Leading developers, operators and investors turn to S&C’s Real Estate Group for a wide array of real estate transactions. We bring our depth of experience, practical business judgment and premium dedication to client service to all of our real estate representations.
We have extensive experience advising clients across a variety of complicated transactions, including:
Property Acquisitions, Dispositions and Ground Leases
S&C represents buyers and sellers in large portfolio transactions, competitive auctions, highly conditional acquisitions and a number of other acquisition and disposition transactions. We also represent parties in critical ground lease transactions.
Debt Financing and Loan Investment Transactions
We regularly counsel borrowers and lenders on their most significant debt financing transactions and restructurings. We have advised on numerous financing transactions, including construction financings, mortgage-backed securitized loans, debt secured by ground leasehold interests, mezzanine and preferred equity transactions and loans to operating real estate businesses.
S&C also represents investors in the purchase and sale of distressed real estate debt as well as of large portfolios of loans secured by interests in real estate.
Joint Ventures and Funds
Clients turn to S&C for a variety of real estate partnerships, joint ventures and other equity arrangements. We represent leading real estate sponsors and investors in connection with the formation of funds, separate managed accounts and joint ventures for all real estate classes and in transactions that involve sophisticated investors from around the world.
Mergers & Acquisitions of Real Estate Businesses
S&C regularly represents major private and public real estate operating businesses on mergers, spin-offs and other business transactions. Our tightly integrated team of M&A and real estate attorneys deploy the full range of the Firm’s capabilities to provide clients with unified best-in-class advice on these multi-faceted transactions.
Sports & Entertainment-Related Real Estate
Many of our sports and entertainment clients rely on us to guide them through their most important real estate transactions. We regularly represent clients on arena, stadium and theater debt financing matters. We have also helped several professional teams establish joint ventures to develop mixed-use real estate projects on land surrounding their home venues. Our real estate group understands the league rules and other unique considerations of the sports and entertainment industry and is adept at developing solutions that take them into account.