Sklar Kirsh Expands its Real Estate Department with Mark A. Hikin
Sklar Kirsh continues the expansion of its Real Estate Department with the addition of Associate Mark A. Hikin.
Sklar Kirsh’s Corporate lawyers have the large firm expertise, practicality and dedication to successfully handle the most sophisticated corporate transactions.
Sklar Kirsh’s Real Estate lawyers provide legal and business counseling to regional and national real estate professionals across all asset classes along with providing access to capital providers for clients’ real estate transactional needs.
Sklar Kirsh’s Entertainment & Media lawyers are former General Counsels in the entertainment industry and bring our clients a wealth of industry knowledge and legal expertise.
Sklar Kirsh’s litigators stand ready to aggressively litigate disputes to judgment, while recognizing that our clients’ goals are often best served by helping them find creative, early resolutions.
Sklar Kirsh continues the expansion of its Real Estate Department with the addition of Associate Mark A. Hikin.
Sklar Kirsh had an active third quarter representing clients in real estate acquisitions, sales, leasing, and financing transactions totaling over $1 billion.
Sklar Kirsh Co-Chairman Jeffrey Sklar has been selected as a nominee for the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Leaders in Law Awards.
Andrew Kirsh was featured on a recent episode of The Deal with Danny Brown, a podcast which interviews business thought leaders and influencers in real estate, finance, entertainment, sports technology, and beyond. In the episode released on October 6, 2019, Kirsh discusses his entrepreneurial niche and general business strategy.
Sklar Kirsh continues the expansion of its Real Estate Department with the addition of Senior Counsel Gregory Marsh.
Represented Datassential, the leading provider of data, intelligence and market research to the food service industry, in its significant growth investment from Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm investing in the information economy. The investment represents the first institutional capital into Datassential and positions the company to continue its rapid growth while supporting the expansion of its client services team, staff of analysts and experts, sales and marketing capabilities and new product innovation. Read more.
Represented HHS Construction, LLC and HHS Communications, LLC, a leading provider of infrastructure services to major telecommunications and cable providers primarily in Southern California and adjacent geographies, in its sale to Congruex LLC, a national end-to-end provider of design, engineering, construction, construction management and maintenance services to broadband service providers. Read more.
Represented Live Nation Entertainment in connection with its acquisition of Los Angeles-based concert promoter Spaceland Presents, including its local music venues Echoplex, the Echo and the Regent.
Represented Benedict Canyon Equities, Inc., in connection with the sale of Santa Fe Ridge Apartments, a 240-unit multi-family apartment building located in Silverdale, Washington, to a subsidiary of JRK Properties, Inc., for $56,500,000. Buyer was represented by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
Represented a lighting fixture manufacturer in connection with the sale of its assets to a private equity buyer for a purchase price of $15,000,000.
Represented Centennial Owner North, LLC and Centennial Owner South, LLC, both affiliates of The Calida Group, in their acquisition of large multi-family residential project known as Pointe at Centennial located in Las Vegas, Nevada for a total purchase price of $100,000,000. The acquisition included a joint venture between our client and AIG, as well as an acquisition loan in the amount of $78,905,000 from PGIM Real Estate U.S. Debt Fund REIT, LLC. Seller was represented by the Gromet Law Group. AIG was represented by Goodwin Procter LLP and PGIM was represented by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
Represented Lyon Living in connection with the refinancing of an existing loan (senior and mezz) on “The George”, a residential apartment community located in Anaheim, California. The refinancing consisted of a $95,600,000 senior loan from HFF (represented by Moss & Barnett), and a $11,520,000 preferred equity investment from Fundrise West Coast Opportunistic REIT, LLC (represented by Ballard Spahr).
Represented 11434 Pico Boulevard Apartments Investors, LLC in connection with its acquisition of property on Pico Boulevard in West Los Angeles that is intended to be redeveloped with multi-family housing. The acquisition also included the negotiation of a buy-out of the existing lease with the night club tenant. The buyer is a joint venture between an affiliate of our client, ADC Real Estate Group, Ltd., and an affiliate of Strand Advisors, represented by SSL Law Firm LLP. The joint venture obtained a one-year (with two, six-month extensions) $7,100,000 acquisition loan from Comerica Bank, who was represented by Sheppard Mullin.
We've built our agency in part by being faster, more attentive, and smarter than the competition. We can't do that unless our partners are of the same caliber. The team at Sklar Kirsh has proven time and again that they are as hungry and committed as we are. The relationship with our agency and Sklar Kirsh could not be more cohesive. They have an expert understanding of our business and provide trustworthy advice - especially in difficult situations.
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