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Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
September 18-19, 2025
Marriott Marquis San Diego MarinaSan Diego, CA

Matt Carney
Co-Founder & Partner at LWK Partners
Speaker

Profile

Matt is a Co-Founder & Partner of LWK, co-leading the firm’s acquisitions, strategic partnerships and capital relationships. Matt has 10+ years of real estate private equity, corporate private equity and investment banking experience. Prior to LWK, Matt was Director of Acquisitions at a Chicago-based family office with ~$500 million of real estate assets under management, where he opened the LA office and founded and led the firm’s net lease industrial strategy and other opportunistic co-investments.

Prior thereto, Matt was a Private Equity Associate at Ares Management (NYSE: ARES), a leading global alternative asset manager with over $450 billion under management. While at Ares, Matt evaluated acquisitions, divestitures, and special situations investments across industries and across the capital structure. Matt also served as a Board Observer for Ares portfolio companies.

Matt began his career as an investment banking analyst in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York, where he worked on mergers, acquisitions and restructurings across industries. Matt graduated with Honors from the University of Pennsylvania.

Agenda Sessions

  • Financing and Investment Strategies for ADUs

    11:45am