Mortgage Finance
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Represented a lender in closing £820 million in bid finance packages for a number of U.K.-listed property companies
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As lender's counsel, closed a $215 million acquisition loan secured by a pool of properties located in 17 states
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As lender's counsel, closed a £123 million financing package for the acquisition of a major City of London office building
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As lender's counsel, closed a $350 million construction loan for a regional mall located in New England
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Represented a lender in closing a $360 million loan secured by more than a dozen hotel properties in 10 states
Investment
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Creation and funding of a £100 million investment limited partnership
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Advised a leading global finance company regarding a $1 billion participating mortgage fund
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Organization of $200 million of closed-end funds for investments in various property types
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Represented an institutional investor on behalf of a co-mingled, multi-investor separate account in a joint venture with a leading hotel operator and a local developer for the construction and ownership of a $120 million resort and business hotel
Structured Finance and Securitization
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Acted as seller and/or issuer counsel on multiple REMIC pools of securitization loans totaling more than $2 billion
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Advised an originator on a $1.65 billion securitization warehouse
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Advised an investment bank on a $600 million synthetic lease financing
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Represented a major rating agency in developing criteria for the commercial mortgaged-back securities market and in rating a total of more than $150 billion of U.S. commercial mortgaged-backed securitization transactions
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Represented numerous mezzanine loan originators and investors in establishing and operating mezzanine loan programs
Synthetic Lease Transactions
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Advised a money center bank on a $400 million lease financing for a headquarters building in Chicago
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Advised a major oil company on a $400 million financing for a co-generation facility
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Advised an investment bank on a $400 million facility to finance the construction of principal retail facilities
Mergers and Acquisitions
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Represented a purchaser on a £200 million acquisition of a UK retailer
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Advised an acquiror on a $300 million leveraged buyout of a U.S. grocery store chain
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Represented a UK public company in its £139 million offer for a real estate company
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Advised the acquiror on a $500 million acquisition of a regional fertilizer production company with more than 400 properties through the southeastern United States
Development and Construction
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Advised the developer on a £160 million acquisition of a 500,000 sq. ft. retail/leisure development site in Lisbon, Portugal
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Advised the developer on a £635 million forward funding and development of a 200,000 sq. ft. UK retail scheme
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Advised the developer on a $150 million development of one of the largest inner-city retail complexes in New York
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Advised the developer on a $400 million turnkey construction contract in the Persian Gulf
Retail
Public Sector