Management Team

APWIP’s management team has been actively involved in financing wireless infrastructure since the late 1990s. We were “early movers” in the cell site lease prepayment space back in 2003. During the past 15 years our team has been associated with approximately $4 billion of asset financings, including more than 300 cell site lease prepayments. We are experienced, creative, and skeptical of “one-size-fits-all” solutions. If you decide to work with APWIP you will actually meet the members of our team: we are directly involved in structuring each and every transaction.

Eric M. Overman, Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel. Eric has more than 15 years of experience as a tax and structured finance lawyer with an emphasis on “big ticket” lease financings and wireless infrastructure. Prior to being named CEO and General Counsel of APWIP, Eric co-founded and owned Wireless Infrastructure Partners LLC (“WIP”), which originated investments in telecommunications infrastructure assets. From May 2005 until February 2007 Eric served as the Vice President of Finance and Tax Counsel of Md7, a consulting firm that helps wireless carriers manage their infrastructure assets. Prior to that, Eric spent 10 years as a tax and structured finance lawyer with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and Brown & Wood LLP, and as a senior-level tax advisor with Deloitte & Touche LLP. Eric earned his JD from the Georgetown University Law Center, a Master’s of Science from the Georgetown School of Foreign Service, and a BA in Economics and International Studies from Pepperdine University.

Daniel J. Hasselman, Managing Director. Dan has more than 11 years of experience as an executive in the real estate and wireless infrastructure industries. Prior to being appointed Managing Director at APWIP, Dan fulfilled the same role at WIP. Dan also co-founded and owned Vertical Capital Group, which originated investments in telecommunications infrastructure assets on behalf of RFS Capital. Dan entered the telecom industry as a Director of Finance and Acquisitions with a telecom lease acquisitions firm. At the age of 21, Dan founded U.S. Home and Loan, Inc., which completed over $150,000,000 in real estate and mortgage related transactions. Dan attended Minnesota State University and San Diego State University.

Andrew K. Wood, Managing Director. Andy has more than 12 years of experience as an executive and sales professional in the real estate and wireless infrastructure industries. Prior to being appointed Managing Director of APWIP, Andy fulfilled the same role at WIP. Andy also co-founded and owned Vertical Capital Group, which originated investments in telecommunications infrastructure assets on behalf of RFS Capital.  With his background in real estate, mortgages, telecom and commercial leasing, Andy pioneered innovative acquisition strategies across the wireless communications arena.  Andy worked for a lease optimization company, where he was responsible for restructuring wireless carrier leases resulting in approximately $15 million in rent savings.  Andy serves on the board of directors for San Diego’s Gaslamp City Square and he has helped community associations across the U.S. recoup losses during the recession.  Andy earned his BA in Finance and Business Administration from San Diego State University.

Paul L. Nussbaum, Managing Director and Special Counsel. Paul has more than 13 years of experience as an executive and entrepreneur in the real estate and wireless infrastructure industries. Prior to being appointed Managing Director of APWIP, Paul served as Chief Operating Officer of Solorider Management LLC. Paul began his career in New York as a financial analyst for Newmark and Company Real Estate. Three years later, he formed and ran Newmark Telecommunications, a division of the real estate company focusing on technology and telecommunications. In his capacity as Managing Director, Paul was responsible for negotiating all rooftop and riser contracts relative to the portfolio of properties under Newmark’s control. His most significant accomplishment was the aggregation of over 110 million square feet of commercial office space which he used as a leveraging tool to negotiate the best terms possible from the providers looking to have access to the buildings. In 2003, Paul joined Pinnacle Towers as Vice President of Managed Sites where he was responsible for overseeing a total of 1100 sites consisting of communications towers and rooftops around the United States and Canada. Paul earned his JD from the National Law Center at George Washington University, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Economics from The University of Maryland Honors Program.