Vinson & Elkins’ Richmond office is home to a team of lawyers who focus on strategic transactions involving real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other specialty finance companies.
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Located in one of America’s most historic cities, Vinson & Elkins’ Richmond office is home to a team of lawyers who focus on capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, fund formation and other transactions, with a concentration on clients in the real estate industry, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). Collaborating with lawyers from our Banking & Finance, Real Estate, Tax and Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits practices across multiple offices, we provide coordinated counsel on all aspects of our clients’ corporate, transactional, tax, SEC compliance, and corporate governance needs.
Our client base includes issuers and underwriters in public and private offerings of debt and equity securities; acquirers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions; public companies in joint venture formations and other real estate monetization transactions; private equity sponsors in structuring and capitalizing private investment funds and private REITs; and companies, management teams, and boards on corporate governance and SEC compliance matters. Lawyers in our Richmond office are regularly recognized as among the best in their fields on a nationwide level in surveys by leading publications, including Chambers USA and Legal 500 U.S.
At Vinson & Elkins, we bring decades of knowledge, skill, and experience to our clients’ most complex legal matters.
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Client Alerts
Senate Draft Tax Provisions Impacting REITs and Foreign Investors
On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its draft tax title for inclusion in the Senate’s version of the budget reconciliation bill, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “OBBBA”).
June 18, 2025 • V&E REIT Update
June 18, 2025 • 4-minute read
Client Alerts
T+1 Settlement — Revisiting Ongoing ATM Programs
On May 28, 2024, the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer transactions was shortened from a two business day settlement period (T+2) to one business day (T+1).
June 26, 2024 • V&E Capital Markets Update
June 26, 2024 • 2-minute read
Client Alerts
As the electric vehicle (“EV”) market gains traction, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) appear to be stepping in to alleviate a common concern of current and potential EV drivers: Where will I charge?
April 4, 2024 • V&E REIT Update
April 4, 2024 • 5-minute read
Deals & Cases
Vinson & Elkins Represents Agents and Forward Purchasers in $250 Million Urban Edge ATM Offering
Vinson & Elkins represented the Agents and/or Forward Sellers and Forward Purchasers in the establishment of a new at-the-market program by Urban Edge Properties (the “Company”).
August 13, 2025
August 13, 2025 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
NETSTREIT Corp. Announces Pricing of Upsized Forward Common Stock Offering
Vinson & Elkins served as underwriters’ counsel in connection with NETSTREIT Corp.’s (the “Company”) public offering of 12,420,000 shares (the “Shares”) of its common stock, sold on a forward basis, at a price to the public of $17.70 per share.
July 28, 2025
July 28, 2025 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
NNN REIT, INC. Prices Offering of $500 Million Of 5.500% Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2034
Vinson and Elkins served as underwriters’ counsel in connection with NNN REIT, Inc.’s public offering of $500,000,000 of 5.500% senior unsecured notes due 2034.
May 29, 2024
May 29, 2024 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
NETSTREIT Corp. Announces Upsized Forward Common Stock Offering
Vinson & Elkins served as underwriters’ counsel in connection with NETSTREIT Corp.’s public offering of 11,040,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $18.00 per share.
January 12, 2024
January 12, 2024 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
NNN REIT, Inc. Prices Offering of $500 Million of 5.600% Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2033
Vinson & Elkins is serving as underwriters’ counsel in connection with NNN REIT, Inc.’s, a real estate investment trust, public offering of $500,000,000 of 5.600% senior unsecured notes due 2033.
August 9, 2023
August 9, 2023 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
Ellington Financial and Great Ajax Corp. Announce Definitive Merger Agreement
Vinson & Elkins advised Ellington Financial Inc., a real estate investment trust investing in a diverse array of financial assets including residential and commercial mortgage loans, in connection with its entry into a definitive agreement to acquire Great Ajax Corp., a real estate investment trust that invests primarily in residential mortgage loans and other assets, for a combination of stock and contingent cash consideration.
July 3, 2023
July 3, 2023 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
Ellington Financial and Arlington Asset Investment Corp. Announce Definitive Merger Agreement
Vinson & Elkins advised Ellington Financial Inc., a real estate investment trust investing in a diverse array of financial assets including residential and commercial mortgage loans, in connection with its entry into a definitive agreement to acquire Arlington Asset Investment Corp., a real estate investment trust that invests primarily in mortgage-related and other assets, for a combination of stock and cash consideration.
May 30, 2023
May 30, 2023 • 1-minute read
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