Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s REIT team is active in M&A, joint ventures, and spin-offs for public and private REITs. The firm brings together a multidisciplinary team to advise on matters spanning M&A, tax, real estate and capital markets. A key area of strength for the department is portfolio transactions, with recent work spanning multifamily, industrial, and logistics portfolios. Alongside this, the team is active in the net lease space, routinely assisting clients on the launch of the formation and launch of net lease offerings. Michael Brueck represents buyers and sellers in REIT M&A, while Mike Beinus handles the tax side of REIT transactions and REIT debt and equity offerings. David Perechocky and Christopher Hartmann are also both recommended.
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‘The K&E REIT team has truly become an extension of my team. Their involvement, consideration around transactions, responsiveness and collaboration is above par. ’
‘Each of the K&E members of the REIT team are outstanding. Mike Beinus' ability to think creatively with me and my team is always extremely helpful. Justin Barbosa is also a tremendous resource in collaborating with me and my deal team, assisting with questions on an as-needed basis, and being proactive in providing updates from the KE corporate teams. ’
Key clients
- Bain Capital Real Estate
- Blue Owl Real Estate Capital LLC
- Bridge Investment Group
- Brookfield Asset Management, LLC
- Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.
- CyrusOne Inc.
- Dune Real Estate Partners LP
- Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.
- Equity Residential
- Fortress Investment Group
Work highlights
- Represented Starwood Capital Group in connection with the $1.55 billion sale of a 23-property, 7,300-unit multifamily portfolio to a subsidiary of Brookfield Properties.
- Advised Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP) on the $700 million sale of an office campus located in West Los Angeles.
- Represented Bridge Investment Group (“Bridge”) on the launch of Bridge Investment Group Industrial Real Estate Income Trust (“BIGi REIT”), a continuously offered, privately placed, perpetual life REIT.
Lawyers
Practice head
Michael Brueck; Mike Beinus
Other key lawyers
David Perechocky; Christopher Hartmann