Inside Real Estate Debt with Adam Dean – privCAP Resources Group

Spotlight Interview

In Conversation With Adam Dean, CFA - Vice President and Portfolio Manager, CMLS Asset Management

In this Spotlight Series interview, Adam Dean, CFA, Vice President & Portfolio Manager at CMLS Asset Management—one of Canada’s largest mortgage lenders—shares his journey into real estate debt investing, market insights, and risk strategies. He discusses the CMLS Mortgage Fund’s 16-year track record, and how scale, proprietary deal flow, and diversification drive consistent performance.

Adam Dean, CFA

Adam Dean is a portfolio manager of the CMLS Mortgage Fund and responsible for mortgage investment mandates under CMLS Asset Management Ltd. Adam’s primary focus is on building and maintaining the trust of our valued investor partners, prudent investment selection and portfolio management, and structuring our related processes to meet our investors’ credit and yield objectives.

Adam has more than 10 years’ experience in the mortgage industry, with a focus on institutional investment mandates, portfolio management and securitization. Prior to joining CMLS in 2011, Adam obtained his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia with a specialization in Finance. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

CMLS Asset Management

CMLS Asset Management is the investment management arm affiliated with CMLS Financial, a top-tier Canadian mortgage lender with over 50 years of underwriting and servicing experience. CMLS originates approximately $25 billion of mortgages annually and administers a mortgage portfolio of roughly $70 billion, providing CMLS Asset Management with access to a deep, proprietary pipeline of real estate credit opportunities.

The firm specializes in real estate debt and private credit strategies, most notably through the CMLS Mortgage Fund, which offers diversified exposure to commercial and residential mortgages. The strategy emphasizes capital preservation and consistent income generation, supported by disciplined underwriting and long-standing credit expertise.

Headquartered in Toronto, CMLS Asset Management serves institutional and qualified investors seeking private credit exposure anchored in one of Canada’s most established mortgage platforms.

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