- Hotel and resort properties
- Mixed use projects
- Residential and multifamily projects
- Office and headquarter buildings
- Retail projects
- Architects and engineers
- Contractors and construction companies
- Luxury residential projects
AVILA’s real estate team represents clients in connection with acquisitions, development, divestment, leasing matters, and land use regulations. Our straightforward approach to the nuanced process of government approvals and entitlement procurement allows our clients to efficiently move their projects forward.
Services
Services
- Acquisitions and dispositions
- Lending
- Acquisition
- Refinancing
- Mezzanine
- Bridge and construction loans
- Tax-deferred exchanges
- FIRPTA withholding coordination with clients’ CPAs and advisors
- Commercial leasing
- Construction, architect and engineer contracts
- Architectural review and landmark designation
- Comprehensive planning
Representative matters
Represented Guernsey-based GoldenPeaks Capital Real Estate, an investment and management company, in its $125,000,000 acquisition of the luxury SLS South Beach Hotel.
Represented Pensam Capital, a Miami-Based real estate investment firm in an acquisition of six multifamily properties located in central/north Florida, South Carolina and Iowa totaling 1,570 apartments.
Represented Magna RE (Buenos Aires) in its first U.S. investment – a $175,000,000 capitalization of The Gencom Group, one of the largest owners of the Ritz-Carlton flagged hotels.
Licensing, corporate, mergers and acquisitions
- Bank mergers & acquisitions
- Representation of foreign institutions and individuals in acquisition and investment in domestic financial institutions
- Representation before all federal and state regulatory agencies
- Foreign bank operations in the U.S., including establishment of branches, agencies, and representative offices
- Capital raises and investments
- Establishment and representation of de novo banks
- Bank holding company formation and regulation
Representative matters
Represented Bando de Credito e Inversiones, S.A. (BCI) in connection with its $883 million acquisition of City National Bank of Florida from Spanish bank Bankia, S.A., including U.S. regulatory filings.
Represented BCI and City National Bank of Florida in the acquisition of Total Bank in Miami from Banco Santander.
Represented BCI and City National Bank of Florida in the acquisition of Executive National Bank in Miami, FL.
Represented Banesco USA in the acquisition of Brickell Bank (f/k/a Espirito Santo Bank.)
Represented Continental National Bank in the sale of the bank to First American Bank.
Represented a foreign individual investor in the acquisition of Intercredit Bank N.A.
Represented a foreign individual investor in the acquisition of Anchor Bank in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Represented BAC Florida in the sale of the bank to Brazilian bank Bradesco.
Represented other domestic and foreign financial institutions and individuals in establishing broker-dealer and registered investment advisor operations in the U.S.
Represented the shareholders of Union Credit Bank in the sale of a controlling interest to the Apollo Group.
Represented numerous foreign banks in establishing representative offices, agencies, and branch offices in the U.S.
Obtain money services business licenses for money transmitters, check cashers, payment instrument sellers, stored value card issuers and money exchange businesses in various states.
Obtain licensing and analyze licensing requirements for mortgage lenders, servicers, and brokers in various states.
We offer assistance with:
Acquisitions and dispositions
Commercial leasing
Construction, architect and engineer contracts
Lending
- Acquisition
- Refinancing
- Mezzanine
- Bridge and construction loans
Tax-deferred exchanges
- FIRPTA withholding coordination with clients’ CPAs and advisors
Architectural review and landmark designation
Comprehensive planning
Representative matters
Represented Guernsey-based GoldenPeaks Capital Real Estate, an investment and management company, in its $125,000,000 acquisition of the luxury SLS South Beach Hotel.
Represented Pensam Capital, a Miami-Based real estate investment firm in an acquisition of six multifamily properties located in central/north Florida, South Carolina and Iowa totaling 1,570 apartments.
Represented Magna RE (Buenos Aires) in its first U.S. investment – a $175,000,000 capitalization of The Gencom Group, one of the largest owners of the Ritz-Carlton flagged hotels.
Contact our real estate, zoning & land use group
2525 Ponce de Leon Boulevard,
Penthouse 12th Floor
Coral Gables, Florida 33134-6049
P: 305-779-3560
info@avilalaw.com
T 305 779 3560
info@avilalaw.com
info@avilalaw.com
