Akin‘s real estate team has extensive experience advising on real estate finance, acquisition, disposition, development, and workout matters. The practice has a particular strength focusing on hospitality properties, representing private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds, and family offices in buying, selling, building, and financing hotels. The Dallas team, led by co-head John Bain, has significant experience advising on data facility transactions, representing prominent investment funds as well as REITs, in connection with data center developments. Marc Epstein is a core part of the practice, with work extending beyond tech-focused data centers to advise investors, owners, and developers on both the retail and assisted living industries. In New York, Avi Feinberg represents clients across the capital structure, regarding various asset classes, handling financings, acquisitions, dispositions, and joint venture matters.
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Key clients
- 7-Eleven, Inc.
- Stonebridge Companies
- ARA US Real Estate Group
- Cornerstone Chemical Company
- Bleecker Partners, LLC
- Entertainment Properties Group
- Radius Data Centers
- Armada Materials
Work highlights
Advised Stonebridge Companies on its acquisition of Real Hospitality Group, a third-party management platform.
Advised ARA US Real Estate Group, a subsidiary of the ESR Group, on its partnership with Paceline Equity Partners to acquire the Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West hotel.
Advised 7-Eleven, Inc. on an agreement to acquire 204 stores from Sunoco LP for approximately $1bn, including customary adjustments for fuel and merchandise inventory.
Lawyers
Practice head
John Bain; Marc Epstein; Avi Feinberg