Ten things to know when acquiring a serviced apartment hotel portfolio in Australia by Baker & McKenzie Australia on 5/2/2012 In this newsletter, we highlight 10 issues relevant to the potential acquisition of a portfolio of serviced apartment management businesses in Australia. We have concentrated on issues that will have relatively universal...more
Critical Real Estate Considerations in Health Care Transactions - Leases by K&L Gates LLP on 4/17/2012 This is Part II of Critical Real Estate Considerations in Health Care Transactions. Part I can be found here. Real estate leases are critical components of health care operations and are often key considerations in...more
The Eurozone Sovereign Debt Crisis: Investment Risks and Opportunities [Video] by Dechert LLP on 2/6/2012 The ongoing Eurozone Sovereign Debt Crisis and changing regulatory environment are forcing many European banks to consider a variety of asset disposition and capital-raising transactions, creating both risks and opportunities...more
New Trend on China Real Estate Finance—Analysis on Real Estate Trusts and Private Equity Investment by Qin Qu on 2/5/2012 Generally speaking, there are four types of resource of real estate finance, which are from banks, security market, trusts and funds. With the tightening controls the central government is taking toward developers on real...more
Selling A Community Bank: Practical Tips by Pryor Cashman LLP on 1/17/2012 Last month, the Financial Institutions Group examined the process of buying a community bank in light of the expectation that industry consolidation will follow on the heels of this period of historically low sale prices. For...more
Legal Issues Facing Veterinarians Today by Abrams Fensterman Fensterman Eisman Formato... on 1/9/2012 Clinical practices of all types have become much more complex in recent years as regulations have become more pervasive and as our society of internet-fueled "experts" has become increasingly litigious. Practitioners engaged...more
INTERNATIONAL LAW COMPENDIUM 2011-2012 by Carlos Marcin Pallares on 1/1/2012 E-Iure is a young, vibrant and expanding network of international law firms. established in 2003. Now, E-Iure comprises a network of law firms from all over the world. Meant to be a link between Europe and America, during the...more
Turbervilles Business Newsletter - Winter 2011 by Turbervilles on 11/25/2011 Welcome to our Winter Newsletter. In this edition, we look at why it may be possible for firms to make a profit when pursuing payment of overdue invoices. A firm of surveyors must pay £18m after giving negligent...more
Tenth Circuit Holds that "Forced Sellers" Resulting From a Squeeze Out Merger Lack Standing to Assert Claims Under Sections 11 and... by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/19/2011 In Katz v. Gerardi, No. 10-1407, 2011 WL 3726279 (10th Cir. Aug. 25, 2011), the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of claims alleging violations of Section 11 and Section 12(a)(2) of...more
Real Estate Market Update - August 24, 2011 by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 8/25/2011 In This Issue: Deals Updates Office: Google signs lease for 715,500 square feet in Sunnyvale with space for 2,900 workers; Shorenstein, Worthe Acquire Former 20 acre Postal Service Site in Playa Vista; 3 MacArthur...more
Pitfalls to Avoid When Selling a Dental Practice by Abrams Fensterman Fensterman Eisman Formato... on 7/20/2011 The opportunity to sell a practice reflects the culmination of years of hard work and one of the most satisfying moments of a dentist's career. Unfortunately, since dentists typically only do this once in their lifetime, they...more
In re Borders Group, Inc. Notice of Cancellation of Auction, Bid for 30 Stores by Randall Reese on 7/18/2011 Borders Group (BGPIQ) Discloses Offer For Inventory & Leases for Approximately 30 Stores; Auction Still Cancelled In its court filing this afternoon formally announcing the cancellation of tomorrow's auction, Borders...more
Borders Group (BGPIQ.PK) Cancels Auction, Appears to Give Up Hope of Going Concern Sale by Randall Reese on 7/18/2011 Borders Group, Inc. (BGPIQ.PK) announced this afternoon that "it did not require" the auction which was scheduled for tomorrow afternoon because it did not receive a "formal proposal from a going concern bidder." The company...more
Taking the Bird’s Eye View to Handling Your Commercial Assets by John Culbertson on 7/8/2011 One of the biggest mistakes that a company could ever make is to view its commercial assets as individual holdings. The fact is, each piece of property represents a jigsaw piece of a much larger puzzle. And far too often,...more
Some Thoughts on Taking the DIY Approach to Selling Your Industrial Space by John Culbertson on 7/8/2011 Selling industrial space can be the equivalent of navigating a minefield, with the notable exception that regardless of how poorly things go, the most you’ll only ever lose is an arm and a leg—figuratively speaking, of...more