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Mark
A.
Poole
Partner
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MARK A. POOLE is a partner in Sidley’s New York Real Estate group and primarily practices in the origination, syndication, purchase and sale of commercial real estate loans (including participations and A/B Notes) and the financing, development, acquisition and disposition of commercial properties and vacant land, the formation of real estate joint ventures and partnerships, and real estate loan and equity work-outs/restructurings. Mr. Poole has experience with a broad range of property types including full service hotels and resorts, retail centers, office buildings, multifamily projects, mixed use projects and vacant land.
Recent representative transactions include:
- Representation of a major commercial lender in connection with the financing of a $1.2+ billion hotel portfolio and negotiating preferred equity and related structuring matters.
- Representation of a real estate fund in the origination of numerous facilities structured as master repurchase facilities for the acquisition and realization on non-performing real estate mortgage loans, including realization strategy for access to the collateral, take-out financing, and related matters.
- Representation of a real estate fund in the acquisition of the “private owner” equity interests in two FDIC loan pools aggregating approximately $300 Million and structuring and documentation of the joint venture arrangements in connection therewith.
- Representation of a joint venture acquisition of a 110 building apartment portfolio, including the origination and assumption of approximately $380 Million of secured financing, structuring and documentation of the joint venture and preferred equity, and matters related thereto.
- Representation of the sellers of 4 apartment buildings in New York, and a portfolio of buildings in Ohio.
- Representation of various organizations in the origination of mortgage and mezzanine loans, the purchase and sale of loans (including A/B notes and participation interests), and the restructuring of troubled loans.
- Representation of a real estate fund in various equity investments in the acquisition, development and/or repositioning of office properties, hotel properties, and vacant land, as well as work-outs and restructurings related to similar investments.
In addition, Mr. Poole has advised clients on their rights and remedies under various transaction documentation, assisted clients in work-outs and restructurings of the types of debt instruments described above and foreclosures of commercial real estate loans.