Co-headed by Yoel Kranz and Mark Opper, the team at Goodwin is well recognized for its expertise in capital markets matters, frequently advising issuers and underwriters on IPOs, unsecured debt offerings, ATM programs, and equity transactions. The firm is also adept at advising on non-traded REITs. Kranz, who is based in New York, is sought after for advising public and private companies on M&A and corporate and securities matters. Opper leads from Boston and is recognized for his work on M&A, securities offerings, corporate governance matters, and private real estate investment funds. Ettore Santucci, also based in Boston, represents publicly traded REITs and real estate operating companies in corporate finance, including IPOs, as well as M&A, corporate governance, and securities matters. With a focus on REITs and real estate operating companies, Boston-based Christopher Versfelt advises on corporate and securities matters for public and private companies. Audrey Leigh advises on public and private capital markets transactions across the real estate and specialty finance sectors from New York.
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Key clients
- BXP (NYSE: BXP)
- Essex Property Trust (NYSE: ESS)
- Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ: GLPI)
- The Macerich Company (NYSE: MAC)
- Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW)
- Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI)
- Saul Centers (NYSE: BFS)
- SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG)
- Urban Edge Properties (NYSE: UE)
- Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL)
Work highlights
Represented the underwriters in the IPO for Lineage, Inc. with the largest initial public offering of 2024 to-date, selling 56,882,051 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $78.00 per share.
Advised Medical Properties Trust, Inc. in closing on an upsized $2.7 billion dual-tranche global offering of senior secured notes to institutional investors pursuant to Rule 144A.
Counsel to the operating partnership of Essex Property Trust, Inc. in connection with the establishment of a $750 million unsecured commercial paper program.
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Practice head
Yoel Kranz; Mark Opper
Other key lawyers
Ettore Santucci; Christopher Versfelt; Audrey Leigh