Cases
Experience: Representative Matters: Jeffrey Tannenbaum, Barry Tannenbaum -: Representation of the shareholders of J. Tech Sales, a national distributor of specialty chemicals
ingredients, in its acquisition by Maroon Group, a portfolio company of CI Capital Partners.
Loews Hotels Holding Corporation -: Representation of Loews Hotels Holding Corporation in forming a partnership to finance, develop
operate a new hotel complex as part of the Universal Orl
o Resort with Universal Parks
Resorts. The development, to be located on the former site of the Wet 'n Wild water park, will include a total of 4,000 new hotel rooms, resort-style l
scaping
pools,
retail
food
beverage amenities. We assisted with negotiation
completion of all real estate, hospitality, corporate,
financing documents, including a partnership agreement, ground lease, hotel management agreement,
a $408 million construction loan provided by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
MiddleGround Capital Partners -: Representation of a Branzino Acquisition Vehicle, Inc., a portfolio company of private equity fund Middle Ground Equity Partners, in its purchase of 100% of the capital stock of a Peterson American Corporation, a Michigan-based company specializing in manufacturing springs
related components for the automotive industry.
NLFC Holdings Corp. -: Representation of NLFC Holdings Corp.
its wholly-owned subsidiary, Navitas Credit Corp. ( Navitas ), in a merger transaction with United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCBI) whereby United Community Banks acquired NLFC, including Navitas, for $130 million. Headquartered in Ponte Vedra, Florida, Navitas is a premier specialty lending company providing equipment finance credit services to small
medium-sized businesses nationwide.
Confidential Client -: Representation of a private equity portfolio company in its acquisition of a company specializing in flat rate pricing
consulting services for business, especially in the HVAC, plumbing
pool industries.
Penn-Florida Capital Corporation -: Representation of Penn-Florida Companies, a developer, in connection with the financing of US$398 million in loans for the development of Via Mizner, a Boca Raton mixed-use luxury project. The financing package is intended for several aspects of the project, including refinancing the existing apartment building
construction of a M
arin Oriental hotel, which will be affiliated with a country club
the start of construction on The Residences at M
arin Oriental, Boca Raton, a condominium segment. The financing was obtained from Mack Real Estate Credit Strategies, a New-York based real estate investor,
from the U.S. Immigration Fund, an operator of an EB-5 program that allows foreigners to obtain green cards if they invest in job-creating U.S. projects. The first mortgage on one of the four parcels, which was an EB-5 loan deal, was replaced by a mezzanine loan so that the lender in the refinancing transaction could take a first mortgage position on the parcel.
Confidential Client -: Representation of a Tennessee-based software
payment processing platform
portfolio company of several private equity funds, in its acquisition of a New York-based software company specializing in property management solutions.
Round Hill Capital -: Representation of Round Hill Capital in connection with a $19.3 million construction loan from City National Bank to build its The SIX13 apartment project in a Fort Lauderdale qualified Opportunity Zone. The Six13 project will be six stories, with 197 garage parking spaces
5,991 square feet of ground-floor restaurant
commercial space. Amenities will include a pool with private cabanas, a fitness facility, a rooftop observation deck with bocce ball court, a dog park, a ground level co-working space,
an onsite coffee bar for residents. It is expected to be completed in the spring of 2020.
SIM Group Holdings, LLC -: Representation of Meyers Group in connection with formation of entities, $21 million acquisition
initial financing of the Camino Real Hotel in Texas.
Sight Medical Doctors PLLC -: Representation of Sight Medical Doctors PLLC, a New York-based regional leader in comprehensive eye care services, in their strategic partnership with Chicago Pacific Founders, a Chicago
San Francisco-based strategic healthcare investment private equity fund.
Confidential Client -: Representation of an Alabama-based software company specializing in the mental
behavioral health space,
a portfolio company of several private equity funds, in its acquisition of an Oregon-based software company.
Confidential Client -: Representation of an Alabama-based software company specializing in the mental
behavioral space,
a portfolio company of several private equity funds, in its acquisition of certain software assets of a North Carolina-based software company.
Trivest Partners, L. P. -: Representation of Trivest Partners, a Florida-based private equity firm, in connection with the sale of Advanced Discovery Holding Corporation, a leading legal services company.
Internship: Judicial Intern, Justice Quince, The Supreme Court of the State of Florida, Summer 2011
