John Wain oversees the financial operations of Kayne Anderson Real Estate as CFO.
Wain has worked in the commercial real estate industry for more than 30 years, and has been directly involved in more than $14 billion of real estate transactions. Prior to joining Kayne Anderson, Wain was CFO for Rouse Properties, Inc. (“Rouse”),one of the largest publicly traded regional mall owners in the US, which was taken private by Brookfield Property Partners in July 2016 with a transaction value of $2.8 billion. Previously, he served as Managing Director and the Head of Real Estate Americas at Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CA-CIB)). In this capacity, Wain was responsible for overseeing CA-CIBs US real estate lending business. Over the course of his career, Wain has focused extensively on structuring and negotiating secured and unsecured corporate real estate facilities and property level loans for public REITs, owners and developers, as well as corporate bonds, interest rate derivatives and equity transactions.
Wain earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Real Estate and Urban Economic Studies, Magna cum laude, from the University of Connecticut.
