Shams Merchant, the “CRE Lawyer”

Recent Transactions

Sample of Recent Commercial Real Estate, Corporate, Securities, & Private Equity Transactions: 

• Represented REIT in the sale of a corporate campus and the North American headquarters of a large public company for $200 million.
• Represented a private investment firm in the sale of a $150 million award-winning mixed-use development to an out-of-state buyer.
• Represented a biomedical company in the acquisition of industrial property for $10 million owned by a large, public chemical corporation.
• Represent leading industrial private equity real estate firm in various acquisitions and dispositions of industrial assets nationwide.
• Represented a private seller in the $30 million sale of an award-winning redevelopment project in Houston, Texas to an international buyer.
• Represented REIT in the acquisition of a $112 million medical office building in Sugar Land, Texas.
• Represented out-of-state private equity in the acquisition of a $10 million office building in Houston, Texas.
• Represented leading private investment firm in over 10 acquisitions of raw land between $750k and $3 million for the development of retail centers and hospitality projects.
• Represented private equity firm in multiple acquisitions, including portfolio acquisitions from $5 million to $35 million of multi-tenant retail assets across different states.
• Represented various high-net-worth investors, private investment firms, and businesses in the acquisitions and dispositions of multi-family, retail, and industrial assets between $2 to $50 million across the nation.
• Represent private investment group in the disposition of an apartment building for more than $7 million.
• Represented one of the largest donut franchises in the country in the sale of 4 locations in Houston, Texas.
• Represented one of the leading sports bar and wings restaurant in the acquisition of multiple parcels of raw land across Texas.
• Represent private investment firm in the acquisition, financing, development, and leasing of various projects across Texas including ground-up developments for neighborhood shopping centers, oil & gas distribution, and full-service hotels.
• Represent one of the largest real estate developers in the world, a multi-billion dollar real estate development company, in leasing of their new office and retail projects in Houston, Texas.
• Represented private investment group in the leasing of Class A office and retail spaces in award-winning developments in Houston, Texas
• Represent one of the leading industrial real estate investment and development firms in the nation on leasing their portfolio of industrial properties.
• Represented private investment group in the leasing of Class A mixed-use space in award-winning development in Houston, Texas.
• Represented private investment group in the leasing of their portfolio of Class A, B, and C office and retail spaces across the country.
• Represented various tenants, including some of the largest national tenants in the country, in leasing Class A, B, and C retail and office spaces from REITs to other large landlords in Houston, Texas.
• Represented landlord in multiple Class A medical office leases for dentists and physician groups.
• An assisted private investment firm in various leasing disputes including negotiating lease buyouts and lease terminations; drafted demand letters for lease disputes.
• Represent investors, developers, and owners of land, retail centers and office buildings in ground leases, NNN leases, and gross leases with leading national tenants.
• Represent one of the most active and largest real estate investment and development firms in Houston on leasing some of the most iconic retail projects in Houston, Texas.
• Represent corporations, local and national business in leasing corporate office space across the nation.
• Represent corporations, local and national business in leasing industrial space across the nation.
• Represented a private investment firm in a mixed-use development in downtown Houston worth approximately $150 million.
• Represented private investment firm in acquisition of raw land for the development of state-of-the-art retail center.
• Represented real estate developer in dispute relating to deed restrictions for the development of single-family lots in Dallas, Texas.
• Represent real estate investor and developer in on-going development matters regarding the drafting of deed restrictions,
• Represent private investment firm in the acquisition, financing, development, and leasing of various projects across Texas including ground-up developments for neighborhood shopping centers, oil & gas distribution, and full-service hotels.
• Represent investors and developers in every aspect of commercial real estate development projects across Texas for a variety of asset types.
• Represented multiple clients from high-net-worth individuals to private investment groups in reviewing, commenting, and revising loan documents from regional and national banks and life insurance companies.
• Represent private investment firm in negotiation of acquisition loans and construction loans for development of retail centers.
• Represented private investment firm in the negotiation of a CMBS loan to negotiate “bad boy” carve-outs.
• Represent various clients in the drafting and negotiating of REAs, CCRs, easements, boundary agreements, reimbursement agreements, affidavits, lien releases, and development agreements.
• Represent private investment groups, capital partners, and private equity firms in drafting and structuring corporate and organizational documents in limited partnership agreements, LLC operating agreements, and other corporate documents.
• On-going representation of real estate investors, developers, private equity firms, and investment groups in all corporate matters relating to their new and existing real estate businesses.
• Represented a private equity group in Reg. D, Rule 506(b) fund formation including the structuring and drafting of all documents such as private placement memorandums and operating agreements for multi-family assets.
• Represented private equity group in $30 million fund formation for acquisition of industrial properties.
• Represent private equity group in all aspects of their private equity transactions and compliance with securities laws.
• Represented a private equity group in Reg. D, Rule 506(b) fund formation for the development of build-to-rent homes with a projected value of $50,000,000.
• Represent new and existing private equity groups in fund formations and syndications for acquisitions of multi-family, retail, industrial, and office properties.
• Represented a popular local restaurant owner and operator in the acquisition of out-of-business restaurants including the negotiation of a lease amendment for a new restaurant concept.
• Represented one of the largest donut franchises in the country in the sale of 4 locations in Houston, Texas.
• Represented leading hospitality group and owner of the leading whiskey bar concept in the acquisition of new location for expansion.
• Represent investors, developers, private investment firms, and lenders in title, escrow and closing services through CRE Law Group’s affiliated title company.
• Cure and resolve various title and survey defects to successfully close billions of dollars worth of commercial real estate transactions.