Jonathan
Talansky

Represented Asana Partners, a vertically integrated retail real estate investment management firm, in the formation of Asana Partners Fund I, a $500 million closed-end fund investing in retail assets in high-growth and urban infill neighborhoods throughout the U.S.; more recently, the $800M fund on equity commitments from a diverse set of institutional investors, including public pension funds, corporate pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, and family offices.

Represented leading restaurant chain Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. on its $1.8 billion sale to Restaurant Brands International, the company that owns brands including Burger King and Tim Horton’s.

Represented LNG export project developer NextDecade, LLC, on its proposed all-stock combination with Harmony Merger Corp., a SPAC.

Represented the underwriters in a public offering by Rayonier Inc., a leading timberland REIT with assets located in some of the most productive softwood timber–growing regions in the U.S. and New Zealand.

Represented Douglas Emmett, Inc., one of the largest owners and operators of office and multifamily properties located in Los Angeles and Honolulu, in a joint venture with Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). The joint venture acquired a Class "A" office property located at the entrance to the Santa Monica Third Street Promenade.

Represented Jounce Therapeutics on a strategic collaboration with Celgene Corp. for the development and commercialization of innovative, immuno-oncology treatments for patients with cancer. Aggregate payments for development, regulatory and commercial milestones could potentially be $2.3 billion in total across all programs reaching commercialization.

Represented Clarion Partners, a prominent real estate investment firm and asset manager with $44 billion in total assets under management and an independent affiliate of Legg Mason, in the formation of numerous commingled funds and separately managed account structures as well as numerous acquisitions under these platforms.

Represented Time, Inc. in its spin-off from Time Warner as well as in numerous strategic acquisitions and divestitures.

Represented Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc., the real estate arm of the investment manager for the public and para-public pension plans and insurance programs in the Canadian province of Québec, in various real estate fund investments, real estate acquisitions, and more recently, as the backer of WeWork parent The We Company’s formation of a real estate investment and management platform, styled as “Ark,” with an initial capitalization of $2.9B.

Represented Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., an owner, manager, developer and operator of more than $5 billion of high-quality, Class A office properties located in select sub-markets of major U.S. cities., in the acquisition of the Galleria office complex in Atlanta.