ATLANTA – May 16, 2018 – In one of the largest U.S. timberland transactions in over a decade, global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP assisted client Campbell Global, LLC and its institutional investors in the sale of 1.1 million acres of East Texas timberlands for approximately $1.39 billion to CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. and a consortium of institutional investors. The transaction has been structured for corporate, tax and other purposes as a sale by Campbell Global, on behalf of the institutional owners of the timberland assets, of general and limited partnership interests of the entities which own the timberland assets including Highland Capital Management, BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group, Medley Management Inc. and a major Canadian institutional investor.
The Greenberg Traurig team representing Campbell was a multi-office, multi-disciplinary team led by real estate Shareholder Vivek K. Chavan and mergers and acquisitions Shareholder Clifford E. Neimeth, with assistance from equity finance Shareholder Todd E. Bowen, debt finance Shareholder Bruce Steinert, corporate employment Shareholder Jordan W. Cowman, environmental Shareholder Kerri L. Barsh, antitrust Shareholder Greg Casas, corporate Of Counsel Gregory H. Cooper, real estate Associate Alice Y. Chu and corporate Associate Benjamin J. Einbinder.
CatchMark’s transaction announcement is available at this link: http://catchmark.investorroom.com/2018-05-14-CatchMark-Led-Partnership-Agrees-to-1-39-Billion-Acquisition-of-1-1-Million-Acres-of-Prime-East-Texas-Timberlands-from-Campbell-Global. Campbell was also represented by Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt and Polsinelli PC.
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The Greenberg Traurig team representing Campbell was a multi-office, multi-disciplinary team led by real estate Shareholder Vivek K. Chavan and mergers and acquisitions Shareholder Clifford E. Neimeth, with assistance from equity finance Shareholder Todd E. Bowen, debt finance Shareholder Bruce Steinert, corporate employment Shareholder Jordan W. Cowman, environmental Shareholder Kerri L. Barsh, antitrust Shareholder Greg Casas, corporate Of Counsel Gregory H. Cooper, real estate Associate Alice Y. Chu and corporate Associate Benjamin J. Einbinder.
CatchMark’s transaction announcement is available at this link: http://catchmark.investorroom.com/2018-05-14-CatchMark-Led-Partnership-Agrees-to-1-39-Billion-Acquisition-of-1-1-Million-Acres-of-Prime-East-Texas-Timberlands-from-Campbell-Global. Campbell was also represented by Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt and Polsinelli PC.
About Greenberg Traurig's Real Estate Practice: The Greenberg Traurig Real Estate Practice is a cornerstone of the firm and recognized leader in the industry. The firm’s real estate attorneys deliver diversified and comprehensive counsel for property acquisition and investment, development, management and leasing, financing, restructuring, and disposition of all asset classes of real estate. The team draws upon the knowledge and experience of more than 400 real estate lawyers from around the world, serving clients from key markets in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America. The group’s clientele includes a broad range of property developers, lenders, investment managers, private equity funds, REITs, and private owners. The firm’s real estate team advises clients on a variety of matters across a broad spectrum of commercial, recreational, and residential real estate, including structured equity and debt and the hybrids.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Mergers & Acquisitions Practice: Public and private companies around the world turn to Greenberg Traurig for their M&A transactions. The firm advises clients in a variety of business combinations, across industries and deal sizes, from middle-market transactions to multi-billion dollar deals. The firm’s vast experience with cross-border transactions includes advising companies and entrepreneurs throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. To learn more about Greenberg Traurig’s Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, click here.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has more than 2,000 attorneys in 38 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, was named the largest firm in the U.S. by Law360 in 2017, and is among the Top 20 on the 2017 Am Law Global 100. Web: www.gtlaw.com Twitter: @GT Law.