an Analyst at Deutsche Bank in London and later held positions in capital raising and investor relations at DTZ and AEW Europe.

“As Park Madison Partners finished 2014 with an aggregate of $1.3 billion in capital raised, we continue to broaden our scope of investment vehicles to provide investors with better returns within the real estate private equity space,” said Nancy Lashine, Managing Partner & Founder. “Amy’s track record in working with real estate investment products both in the U.S. and Europe and her complementary network of investors will further broaden our distribution capabilities in the real estate private equity space.”

Ms. Thiessen received a Master of Philosophy in Modern European History from the University of Oxford and a B.A. in English from Columbia University. Prior to her real estate career she was a professional opera singer.

About Park Madison Partners

Park Madison Partners is a New York-based real estate placement and advisory firm focused on the global real estate private equity and private funds industry, and to date has participated in the placement of over $6 billion of real estate capital globally. Park Madison Partners was founded to offer clients capital raising and strategic consulting services with a high degree of customization, integrity and accountability. The firm provides a relationship-driven approach to structuring and marketing assignments and offers its clients access to institutional investors across North America. Park Madison Partners is a member of SIPC-FINRA and is certified with the Women's Business Enterprise National Council.

For further information, please visit www.parkmadisonpartners.com.