Greenleaf Management centralizes in-house debt sourcing for 100+ lender relationships on Lev

Greenleaf's capital markets team replaced spreadsheets and inbox threads with Lev CRM, deal rooms, and acquisition pipeline tools — scaling from 70 to 100+ lender relationships while managing six loans at once.

Greenleaf Management
Greenleaf Management

About

Greenleaf Management is a commercial real estate sponsor with an in-house capital markets function across multifamily, industrial, and retail assets in the Southeast.

Category

Sponsor

Products used

  • Lev CRM
  • Deal rooms
  • Acquisition pipeline

Challenge

Manual debt procurement could not scale with deal volume

Greenleaf tracked lender appetite, quotes, and communication logs across email, spreadsheets, and internal systems. As the team evaluated more deals simultaneously — at one point six loans at once — collaboration and market visibility became harder to maintain.

At one point, I was managing six loans simultaneously. We've grown our lender list significantly, but our tracking still lives in an internal system. There's just a lot of manual effort.
Alaina OwensDirector of Capital Markets, Greenleaf Management

Solution

Lev CRM and deal rooms centralized outreach without changing how lenders hear from Greenleaf

Greenleaf adopted secure email sync, smart deal matching, lender CRM, rapid deal room generation, and acquisition pipeline tracking. Deals launch from the team's own inbox while Lev logs every response automatically.

What is a Lev deal room?

A Lev deal room is a secure, branded workspace where sponsors share deal documents, lender communications, and quote comparisons with their capital markets team and lenders. Greenleaf can stand one up in minutes instead of assembling files across email threads and internal systems.

The platform will send the deal from our own email — lenders don't even know we're using Lev. That's critical for keeping our relationship-first approach.
Alaina OwensDirector of Capital Markets, Greenleaf Management

Results

Days saved per transaction with stronger lender engagement

Quote comparison, document generation, and outreach automation now save days of work per transaction. Teams share deals with clearer visibility, access controls, and follow-up tracking as the lender list grew past 100 relationships.

Lev is completely transforming how we run debt procurement.
Andrew ZifferPartner, Greenleaf Management

100+

lender relationships managed in Lev CRM, up from 70 before the switch

5 minutes

to stand up a branded deal room with documents and lender access ready to share

6 loans

run at once without losing track of a quote, a contact, or a deal stage

What we hear from the market

The questions sponsor capital markets teams actually ask us, answered straight.

We already have an internal tracking system — why move to Lev?

Internal systems only know what someone manually enters. Lev CRM updates as lender responses come in, so status, quotes, and deal stage stay current without someone rebuilding a spreadsheet every morning.

Will lenders know we're using a platform?

No. Greenleaf sends outreach from its own email domain. Lenders see the sponsor's brand and relationship — Lev runs the workflow behind the scenes.

Can our whole team see the same deal status?

Yes. Deal rooms, pipeline views, and lender CRM give every stakeholder the same live picture of who responded, who passed, and what terms came back — instead of status living in one person's inbox.

Impact summary

A concise read on what changed after Lev across lender outreach, deal prep, and execution.

01

Time savings

Automated quote comparison and outreach save days per transaction.

02

Better collaboration

Shared deal visibility across departments with access controls.

03

Higher lender engagement

Smart follow-ups increase response rates and competitive tension.