Winston Taylor houses a real estate practice group equipped to assist clients with investment, transactional, financing, and recapitalization mandates. The team’s esteemed client base consists of private equity funds, digital infrastructure organisations, and investment firms. The team, which is based in Chicago, is led by Andrew White, ‘an efficient and smart’ lawyer who has a longstanding reputation in the logistics, technology, and financial services sectors. He is particularly well known for his expertise in data center development and has recently assisted in the development of an investment platform to progress the Texan market. Christine Graff places a strong focus on student housing projects, while Luke Haller stands out for his broad skillset, capable of handling matters ranging from industrial M&A and portfolio acquisitions to structuring joint ventures and financing cross-jurisdictional housing projects. Most notably, he worked on several student housing acquisitions across a number of key US markets.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Andrew White is efficient and smart.’
- ‘The Winston & Strawn Real Estate team we work with is one of our favorites. Andy White and Luke Haller do a great job catering to our timing and service needs, and they are top-tier attorneys. ’
- ‘They are always available, including after hours & on the weekends. They are also very fun to attend events with outside of the office. I respect their work product tremendously, and that is not always the case with their competitors. ’
Key clients
- Ambient Capital
- Avenue Development
- Berkeley Partners Group, LLC (BPG)
- Bridge Investment Group Holdings, LLC
- Byron Lane Capital, LLC
- Civitas Senior Living
- Copper Beech Real Estate Capital
- Ease Financial Technologies
- Health Wave Partners
- Karis Capital
- Marquee Capital, LLC
- Monument Square Investment Group (MSIG)
Work highlights
Represented Primary Digital Infrastructure Manager, LLC, a leading independent data center investment platform, in the formation of PDI Abilene SPV, LLC to co-invest with Blue Owl and Crusoe Energy in the expansion of a power-advantaged data center development in Abilene, Texas.
Represented Stream Realty Capital in connection with the strategic recapitalization of Houston Center, a premier 4.6 million square foot Class A office campus in downtown Houston.
Represented Civitas Senior Living in the sale of a portfolio of fourteen assisted living facilities located across Texas, Kentucky, and Colorado, with a total transaction value of $645 million.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Andrew White
Other key lawyers
Luke Haller; Christi Graff