Real Estate

We advise owner‑operators, investment managers, funds, REITs, lenders and borrowers on complex commercial real estate transactions worldwide. With deep industry knowledge and a commercial approach, we help clients structure, finance and execute their critical acquisitions, developments, joint ventures and portfolio strategies in the face of constantly evolving market dynamics, structures and regulations.

Our team represents major commercial real estate players across the U.S. and in more than 50 countries, with recognized experience in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. We collaborate across our deeply integrated, cross‑disciplinary platform to combine the real estate, private equity, finance, restructuring, M&A, tax and litigation skills our clients need across the full lifecycle of complex real estate transactions, including:

  • Acquisitions, dispositions and financings
  • Real estate and debt funds
  • Complex domestic and cross‑border joint ventures
  • Real estate development
  • Leasing
  • Real estate company M&A
  • Public and private capitalization strategies
  • Domestic and cross‑border tax structuring

Our transactional experience covers all major property types, including multi‑family and other commercial residential, office, industrial, data center, hotel, retail and mixed‑use developments, as well as vertical and horizontal mixed‑use projects requiring sophisticated ownership and condominium structures.

Real estate finance is also a key component of our practice. We frequently work with both borrowers and lenders to finance the acquisition, construction, recapitalization and development of real estate assets globally, guiding these transactions from origination through the full life cycle of a loan, including:

  • Construction, bridge, term and permanent mortgage loans
  • Mezzanine and other subordinate debt
  • Preferred equity
  • Portfolio financings
  • Subscription credit facilities and other fund financings
  • CMBS, syndications, participations and A/B note structures
  • Loan restructurings, rescue capital and warehouse lines
  • Leverage and “loan‑on‑loan” financings
  • Shari’ah‑compliant financings

For our public and private REIT clients, we provide comprehensive counsel on a range of transactions, including:

  • Public offerings and capital markets transactions
  • Fund formation for real estate investment vehicles
  • Credit facilities, mortgage financings and CMBS
  • Public and private REIT mergers and acquisitions
  • Asset‑level and portfolio acquisitions
  • Divestitures, recapitalizations and exit strategies


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