Matt Mezeul is a real estate associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Experience
Representative Matters
Financings
Represented borrower in its $490 million of mortgage and mezzanine financing for 34 properties located throughout the United States.
Represented lender in connection with its origination of a mortgage loan for $365.5 million secured by an industrial portfolio of 19 properties located throughout North Carolina and South Carolina
Represented lender in connection with its purchase of a first priority mortgage loan secured by a multifamily property located in California and subsequent workout of the distressed mortgage loan through its acquisition of the property through a deed in lieu.
Acquisitions & Dispositions
Represented U.S. private equity fund on its sale of the 1 Hotel and Embassy Suites in Nashville.
Represented a private equity fund in its $82.5 million REIT share sale in connection with a multifamily asset location in Herndon, Virginia.
REITs
Launch and ongoing representation of non-traded REITs:
Fortress Credit Realty Income Trust (FCR), a private non-traded mortgage REIT sponsored by Fortress Investment Group.
Fortress Net Lease REIT (FNLR), a private non-traded net lease REIT sponsored by Fortress Investment Group.
Bridge Investment Group Industrial Real Estate Income Trust (BIGi REIT), a private non-traded industrial net lease REIT sponsored by Bridge Investment Group.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Represented Blackstone (NYSE: BX) in its acquisition of Trystar, a provider of electrical equipment used for backup power solutions.
Represented Blackstone in its acquisition of Westwood Professional Services, a provider of engineering and design services, from Endurance Partners.
Represented TPG Rise Climate in its pending $2.2 billion acquisition of Altus Power (NYSE: AMPS), an owner of commercial-scale solar.