Mar-Louise van der Merwe

Mar-Louise van der Merwe serves as Senior REIT Analyst for The Rainier Companies and brings nearly ten years of accounting experience to Rainier’s accounting team. She is responsible for portfolio reporting, accounting, and compliance for the corporate entities of one of Rainier’s investment partners. Ms. van der Merwe began her career in public accounting with BDO in South Africa, where she audited clients across a variety of industries. She joined the Dallas office of BDO USA, LLP in 2015 and continued providing assurance services to both privately-held and public companies in various industries that include private equity, real estate, hospitality, technology, manufacturing, natural resources and oil and gas services. Ms. van der Merwe is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Accountant (South Africa); she received her Bachelor of Commerce degree in Forensic Accountancy and her Honors Bachelor of Commerce degrees in Forensic Accountancy and in Chartered Accountancy from North-West University, South Africa at the Potchefstroom campus.