Robert Katsnelson

• Two affiliate private equity firms in connection with a $75 million mezzanine construction financing for a mixed-use development anchored by a hotel in Nashville, Tennessee, as part of a $365 million total project capitalization, including intercreditor arrangements with senior lender and syndication of mezzanine facility.
• Asset management firm in connection with the acquisition of a distressed first mortgage loan secured by a multifamily property in California, and subsequent workout including acquisition of the property through deed-in-lieu.
• Private equity firm in connection with a $162 million acquisition and bridge financing for a large multifamily development site in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, including a $32 million mezzanine tranche, $55 million upper-tier loan with preferred equity characteristics, and related intercreditor arrangements with senior lender for the project.
• National bank in connection with a $750 million aggregate mortgage and mezzanine financing of a Class A office building in Midtown Manhattan, including post-closing syndication.
• Merchant bank in connection with a $102 million acquisition and bridge financing for the repositioning of a marquee hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, including hotel franchise SNDA and comfort letter negotiations.
• Merchant bank in connection with up to $150 million in term financing secured by a leasehold interest in a Hilton hotel in West Palm Beach, Florida, including adjacent development components and hotel SNDA negotiations.
• Large asset manager in connection with the acquisition of a $430 million senior mortgage loan as part of a $555 million aggregate refinancing of a mixed use development in Brooklyn, New York, including intercreditor arrangements with mezzanine positions.
• Data center operator in connection with a $1.1 billion in Rule 144A securitization of data center assets — the largest green data center ABS transaction ever completed — and a $654 million Rule 144A securitization, the first enterprise colocation transaction to achieve a senior sub-tranche with AAA ratings.
• Asset management firm on securing a $1.88 billion refinancing for the Atlantis hotel resort and casino located in the Bahamas. 
• Asset management firm in connection with a discounted payoff and hope note restructuring of a mezzanine loan secured by a life sciences development in Waltham, Massachusetts. 
• Two private equity firms in connection with a $510 million aggregate rescue financing for a distressed Class A office building in Midtown Manhattan, comprising a $375 million senior mortgage loan and $135 million mezzanine loan, post-closing syndication of the senior position, and a common equity grant to the mezzanine lender.
• Private equity firm in connection with material modifications to a $580 million construction loan secured by a mixed-use life sciences development in Silicon Valley.
• Asset management firm in connection with a $153 million senior bridge and renovation financing for a multifamily property in Silicon Valley.
• Asset management firm in connection with a $350 million senior loan secured by large multifamily property in Silicon Valley and related intercreditor arrangements with existing mezzanine financing

• Recognized as a “Rising Star” for Commercial Real Estate - Advisory by Real Estate Finance & Investment: Commercial Real Estate 20, 2019

New York Bar Association

New York City Bar Association

Jewish community organization in connection with a tri-party use agreement for a church property, amongst the organization, a synagogue and the church itself.

Community development organization in connection with acquisition of real property to serve as its new headquarters.