Meghan Cocci

Hospitality

• Travel + Leisure Co. in its acquisition of Spinnaker Resorts
• Cain International in transactions related to the One Beverly Hills developing, including negotiations with Aman for the operation and management of the hotel, club and private residences proposed within the mixed-use urban project spanning 17.5 acres*
• A family office focused on the hospitality and multifamily sectors, in connection with its acquisition and subsequent sale of a hotel in Nashville, Tennessee*
• A real estate developer focused on hospitality and residential developments in negotiations with major hospitality brands on five hotel and branded residential projects in Chicago, Illinois and Nashville, Tennessee*
• A location-based entertainment company on its acquisition of 58 family entertainment and bowling centers*
• A publicly traded REIT in the negotiation of a restaurant management agreement and license agreement for all food and beverage outlets within a luxury hotel.*
• Sunstone Hotel Investors, a hospitality and lodging REIT, in the:
  • sale of the Hyatt Regency San Francisco in San Francisco, California
  • acquisition of the Montage Healdsburg in Sonoma, California*
  • acquisition of the Four Seasons Napa Valley in Napa Valley, California*
  • sale of the Hilton New Orleans St. Charles in New Orleans, Louisiana*
• A publicly traded REIT, on the acquisition of a complex luxury resort and subsequent sale of surrounding land parcels for residential development in Scottsdale, Arizona*
• Realty Income, a publicly traded REIT, in its $950 million investment in Bellagio, a resort, luxury hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada*
• A sovereign investor in a strategic rebranding of a luxury hotel in Santa Monica, California, including the hotel management agreement, restaurant management agreement, spa license and consulting agreement and spa management agreement*
• Hilton hotels on the acquisition of the Graduate Hotels brand and the acquisition of a majority controlling interest in Sydell Group*
• A time share resorts solution provider in the acquisition of one of the largest resort developers in the United States along with a full-service property management company of vacation ownership resorts*

Entertainment, Sports & Media

• Magellan Development Group in the formation of a sports-anchored mixed-use development platform with Arctos Sports Partners and RVX Ventures, including the inaugural hotel, residences, condotel and entertainment district project located adjacent to the Neyland Stadium at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee
• Otro Capital in its partnership with the University of Utah Growth Capital Partners Foundation to form Crimson Brand Partners, a manager of commercial operations across Utah Athletics and the broader university
• Mark Cuban on real estate components of the sale of the controlling interest in the Dallas Mavericks to the families of Dr. Miriam Adelson and Sivan and Patrick Dumont*
• Kelly Slater Wave Co., an international sports organization, and certain of its affiliates on management, licensing and joint venture negotiations for a complex mixed-use real estate development that includes a world-class surfing facility and luxury residences in Austin, Texas*
• Diamond Baseball Holdings in its sale of 19 baseball teams, as part of its MLB Professional Development League, to Silver Lake, a global technology investment firm*

General Corporate Real Estate

• Meta Platforms, Inc. in a $27 billion joint venture with Blue Owl Capital, Inc. to finance the development and conduct operations of the Hyperion data center campus in Richland Parish, Louisiana*
• A real estate solutions platform on its merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to create a combined company valued at $3 billion*
• Realty Income, a publicly traded REIT, in its pending $9.3 billion merger with Spirit Realty, a REIT that invests in single tenant and commercial real estate facilities*

*Prior to joining Kirkland