Buying and selling property is a core function of Cozen O’Connor’s Real Estate Practice. Our attorneys regularly lead acquisitions and dispositions on behalf of a wide range of sophisticated stakeholders in a variety of scenarios but always with one clear goal — to get the deal done.
Experience
Cozen O’Connor serves clients on both the buy and sell sides, including developers, individual owner/operators, private equity firms, real estate investment funds, publicly traded REITs, family offices, real estate management companies, and fully integrated real estate companies. Firm clients range in size from family-owned to Fortune 100, with a focus on well-managed middle-market companies.
Our attorneys have deep experience handling the acquisition and disposition of all classes of commercial real estate: multifamily, retail, office, industrial/warehouse, mixed-use, hospitality, and data centers. They routinely lead asset-based and equity interest deals and manage critical single-property as well as highly structured multi-asset portfolio transactions.
From closing the back-to-back sale and purchase of two large multifamily properties in Georgia and North Carolina, each exceeding $100 million, to orchestrating the $750 million acquisition of a national portfolio of warehouse facilities for a leading logistics company, Cozen O’Connor has the requisite knowledge and skills to deliver excellent results.
Services
Cozen O’Connor offers comprehensive acquisition/disposition services, from pre-contract analysis to post-closing counseling. We close stand-alone transactions as well as provide soup-to-nuts real estate engagement including:
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Draft, review, and negotiate letters of intent/term sheets
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Assess and structure transactions in the context of finance, development, and/or joint venture strategy
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Negotiate and document access agreements and purchase and sale agreements, including all relevant closing and ancillary documents
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Conduct due diligence with regard to title and survey, zoning, compliance, permitting, physical site and environmental, contract, and leasing documents
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Assist with local zoning and land use and local/state tax review
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Coordinate closing and address post-closing obligations, including conveyance documents, closing statements, escrow deliveries, and transaction close-out
Distinction
We do not utilize the high-leverage staffing model common to many large firms. Cozen O’Connor staffs exceptionally lean deal teams, both to maximize deal efficiency and to ensure that veteran real estate lawyers lead on day-to-day client service and deal execution. Clients benefit enormously from having direct access to their knowledge of evolving legal terms, potential pitfalls, and market dynamics.