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D. Shane Gunter
Partner
23rd Floor
Charlotte, NC 28202
Shane focuses his practice on commercial real estate finance, development and investment. Shane represents lenders and borrowers in connection with all types of commercial mortgage loans, mezzanine loans and related loan servicing matters. Shane also represents purchasers, sellers, and developers in all areas of the acquisition, financing, and disposition of all types of commercial real estate. Shane is...
Shane focuses his practice on commercial real estate finance, development and investment. Shane represents lenders and borrowers in connection with all types of commercial mortgage loans, mezzanine loans and related loan servicing matters. Shane also represents purchasers, sellers, and developers in all areas of the acquisition, financing, and disposition of all types of commercial real estate. Shane is also licensed in Delaware and regularly advises clients on matters related to the formation and management of limited liability companies and limited partnerships formed under Delaware law and renders opinion letters with respect to such entities and bankruptcy remote issues.
also licensed in Delaware and regularly advises clients on matters related to the formation and management of limited liability companies and limited partnerships formed under Delaware law and renders opinion letters with respect to such entities and bankruptcy remote issues.
Experience
- Experience in originating loans for the commercial mortgage-backed securities market, including retail, office, hospitality, multifamily, and mixed-use properties
- Experience in representing banks and other financial institutions in connection with asset-backed securitizations, real estate-backed securitizations, leveraged leases, bankruptcy remote transactions, and other financial structures
- Has advised clients on issues that arise under the Uniform Commercial Code
- Closed real estate finance transactions nationwide secured by a variety of property types including retail, multifamily, hospitality, office and industrial
- Originated and handled the sale of mezzanine loans
- Prepared and negotiated purchase and sale agreements, joint venture agreements, development agreements and leases
- Acted as loan seller’s counsel in connection with CMBS securitizations
- Advised and prepared opinion letters in connection with the formation of Delaware alternative entities including limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and business trusts
Representative Transactions
- Represented institutional lender in the origination of a $241 million CMBS loan secured by 38 flagged hotels located across the United States
- Represented real estate fund in the acquisition and financing of a nationwide portfolio of industrial properties with an aggregate value of approximately $1 billion
- Represented an international real estate fund in the $800 million acquisition of a mixed-use property located in the Southeast
- Represented a borrower in connection with the $1.1 billion financing of a portfolio of office properties located across the United States
- Represented a lender in connection with the origination of a $5 million mezzanine loan secured by the membership interests in the owner of a single tenant office building in the Northeast
- Represented a lender in connection with the origination of a $15 million bridge loan secured by an industrial property located in the Northeast
Education
- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law, JD (1999)
- Gardner- Webb University, BS, magna cum laude (1996)
Admissions
- North Carolina
- Delaware
Industries
- Experience in originating loans for the commercial mortgage-backed securities market, including retail, office, hospitality, multifamily, and mixed-use properties
- Experience in representing banks and other financial institutions in connection with asset-backed securitizations, real estate-backed securitizations, leveraged leases, bankruptcy remote transactions, and other financial structures
- Has advised clients on issues that arise under the Uniform Commercial Code
- Closed real estate finance transactions nationwide secured by a variety of property types including retail, multifamily, hospitality, office and industrial
- Originated and handled the sale of mezzanine loans
- Prepared and negotiated purchase and sale agreements, joint venture agreements, development agreements and leases
- Acted as loan seller’s counsel in connection with CMBS securitizations
- Advised and prepared opinion letters in connection with the formation of Delaware alternative entities including limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and business trusts
Representative Transactions
- Represented institutional lender in the origination of a $241 million CMBS loan secured by 38 flagged hotels located across the United States
- Represented real estate fund in the acquisition and financing of a nationwide portfolio of industrial properties with an aggregate value of approximately $1 billion
- Represented an international real estate fund in the $800 million acquisition of a mixed-use property located in the Southeast
- Represented a borrower in connection with the $1.1 billion financing of a portfolio of office properties located across the United States
- Represented a lender in connection with the origination of a $5 million mezzanine loan secured by the membership interests in the owner of a single tenant office building in the Northeast
- Represented a lender in connection with the origination of a $15 million bridge loan secured by an industrial property located in the Northeast
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Shane focuses his practice on commercial real estate finance, development and investment. Shane represents lenders and borrowers in connection with all types of commercial mortgage loans, mezzanine loans and related loan servicing matters. Shane also represents purchasers, sellers, and developers in all areas of the acquisition, financing, and disposition of all types of commercial real estate. Shane is... also licensed in Delaware and regularly advises clients on matters related to the formation and management of limited liability companies and limited partnerships formed under Delaware law and renders opinion letters with respect to such entities and bankruptcy remote issues.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.- Experience in originating loans for the commercial mortgage-backed securities market, including retail, office, hospitality, multifamily, and mixed-use properties
- Experience in representing banks and other financial institutions in connection with asset-backed securitizations, real estate-backed securitizations, leveraged leases, bankruptcy remote transactions, and other financial structures
- Has advised clients on issues that arise under the Uniform Commercial Code
- Closed real estate finance transactions nationwide secured by a variety of property types including retail, multifamily, hospitality, office and industrial
- Originated and handled the sale of mezzanine loans
- Prepared and negotiated purchase and sale agreements, joint venture agreements, development agreements and leases
- Acted as loan seller’s counsel in connection with CMBS securitizations
- Advised and prepared opinion letters in connection with the formation of Delaware alternative entities including limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and business trusts
Representative Transactions
- Represented institutional lender in the origination of a $241 million CMBS loan secured by 38 flagged hotels located across the United States
- Represented real estate fund in the acquisition and financing of a nationwide portfolio of industrial properties with an aggregate value of approximately $1 billion
- Represented an international real estate fund in the $800 million acquisition of a mixed-use property located in the Southeast
- Represented a borrower in connection with the $1.1 billion financing of a portfolio of office properties located across the United States
- Represented a lender in connection with the origination of a $5 million mezzanine loan secured by the membership interests in the owner of a single tenant office building in the Northeast
- Represented a lender in connection with the origination of a $15 million bridge loan secured by an industrial property located in the Northeast
Education
- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law, JD (1999)
- Gardner- Webb University, BS, magna cum laude (1996)
Admissions
- North Carolina
- Delaware
Practice Areas
Industries
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