Mr. Plotka

Robert Plotka

Managing Director

CityScape Capital Group

Robert Plotka, CFA is a Managing Director and Co-Founder of CityScape Capital Group, LLC based in Princeton, NJ. CityScape Capital Group is an investment banking firm that specializes in providing direct investment, equity placement and financial advisory services for historic rehabilitation tax credit transactions located throughout the country.

In addition, Mr. Plotka is the President and Co-Founder of Preservation Easement Trust, Inc. based in Princeton, NJ. As a qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization, Preservation Easement Trust is dedicated to preserving our nation^aEURTMs historic buildings and sites through the acceptance and responsible management of historic preservation conservation easements combined with public education and awareness efforts designed to foster support for historic preservation.

Before co-founding CityScape Capital Group and Preservation Easement Trust, Mr. Plotka managed the development and implementation of new business opportunities at Automatic Data Processing/Brokerage Information Services Group (ADP/BISG). His activities included mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, deal structure negotiations, company and systems integration, and corporate re-engineering. During this time period, he also managed the design and development of two market intelligence databases for ADP/BISG's intranet, performed in-depth strategic explorations into electronic exchanges, frame relay networks, and the value of information content, and supervised the corporate and systems integration of a newly acquired fixed-income back office processing company.

Prior to obtaining his graduate degree, Mr. Plotka served as a MIS consultant for Andersen Consulting's Financial Services Group and a mortgage-backed securities analyst for Thomson McKinnon Securities.

Mr. Plotka holds a bachelors degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a masters degree in finance and marketing from the Marshall Graduate School of Business at the University of Southern California, where he graduated with high honors and received the Albert T. Quon University and Community Service Award. In addition, Mr. Plotka is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Mr. Plotka can be contacted at 609-951-2200 or robert@cityscapecapital.com

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