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John has over 20 years of experience in the real estate and securities industry and has raised over $6 billion in equity and debt capital for both public and private real estate companies. Flint Creek Partners, a Chicago based real estate investment bank, provides custom-tailored financial expertise and investment banking solutions to private and public real estate firms.
Prior to founding Flint Creek Partners, John was a Director with Wachovia Securities and Senior Vice President of EVEREN Securities Real Estate Investment Banking Group. John began his real estate career with LaSalle Partners in the Investment Management Group, where he managed a team responsible for the valuation of commercial real estate assets and portfolios, asset redevelopment, dispositions, financing and lease negotiations for institutional real estate investments. Prior to receiving his MBA, Mr. Nikolich was with Accenture where he marketed, designed, implemented and integrated financial solutions for an international client base.
John earned his B.A. in Economics from Northwestern University and an M.B.A. in Finance and Marketing from The University of Chicago. Mr. Nikolich is a member of The Executives' Club of Chicago, the Self Storage Association (SSA), the Real Estate Investment Association (REIA), The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business CEO Roundtable, and the advisory Board of the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Real Estate Alumni Group. He has been a featured speaker on real estate and self storage for leading real estate organizations including the Real Estate Investment Professional Association, the Self Storage Association, the High Performance Real Estate Conference, and The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Real Estate Roundtable. In addition to holding all applicable NASD securities licensing, Mr. Nikolich is a licensed Real Estate Broker in the State of Illinois.
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