CLOSELY HELD CORPORATIONS
Underwrote loans and consulted on business strategy with largest Food Lion developer in the SE United States
Underwrote loans to and consulted on business strategy with developer of over 1M square feet of Target anchored retail centers
Represent largest water company in eastern Georgia
Represent fastest growing residential real estate company in Atlanta
Represent newly formed $250M commercial real estate fund.
COMMERCIAL
REAL ESTATE
Closed over $1B of shopping center acquisitions
Represented developer and investors on acquisition of over 30 acres of real estate where Terminus and Grand Hyatt are located in Atlanta.
Represented Wendy’s and Checkers in over 100 retail store locations.
Represented Equitable Real Estate in negotiation of Dillard, Macy’s and other major anchor leases.
Represented Intown Suites in over 50 real estate acquisitions.
Represented BudgetLine Finance in over 25 leases
Represented COMPASS Real Estate in multiple management contracts.
debt RESTRUCTURING
Negotiated $300M of debt and $250M of equity placement for a private real estate development company to go public on the NYSE.
Represented First National Bank of Chicago in $1B debt restructuring involving over 20 banks
Negotiated $100M debt facility with New York office of German Bank.
Structured pre-packaged bankruptcy for pellet production company; planned strategy to emerge from bankruptcy with European based buyers.
real estate finance
Federal Center Building in Atlanta—negotiated 2M square foot lease with Federal government and bond financing for $800M project.
Represented major Buffalo NY real estate investor in over $400M of transactions.
Represented $100M equity investor for two downtown Dallas office buildings.
Represented Equitable Real Estate in multiple real estate acquisitions.
Operated fund that made over $400M of mezzanine loans to retail developers.
Negotiated $72M preferred equity facility with New York Life
Mediated over 100 residential and commercial real estate disputes.
Successfully settled multiple $500,000+ commercial real estate disputes.
Over 90% settlement rate.
Registered Neutral with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution.