Michael May

Senior Managing Director
Cantor Fitzgerald

Michael May is a Senior Managing Director and co-founder of Cantor Commercial Real Estate (CCRE), a fully integrated finance company that originates and distributes high quality commercial real estate loans.  Created in 2010, CCRE is the first new platform in over a decade to originate, securitize, and lead manage CMBS transactions.

Mr. May is Co-Head of CCRE’s Origination and Distribution.  He oversees a platform with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Dallas, Atlanta, and Chicago (with correspondent offices in Seattle, Dallas, and Miami).  CCRE has closed over 100 financings totaling more than $1.5 billion.

Previously, Mr. May was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse in the Real Estate Finance Group.  In this capacity, he oversaw West Coast and Latin American operations including the origination and distribution of CMBS and other real estate related products.

In his 12 years at Credit Suisse, Mr. May led the origination of more than $20 billion in financings.  He innovated numerous CMBS products including the securitization structures for condominiums, construction projects, ski mountains and casinos.

Mr. May joined Credit Suisse First Boston in 1997.  Prior to this, he focused on the acquisition of subordinated CMBS and the structured distribution of whole loans, real estate, structured products, and equity at General Electric Capital Corporation.

Mr. May previously spent seven years at Arthur Andersen LLP in the Real Estate Consulting Practice.  His work in the US, Europe, and Latin America included appraisal, feasibility analysis, loan valuation, securitization, and workouts.

Mr. May holds a BA in Psychology and a BS in Finance from the University of Maryland at College Park.