Mark Semotiuk
Partner
New York
mark.semotiuk@lw.com
+1.212.906.4793
PRACTICES
- Private Equity
- Real Estate
INDUSTRIES
- REITs
EDUCATION
- Master of Real Estate Development, University of Southern California,
- BA in Business Economics, University of California, Los Angeles,
- Chartered Financial Analyst, CFA Institute,
- JD, Fordham University,
- LLM in European Union Law, University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas),
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
PROFILE
Mark Semotiuk, a real estate M&A lawyer, represents private equity funds and REITs in corporate real estate matters across asset classes.
Mark leverages Latham’s robust global platform and trusted client relationships to execute high-value real estate transactions, including:
- Mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions
- Secondaries and recapitalizations
- Joint ventures, co-investments, and preferred equity placements
- Property and corporate financings
- REIT and private equity fund structuring
Mark, a Chartered Financial Analyst, began his career in real estate finance, so he brings a strong business perspective to understanding how each transaction’s legal requirements support clients’ business imperatives.
EXPERIENCE
Mark's matters include advising:
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions
- Stonepeak Partners on:
- The US$5.65 billion acquisition of the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
- Its acquisition and financing of a portfolio of Amazon distribution facilities across the United States
- Ares Management on:
- The US$2.4 billion take-private of Front Yard Residential
- Various acquisitions and dispositions across asset classes, including REIT share, portfolio, and large single asset transactions
- BREIT, various Blackstone funds, and Link Logistics Real Estate in a variety of acquisitions, dispositions, and joint ventures across asset classes
- AGC Equity Partners on its acquisition, financing, and sale of a portfolio of triple net industrial assets in the southeastern United States
Secondaries and Recapitalizations
- Brookfield Real Estate Secondaries Fund on a US$452 million GP-led recapitalization with Berkeley Partners of 24 industrial assets
- StepStone Group Real Estate on a series of transactions, including:
- Various real estate fund investments, including the recapitalization of a fund valued in excess of US$2.8 billion
- A US$300 million equity commitment to recapitalization of Asia Capital Real Estate’s Fund III, an investment in Asia Capital Real Estate’s Fund IV, and the creation of a Fund IV co-investment vehicle
- A sovereign wealth fund in a US$1.2 billion equity recapitalization of one of the world’s premier real estate companies
Joint ventures, co-investments, and preferred equity
- StepStone Group Real Estate on transactions across Europe, Asia, and North America, including a:
- Programmatic joint venture to acquire and develop multi-family assets
- Series of co-investments in a variety of asset classes, including office, senior housing, single family rental housing, mobile housing, and hotels
- Corten Real Estate Partners on a strategic venture with Gencom and Provenance Hotels for a portfolio of eight hotels across the United States
- Invitation Homes on a series of joint ventures with Rockpoint to acquire approximately US$2 billion in single-family homes
Property and corporate financings
- Blackstone and Shorenstein in their US$290 million refinancing of 45 Fremont in San Francisco
- Highgate and ICONIQ Capital in their US$180 million mortgage and US$100 million mezzanine financing of The Newbury Boston
- AGC Equity Partners on a:
- US$150 million portfolio acquisition financing
- US$38 million construction loan financing
- US$68 million bridge loan financing
- Invitation Homes on:
- A series of warehouse facility financings for over US$1.65 billion
- A series of mortgage loan securitizations for over US$10 billion*
REIT and private equity fund structuring
- Tryline Capital on its private fund formation
- Wander.com on the launch of Wander Atlas, the industry’s first vacation rental REIT
- Invitation Homes on its:
- US$250 million equity commitment to launch Pathway Homes
- US$1.54 billion initial public offering*
- Subsequent US$11 billion merger with Starwood Waypoint Homes*
*Matter handled prior to joining Latham