McDermott Will & Schulte, a global law firm

Bob’s clients include financial institutions, private equity firms, investment banks, investment opportunity funds, mortgage REITs, equipment leasing companies, debt and equity investors in real estate ventures and equipment and project finance transactions, and operating companies in fields as wide-ranging as real estate management, systems logistics and media.

Bob has extensive experience in joint ventures and their financing to acquire, manage and trade performing and non-performing loan portfolios and other real estate assets. He regularly counsels clients on an array of matters, including portfolio management, asset acquisitions and dispositions, real estate M&A transactions, capital equipment acquisitions and finance, and all aspects of asset-based finance.

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• Represented a mortgage REIT in its participation in the approximately $1 billion financing for the completion of the mixed retail/condo development known as Central Park Tower on West 57th Street and a related $450 million repurchase facility for that asset and others*
• Represents major international financial institutions and private equity firms in joint ventures and purchase money financing for the sale or acquisition of European and other non- and sub-performing mortgage loan portfolios in transactions of more than $1 billion each*
• Represented a private equity firm in a private placement to raise $100 million of mezzanine financing for a related venture to acquire a multi-state portfolio of net-leased retail properties*

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm.

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