Wall Street Methods. Texas Style. National Capital Markets.

Counseling in structured finance since its inception, Winstead’s Real Estate Structured Finance Practice Group has closed more than 5,000 securitized loans, transactions valued from one million to half a billion dollars.

Sophisticated, non-traditional finance solutions guided by scores of real estate finance attorneys, paralegals and closing coordinators.

Experienced in all types of collateral, Winstead represents leading commercial loan originators, servicers, investors, issuers, borrowers, developers and owners in complex, alternative real estate financing.

Deal Efficiency. Finance Depth.
Practice volume, depth and breadth breed innovative approaches. Streamlined procedures. Contained fees.

From preliminary introductions to our distinctive post-closing services, Winstead attorneys add value to the process at all levels of deal complexity. Value that extends to enhancing a lender’s ongoing relationships with borrower clients.

Working nationally and regionally with rating agencies, loan originators and master, special and sub-servicers, our attorneys’ origination, securitization and servicing experience includes: 
 

A/B Structures Assumptions Bond and Public Finance Loans Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs)  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) Commercial Paper Financings Conduit Loans Cross-Collateralizations Data Security and Privacy Defaults and Workouts Defeasance Transactions (including FL and NY-style) Equity Participations Hedges

Legal Opinion Letters Loan Bifurcations Mezzanine Financings REITs REMICs Revolving Lines of Credit  Rule 10b-5 Issues Sharia Compliant Transactions Single Tenant Transactions Staged-funding Substantive Consolidation Concerns Syndicated and Participation Structures Tenants in Common (TIC)

Project Types

Affordable Housing Build-To-Suit Condominiums and Cooperatives Country Clubs Ground Leases Health Care Hospitality Industrial and Warehouse Office Buildings Multifamily

Multi-Use Developments PILOT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) Agreements Planned Unit Developments – Office and Multi-Use Regional Malls and Shopping Centers Residential Subdivisions Raw Land Resorts and Golf Courses Retail – Anchored and Unanchored Student Housing Tax Credit Projects

Representative Transactions

Practice Scope
Winstead’s structured finance counsel is comprehensive. We handle all types of loan structures including mortgage loans, mezzanine financing, CMBS, CDO, A/B structures, TIC structures and subsequent-advance loans. We are also experienced and comfortable with all real estate collateral types including ground leases, health care, hospitality, retail, multifamily, office and industrial.

Confident and experienced in the prevailing substantive issues, Winstead attorneys foster a practical and productive environment to close deals. Each client’s distinct procedures and approach guide the strategic selection of financing mechanisms and documentation to be used.

Real Estate Structured Finance Attorneys
Winstead’s clients are real estate finance leaders. So are our attorneys.

We maintain key relationships with rating agencies and actively sponsor and participate in both the Commercial Mortgage Securities Association and Mortgage Bankers Association. Our attorneys are thought leaders and frequently contribute to industry publications, including CMBS World.