The BSC Group Finance Team

Shawn advises BSC Group clients on debt and equity financing and loan workout services for all commercial property types, with an emphasis on the self-storage asset class. In addition, he is a frequent speaker and panelist at self-storage industry trade shows and a contributing writer for national storage industry publications.

Shawn’s professional experience includes credit roles at Duff and Phelps and Fitch Ratings. He also worked for Wells Fargo Bank as a commercial mortgage underwriter and credit analyst, and immediately prior to helping found The BSC Group was a Senior Vice President with Beacon Realty Capital. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Urban & Regional Planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with a core emphasis on economic development and real estate finance.

Working in partnership with BSC Group clients, Devin arranges commercial property debt and equity financing solutions for the entire capital stack. His financing expertise and advisory services span the multifamily, medical and self-storage asset classes. Devin is also a contributing author to several real estate trade publications, and a popular guest presenter and panelist at tradeshows and seminars nationwide.

Prior to helping found The BSC Group, Devin was a Senior Vice President at Beacon Realty Capital. He has also worked at GE Commercial Finance Business Property, Heller Financial, and in Arthur Andersen’s Transaction Advisory Group. Devin received his bachelor’s degree in accountancy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Stephen delivers debt and equity financing solutions for all types of commercial real estate transactions, including refinancing, acquisitions, construction, and troubled debt restructuring. Stephen brings his expertise in multi-family and other commercial property types to fortify the business of the BSC Group in these sectors. He has a very thorough understanding of the lending market in the Chicago area, and he has direct experience with a wide variety of asset classes, including multi-family, mixed-use, industrial, office, retail, and even golf courses.

Stephen’s professional career began during the economic downturn at a startup commercial brokerage shop named Preferred Capital Group. During this time Steve was able to close over $60 million in various commercial real estate transactions, handling all aspects of the transactions, from originating to underwriting. He earned a bachelor’s degree by double majoring in finance and real estate at DePaul University. Stephen was also a member of the DePaul Real Estate Club.

Adam is responsible for assessing and preparing debt and equity financing requests on behalf of BSC Group clients. Adam specializes in the self-storage asset class and also has experience in all commercial property types. Additionally, he conducts daily market research to continually enhance the firm’s competitive edge by staying current on all relevant market movements.

Adam’s professional experience includes a financial analyst role at global rating agency DBRS, within the CMBS group that covers US, Canadian and European commercial real estate. At DBRS Adam underwrote nearly $1.5 billion of combined traditional conduit and non-stabilized loans across all property types. He also helped develop and test quantitative models used to assess credit worthiness for multi-loan pooled transactions as well as single-borrower transactions. Adam earned bachelor’s degrees in real estate and finance from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, with a core emphasis on commercial real estate finance. Adam was also a member of the UW – Madison Real Estate Club and is an active member in the UW Alumni Association and Mortgage Bankers Association.