Atlanta, Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, London
Los Angeles, Milan, New York, Orange County, Palo Alto, Paris
San Diego, San Francisco, São Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, Tokyo, Washington DC
John A Cahill
Partner, Real Estate Department
[email protected]
John Cahill is the head of the Real Estate Finance practice group and a partner New York
in the Real Estate Private Equity practice of Paul Hastings. Mr. Cahill divides his T: 1(212) 318-6260
time between Hong Kong and New York. He is also a member of the Hospitality F: 1(212) 230-7682
and Leisure practice group at Paul Hastings. He has extensive experience
working with clients throughout the United States and Asia, including Hong Hong Kong
Kong, India, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, China, and Korea.
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Mr. Cahill represents major financial institutions, private equity funds and other
institutional investors, in complex domestic and cross-border commercial Practice Areas
transactions. His practice has concentrated on the representation of investment
Restructuring
banks, insurance companies, private equity funds, development companies, Private Investment Funds
other types of institutional lenders and venture capital firms in the formation of Real Estate Acquisitions and
real estate private equity funds and raising equity and debt for such funds. In Dispositions
addition, his practice encompasses the development, acquisition and sale, Private Equity
Real Estate Finance
finance, leasing, operation, management, licensing, branding, repositioning,
Real Estate Equity
workout and restructuring of hotels, condo-hotels, resorts and other hospitality, Investments and Joint
recreational and real estate-based entertainment properties for businesses in Ventures
North America and Asia. Asia
Real Estate Development and
Mr. Cahill represents many investment banks, private equity funds and other Construction
institutional investors who are focused on structured finance transactions, Real Estate Restructuring and
including, without limitation, commercial mortgage backed securities, A/B note Reorganization
Hospitality and Leisure
structures, repurchase agreements, corporate credit facilities, subscription lines
Real Estate Capital Markets
of credit, mezzanine finance transactions, preferred equity investments, Real Estate
convertible debt transactions and commercial loans. In connection with his
representation of private equity funds, venture capital firms and pension trusts,
Admissions
Mr. Cahill has done numerous joint ventures for the acquisition financing and
development of commercial real estate projects in the U.S. and Asia with an Hong Kong Solicitor
New York Bar
emphasis on hotels and resorts.
Mr. Cahill has represented clients in transactions covering a wide variety of Education
commercial properties throughout the United States and Asia. These properties
Fordham University School of
Atlanta, Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, London
Los Angeles, Milan, New York, Orange County, Palo Alto, Paris
San Diego, San Francisco, São Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, Tokyo, Washington DC
John A Cahill (Continued)
Law, J.D. 1988
have involved office towers, regional and super-regional shopping malls, hotels, Fordham University, B.A.
casinos, resorts and large residential condominiums, and urban and suburban 1985
mixed-use developments.
Mr. Cahill began his law practice at Dewey Ballantine in the Corporate
department and then joined Battle Fowler LLP in New York, where he was a
partner prior to joining Paul Hastings.
Recent Representations
• Represented multiple private equity funds in subscription credit facilities
ranging in size from $50 million to $1.25 billion.
• Represented a private equity fund in a joint venture with a Hong Kong listed
company for co-sponsorship of China distressed debt fund.
• Represented a private equity fund in the joint venture with respect to the
acquisition of a Japanese public company.
• Represented a fund advisor in the US$200 million equity restructuring and exit
from a China joint venture with a Hong Kong listed company.
• Represented a private equity fund in US$2 billion in corporate debt.
• Represented a private equity firm in the restructuring of its hotel franchise
agreement throughout China.
• Represented Doran Capital in the formation of real estate fund, Triseas Real
Estate Partners I and II.
• Represented AIG Real Estate in connection with the negotiation of five ground
leases for the redevelopment of downtown Seoul, negotiation of $1 billion
construction loan opposite syndicate of Korean banks for the construction of a
5.5 million square foot mixed use development comprised of three office
towers, one hotel and a retail shopping center in a phased development.
• Represented Sotan in its first private equity fund.
• Represented Arch Capital Partners in Fund I and Fund II.
• Represented Star Asia in its three distressed debt funds for Japan.
• Represented multiple private equity funds in multiple separate account
transactions.
• Represented a private equity fund as issuer in NPL securitization.
• Represented multiple private equity funds in connection with multiple global
master repurchase credit facilities relating to REIT bonds.
• Represented a sovereign wealth fund in connection with a single asset
securitization and a separate mezzanine loan in the aggregate amount of
US$580 million together with a restructuring of the sponsor.
• Represented a large investment bank in the purchase of an interest in a
syndicated capital commitment backed subscription line credit facility.
Atlanta, Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, London
Los Angeles, Milan, New York, Orange County, Palo Alto, Paris
San Diego, San Francisco, São Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, Tokyo, Washington DC
John A Cahill (Continued)
• Represented a national bank in connection with a repurchase credit facility
relating to a pool of mortgage loans.
• Represented a Japanese bank in multiple capital commitment-backed
subscription line credit facilities ranging from $50 million to $500 million.
• Represented A real estate finance and investment management company in
the restructuring of US$580 million of corporate debt.
• Represented a Japanese based manager in a US$500 million real estate
private equity fund for distressed debt in Japan.
Professional and Community Involvement
• Member of the New York Bar
• Admitted to practice as a solicitor in Hong Kong
• Trustee and Secretary of the Game Conservancy USA
Education
• Fordham University Law School, J.D., 1988
• Fordham University, B.A., 1985
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Atlanta, Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, London
Los Angeles, Milan, New York, Orange County, Palo Alto, Paris
San Diego, San Francisco, São Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, Tokyo, Washington DC
John A Cahill (Continued)
September 28, 2012
Paul Hastings Represents ARCH Capital Management in Raising Over $400
Million for Fund II
May 04, 2012
Paul Hastings Advises Tan-Eu Capital on Sotan China Real Estate I, LPs First
Investment
April 05, 2011
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March 25, 2011
Paul Hastings Advises Tan-Eu Capital in Closing of US$400 Million Real Estate
Private Equity Vehicle
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Paul Hastings Awarded M&A and Real Estate Deal of the Year Awards
March 23, 2010
Top Performer in Private Equity Real Estate Awards
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