Vinson & Elkins’ Real Estate Investment & Finance team combines business acumen, industry and market knowledge, and support from a globally recognized Finance practice to serve as trusted counselors to our clients. In advising and representing clients, our lawyers go beyond the deal to offer proactive guidance and risk-avoidance strategies.
Investment
Strategists
Providing the full range of real estate investment services,
V&E’s Real Estate Investment & Finance lawyers structure, negotiate,
document, and close real estate acquisitions, investments, sales, and loan
arrangements across the United States. We have experience with every class of commercial
real estate, including retail, office, industrial, multifamily, hotel, and
mixed-use properties.
We also advise on strategic investments, portfolio management,
financing and refinancing of real estate investments, and distressed loans. V&E lawyers represent
institutional and entrepreneurial lenders and investors, including real estate
funds, REITs, joint ventures, and property owners. We also counsel developers with
building and managing their property portfolios, addressing intercreditor
issues, and assisting with asset evaluation, environmental due diligence, and
compliance concerns.
Finance
Advice
We advise lenders, borrowers, and investors on all aspects of
finance—from loan origination, capital deployment, and loan administration
through refinancings, troubled loan workouts, and loan payoffs. The V&E
team handles multi-property, multi-state, and multiparty financings, construction
loans, and a full range of creative debt structuring and financing
arrangements, including structured financings, commercial mortgage-backed
securities (CMBS) transactions, syndicated credit facilities, permanent loans,
and mezzanine loans. Our lawyers know
the product types and leading market terms, and deftly employ innovative
structuring techniques to meet lender, investor, and borrower needs. Further,
we work to optimize lender investment returns and secure their investments, while maximizing loan flexibility, and minimizing finance costs for borrowers
and tax implications for investors.
