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Brian Townsend

Founder

Brian has been in the industrial real estate market for over 30 years.   Noted for completing more than 1,250 transactions valued at over $15 billion. 

Brian is a Founding Partner and Serves as Chief Executive Officer of Talos Capital a national industrial real estate investment and asset management firm.  In 2017 Talos Capital became the industrial investment arm for Blackstone and deployed over $6 billion dollars in capital on behalf of Blackstone before the creation of Link Logistics Real Estate in 2019. 

In 2018, with Blackstone’s knowledge and permission, Brian started a partnership with Centaur Capital a Chicago family office under the Talos flag.  Brian has built, advised, invested, and asset-managed a 5 million square foot industrial portfolio consisting of thirty-seven buildings in four markets, Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and El Paso, for Centaur Capital.

Brian was Managing Director for Link Logistics Real Estate from 2019 until 2023, responsible for the central region investments. Overseeing all investments, dispositions, and developments in the region.  The central region included Midwest, Texas, and Mountain markets.  The team was made up of ten individuals working out of the Rosemont and Dallas offices.  The central region was responsible for closing over 6 billion dollars worth of transactions which totaled over 65 million SF of industrial property.

Brian spent eleven years with CenterPoint Properties, most recently as Senior Vice President, East Coast Investments, where he led the company’s New Jersey and Eastern US expansion. In four years, Brian created CenterPoint’s East Coast footprint from an idea to a total portfolio of 4.5 million square feet, with an estimated value of $400 million.  Prior to leading the Eastern expansion, he opened the West Coast office for CenterPoint starting the diversification of CenterPoint’s portfolio.  Brian began his CenterPoint tenure focused on the Chicago investment market. 

Brian started his real estate career as an industrial broker at Frain Camins & Swartchild which was purchased by Insignia and then by CBRE.  

Mr. Townsend received his Bachelor of Art degree as a graduate of Lake Forest College.

Ryan Durburg

Associate

Prior to joining Talos Capital in February of 2025, Ryan was a Senior Financial Analyst at Stagecoach Partners LLC for two and a half years from 2022 – 2024, serving as a third-party consultant for institutional investors and real estate private equity firms.

Ryan currently serves as an Associate for Talos, leading portfolio asset management, leasing, and tenant relations. Moreover, he advises on transactions, debt placement, and investment strategy. He plays a key role in financial modeling, market analysis, and deal structuring, ensuring informed decision-making for acquisitions and dispositions.

Ryan has extensive experience in operational and financial due diligence, underwriting, and asset management across industrial, office, retail, and multi-family sectors. During his tenure at Stagecoach Partners, Ryan served as an advisor for underwriting, conducting due diligence, and closing procedures for industrial, mixed-use retail/office/multi-family portfolios and one-off acquisitions, valued over $500 million.

Beyond transaction execution, Ryan also provided third-party asset management services to clientele by updating internal valuation models. Separately, he conducted training for first-year analysts at real estate investment firms, equipping them with expertise in Argus Enterprise and industry best practices.

Mr. Durburg received a B.S. in Business Administration with an Emphasis in Finance from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder.

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