James I.Kinnebrew

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James Kinnebrew has more than 15 years of combined experience as both a lawyer and a CPA advising on the federal income tax aspects of complex commercial transactions. His practice has a particular emphasis on domestic and cross-border real estate transactions, strategic joint ventures, acquisitions and dispositions, capital markets transactions, restructurings, financings, and workouts. He also advises on domestic and international real estate private equity fund formations and operations, the formation of public and private REITs, and debt and equity offerings by public REITs.

James works regularly with clients such as DDR, Greystar Real Estate Partners, LaSalle Investment Management, StepStone Real Estate Group, the Townsend Group, and the Westbrook Real Estate Funds. In addition, he has represented sponsors of real estate investment funds throughout the fundraising process, including DivcoWest, Henderson Park Capital Managers, Kildare Partners, LoanCore Capital, Thackeray Partners, and TriGate Capital. James also regularly counsels sovereign investors with respect to their investments in the United States.

Prior to joining Jones Day, James was a tax associate in the Washington, D.C. office of a large New York-based law firm, where he primarily focused on the taxation of partnerships, REITs, and other pass-through entities. He also represented institutional investors, including pension funds and other tax-exempt entities, in their domestic and international investment activities.

Prior to entering the legal profession, James practiced as a certified public accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he focused on tax matters across a variety of industries.

Experience

  • Curbline Properties obtains $400 million revolving credit facility and $100 million delayed draw term loan facilityJones Day represented Curbline Properties LP and Curbline Properties Corp. in connection with a new $400 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility and $100 million senior unsecured delayed draw term loan facility with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, following the spin-off of Curbline Properties Corp. from SITE Centers Corp.
  • SITE Centers completes spin-off of Curbline Properties Corp.Jones Day advised SITE Centers (NYSE: SITC) in the spin-off of Curbline Properties Corp. (“Curbline”) as a separate publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “CURB”.
  • Global secondaries fund manager purchases portfolio of private equity fund interestsJones Day advised a global secondaries fund manager in the purchase of a portfolio of private equity fund interests from a corporate pension plan. The purchase of the portfolio was partially financed using a NAV facility and included the use of representation and warranty insurance.
  • KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.-led group of sales agents, forward sellers and forward purchasers establish at-the-market equity program for sale of up to $200 million of Common Stock by Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.Jones Day represented a KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.-led group of sales agents and/or forward sellers and forward purchasers in connection with the establishment of an at-the-market equity program.
  • CBRE Investment Management forms strategic partnership with Gilbane Development Company to own and develop student housing propertiesJones Day advised CBRE Investment Management in connection with the formation of a strategic partnership with Gilbane Development Company, involving six premier, purpose-built, student housing properties across the United States. The transaction included a recapitalization of three operational communities through a GP-Led secondary and three development projects.
  • Henderson Park acquires Arizona Biltmore for $705 millionJones Day represented Henderson Park Capital Partners in the acquisition and financing of the Arizona Biltmore, a LXR Hotel & Resort, for a purchase price of $705 million.
  • DataBank obtains $725 million senior secured revolving credit facility to finance development of data centersJones Day represented DataBank Holdings, Ltd. in connection with a $725 million senior secured revolving credit facility to finance existing and future data center construction projects.
  • Blue Flag and affiliated funds obtain new subscription credit facilityJones Day represented Blue Flag and its managed funds Signal H Investment Partnership III, LP ("SHIP III") and Signal H Investment Parallel Partnership III, LP ("Parallel Fund") in connection with SHIP III and Parallel Fund's new subscription facility with a private national bank based in New York, as the sole lender.
  • Wells Fargo provides $300 million syndicated revolving credit facility to national owner/operator of marina facilitiesJones Day represented Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, left lead arranger, and lender, and another financial institution, as a joint lead arranger and a lender, in connection with a $300 million syndicated, pledge-secured, revolving credit facility provided to a national owner/operator of marina facilities.
  • CDPQ invests in Grant ThorntonJones Day advised Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) in its participation with a consortium of buyers, including New Mountain Capital and the DeVos Family Office, for the recapitalization of Grant Thornton LLP (United States).
  • Accord Catalyst Fund obtains subscription line credit facilityJones Day represented Accord Catalyst Fund in connection with a new subscription line credit facility.
  • Global secondaries manager purchases portfolio of private equity fund interestsJones Day represented a global secondaries manager in connection with the purchase of a portfolio of private equity fund interests
  • Global secondaries manager purchases portfolio of private equity fund interests from institutional asset managerJones Day represented global secondaries manager in connection with the purchase of a portfolio of private equity fund interests from an institutional asset manager.
  • Stonemont Financial finances and forms JV for North Carolina acquisitionJones Day advised an affiliate of Stonemont Financial Group in connection with the financing and formation of a joint venture to acquire a 151,000 square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility in Cary, North Carolina, which was leased to a leading food-manufacturer at closing.
  • Blue Flag Capital acquires Snake River Lodge and SpaJones Day advised Blue Flag Capital in the acquisition and financing of the Snake River Lodge and Spa, a 93-key hotel and spa located in Teton Village, Wyoming, by a vehicle managed by Blue Flag Capital.
  • Global secondaries manager purchases portfolio of private equity fund interests with stapled primary investmentJones Day advised a global secondaries manager with the purchase of a portfolio of private equity fund interests in five funds, and a simultaneous primary investment in a private investment fund.
  • Adams Street purchases portfolio of private equity fund interestsJones Day represented Adams Street Partners in connection with the purchase of a portfolio of private equity fund interests.
  • LaSalle completes $510 million joint venture with UDRJones Day represented LaSalle Investment Management in its $510 million joint venture with UDR, Inc. (NYSE: UDR) to create a portfolio of core multifamily assets in key markets across the U.S.
  • Citigroup Global Markets and Scotiabank-led syndicate purchases 117,049,735 CBFIs in global offering by FIBRA PrologisJones Day represented Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., as representatives of the several initial purchasers, as U.S. securities counsel in connection with the global offering by FIBRA Prologis of 117,049,735 real estate trust certificates (certificados bursátiles fiduciarios inmobiliarios, or “CBFIs”).
  • MassMutual provides variable term loan series to sponsor-backed borrowerJones Day represented Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, as administrative agent and lead lender, in connection with a variable term loan series provided to a sponsor-backed borrower.
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