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Western Canada Apartment Investment Conference
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Edmonton Convention Centre

Blake Lowden
Senior Director, Development Finance Group at MCAP
Speaker

Profile

Blake Lowden, since joining MCAP in 2004, has progressed from a Junior Credit analyst to his current role as a Senior Director and as such, is responsible for originating, structuring and underwriting debt and equity facilities ranging from $10 - $200M. In addition to traditional financing facilities, Blake is adept in leveraging his relationships with banks, pension funds, and institutional capital to create and lead syndications as well as A/B loans. Blake has originated over $4B of western Canadian construction loans primarily focusing on land and land servicing, multi-family construction (townhouse, condo and purpose built rental), and retail/commercial construction. He is a licensed member of the Real Estate Council of Alberta and has been a licensed mortgage agent since 2005. Blake has been an occasional guest speaker at the University of Calgary for both the undergraduate and MBA programs.
In addition to an undergraduate business degree majoring in Finance from the University of Calgary, Blake has completed his MBA degree.
Blake sits on the Board of Directors for one of southern Alberta’s largest seniors living organizations and is also an active member of two associated committees: the Strategic Planning & Risk Management and Community Relations.