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Real estate investment trusts (REITs) play a pivotal role in the capital markets, offering investors accessible, efficient, and successful vehicles for real estate investment, while providing operators with tax-efficient platforms for growth and flexibility in raising capital. We have extensive experience with REITs and umbrella partnership real estate investment trusts (UPREITs). Our multifaceted and integrated approach to client service enables us to leverage our knowledge and proficiency in REIT projects for owners and operators of REITs, as well as lenders, investors, and joint venture partners involved with REITs.
Troutman Pepper Locke regularly manages complex corporate and finance transactions for public and private REITs, as well as other owners of commercial real estate. Our comprehensive services encompass mergers and acquisitions, UPREIT structuring, public and private equity, debt offerings, and joint ventures. Additionally, we provide counsel on securities compliance, corporate governance, tax planning and compliance, lease transactions, commercial loan transactions, benefits and executive compensation counseling, and bankruptcies and reorganizations.
Our attorneys are actively engaged with the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts and other prominent industry organizations, ensuring that we remain at the forefront of industry developments and best practices.
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Troutman Pepper Locke LLP has a wide-ranging REIT practice that includes M&A, recapitalizations, and public and private offerings. The law firm's clients include leisure and hospitality REITs and property developers, alongside other REIT organizations.
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Troutman Pepper Locke advised HMC Digital Infrastructure USA, LLC with respect to $514 million in debt financing for the acquisition of a data center in Illinois, with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as the lender.
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The firm has very knowledgeable REITs attorneys; you can trust them with anything. They're a large firm with a lot of good lawyers.
The Troutman team provides sophisticated solutions to complex problems.
Troutman have real bench strength and are incredibly responsive and very commercially-minded – they clearly understand our business and priorities.
Troutman are outstanding. I can always reach out and expect to speak with someone immediately or will receive a call back the same day.
The firm has experience with complex transactions that facilitates good outcomes for clients. We have always received a high level of service from Troutman Pepper Locke.
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A long history within the industry allows Heath to pull from prior events, as well as counsel on approaches to our industry.
Heath is fantastic; one of the best REIT attorneys I've worked with.
Heath is commercially savvy and has proven critical to the success of multiple transactions.
REITs
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Heath D Linsky
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