Conrad Steele

Prior to joining Kirkland, Conrad was involved in the following matters:

• Advised Kildare Partners US, LLC in the formation of Kildare European Partners II, a $2 billion real estate investment fund focusing on opportunities in Europe for direct investments in commercial real estate or performing or distressed commercial real estate loans.
• Advised Thackeray Partners L.P. in connection with the formation of Thackeray Partners Realty Fund V, L.P., a $350 million real estate fund focusing on multifamily rental apartments, industrial warehouses and retail centers throughout the U.S.
• Represented TriGate Capital, LLC in connection with the sale of a 179-key hotel located in Coconut Grove, Florida.
• Represented TriGate Capital, LLC in connection with the refinancing of Comerica Bank Tower, a 60-story skyscraper in Dallas, Texas, through a mortgage and mezzanine loan from Annaly CRE LLC.
• Represented TriGate Capital, LLC in its formation of a joint venture with Miles River Development to develop a three-building warehouse distribution center in Jacksonville, Florida.
• Represented TriGate Capital, LLC in its formation of a joint venture with Stout Street Hospitality to acquire a 97-room boutique hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana.
• Represented Trammell Crow Residential in connection with the refinancing of a 340-unit multifamily residential apartment complex in Houston, Texas through a mortgage and mezzanine loan from Invesco CMI Investments L.P.
• Represented investment banking and securities firm as administrative and collateral agent in a $95 million secured term loan and revolving credit facility in connection with the acquisition of midstream and upstream oil and gas assets in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia.
• Represented Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC in a joint venture to purchase a 129-unit premier town home community (with more than 180,000 square feet of residential space) located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and related refinancing.
• Represented Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC in connection with the development of a mixed-use residential and retail project in Portland, Oregon, including construction financing with PNC Bank.
• Represented Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC in the formation of a joint venture with Rockpoint Group for the acquisition of University View, a Maryland student housing property.