Hogan Lovells is proud to announce it is advising the underwriters in connection with the high-profile initial public offering (IPO) of Paramount Group, Inc., owner of premier office buildings in New York, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco.
The US$2.3 billion transaction is the largest real estate investment trust (REIT) IPO in history. Hogan Lovells is acting as underwriters’ counsel to Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Securities, and Deutsche Bank Securities.
Hogan Lovells has now advised on the three largest REIT IPOs in history – last year, the firm advised Goldman Sachs & Co. and Bank of America Merrill Lynch on the US$1.1 billion IPO of the Empire State Realty Trust and in 2006, served as co-counsel to Douglas Emmett Inc. on its US$1.6 billion REIT IPO.
Corporate partners Stuart Barr, Bruce Gilchrist, and Warren Gorrell led the cross-practice Hogan Lovells team, with assistance from Corporate lawyers Lauren Bellerjeau, Brittany Brewer, Vivian Dinh, Lubna Malik, and Peter Trentman; Tax lawyers Prentiss Feagles, Stephen Giordano, Gene Magidenko, and Inga Rubin; Real Estate lawyers Lee Berner, Sheila Ongwae, and Lisa Strauss; Litigation lawyer George Mernick; and Employee Benefits lawyer Meg McIntyre.
Source: www.hoganlovells.com
