Albert W. Stemp, P.C.

Confidential private equity fund in its acquisition of the majority ownership interest in a portfolio of 30 senior housing and assisted living facilities across the United States, including the formation of a platform joint venture and financing.

Hudson Pacific Properties on securing a $285 million commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) loan to refinance its Amazon-occupied office tower located in Seattle, Washington, which is owned in a joint venture between Hudson Pacific Properties and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

CyrusOne on a $7.9 billion U.S. warehouse facility and $1.8 billion revolving credit facility, bringing the total debt capital raised to approximately $9.7 billion.

Hudson Pacific Properties in its $700 million sale of an office campus in West Los Angeles to UCLA.

TPG Real Estate on its joint venture with Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, in which TPG acquired majority stake in three stabilized hyperscale data centers in Northern Virginia and the related financing thereof. The three hyperscale data centers were contributed to the joint venture at an aggregate value of $1.5 billion.

TPG Real Estate Partners in connection with the acquisition and financing of various operating and development life science assets in the South Eastern U.S. with a total value in excess of $250 million.

Carlyle Global Credit on the acquisition and financing of iStar Inc.’s net lease business for an enterprise value of approximately $3 billion consisting of more than 220 assets in 25 states.

TPG Real Estate Partners on its acquisition of Cinespace Studios in Chicago and Toronto. Cinespace is the second largest independent sound stage platform in North America with best-in-class studio campuses.

Hudson Pacific Properties in a joint venture with CPPIB to acquire an office building in Seattle for a purchase price of $625 million.

National Realty Trust and its subsidiary, KCP RE LLC, on $640 million refinancing a portfolio of 549 childcare centers.

Hudson Pacific Properties alongside Blackstone on the plan to create a major new centre for film, TV and digital production in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire. The acquisition, with an expected total investment of over £700 million, will be the partners’ first expansion of their Sunset Studios platform outside of the US.

Real estate funds managed by Ares Management in the acquisition, joint venture and financing of industrial and multi-family assets with an aggregate value in excess of $1 billion.

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., in connection with its joint ventures with Blackstone to acquire and develop various studio assets in the US, Canada and the UK with an aggregate value in excess of $1.5 billion.

Edward Thomas Hospitality Corp. in connection with the management and corporate operations of Shutters on the Beach and Casa Del Mar in Santa Monica, CA.

TPG in connection with its acquisition of studio assets in Toronto and Chicago valued at $1.1 billion.

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., in connection with several joint venture and acquisition transactions involving office properties and retail asset redevelopments in Seattle, WA and Los Angeles, CA.

Harbor Freight Tools, Inc., in connection with a build-to-suit, long term lease and development of a 2.25 million square foot warehousing and distribution center facility in Chicago, IL. 

Vanderbilt University in the spin-off of its medical center business and real estate assets valued at over $2 billion.*

Affiliates of The Edward Thomas Hospitality Corp., as borrowers, in connection with the $430 million mortgage and mezzanine refinancing of luxury hotels Shutters on the Beach and Casa Del Mar in Santa Monica, CA; together with multiple prior financings of the hotels with a combined value in excess of $1.5 billion.*

Owners of a premier luxury flag hotel in Beverly Hills in resolving operating agreement disputes with the hotel manager.*

A private real estate investment firm in connection with the acquisition and financing of the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica.*

Members of the ownership group in connection with the workout and restructuring of the financing for a boutique, luxury hotel in New York.*

The owner and management company in connection with the refinancing and ownership restructuring of Chateau Marmont and The Standard, Hollywood.*

A private real estate investment in connection with the financing of the Four Seasons Hualalai.*

A private equity fund in its acquisition of a portfolio of ski resort assets in the western U.S. and Canada.*

A major U.S. asset manager and REIT in connection with a $380 million joint venture investment in the parent holding company of a multifamily owner, operator and developer with over 30,000 units across the southern U.S.*

An Ares real estate fund vehicle in its joint venture to acquire and redevelop a large industrial asset outside of Portland, OR.*

A foreign pension fund investor in connection with its acquisition and financing of 125 industrial properties across the U.S.*

Various investment vehicles in their joint venture with Macquarie CAF Management, LLC, to lease and develop a 110 acre high-speed container terminal processing facility at the Port of Los Angeles.*

A major U.S. asset manager and REIT in connection with its preferred equity investment in a UK multifamily development project.*

A private real estate investment firm in its acquisition, joint venture and financing of a series of limited service hotel assets.*

*Prior to joining Kirkland

Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP

Partner, Hogan Lovells