Profile
Garin T. Muranaka, Co-Chair of the Los Angeles Real Estate Practice, represents private equity companies, hedge funds, asset managers, investment firms and other institutional investors in connection with a wide variety of real estate transactions, including joint ventures, co-investments, preferred equity investments, construction, permanent and mezzanine financing, acquisitions and dispositions, and ground leasing. Garin has represented investors, operators and joint ventures investing in domestic and foreign assets across the real estate spectrum, including life sciences, senior living facilities, apartments, hotels, performing and distressed loans, data centers, office, medical office, industrial and retail.
Garin regularly represents investment funds and institutional investors in the acquisition and disposition of pools of performing and non-performing residential mortgage loans, fix-and-flip loans, consumer whole loans and other assets, including the negotiation of forward or "flow" purchase agreements with originators and issuers.
Garin has experience both domestically and abroad and has represented clients in transactions in Asia, Europe and throughout the United States.
Concentrations
- Joint ventures and Partnerships
- Acquisitions and Dispositions
- Real Estate Finance
- Mortgage Loan Sales and Purchases
- Structured Finance
- Preferred Equity Investments
- Ground Leasing
- Development
- REITs
Capabilities
Experience
- Representation of Blackstone in the $540 million dollar acquisition of the 934,000 square foot 800 Fifth Avenue office building in Seattle.
- Representation of a group of investment funds in the acquisition of a $15+ billion portfolio of performing loans, re-performing loans and other assets.
- Representation of investment fund in the acquisition of a $480 million portfolio of mortgage loans.
- Representation of a joint venture in the $1.015 billion sale of a life sciences project in Northern California.
- Representation of a joint venture in the $500 million acquisition of a portfolio of life sciences, industrial and self-storage assets in California and Massachusetts.
- Representation of a joint venture in the $255 million sale of a life sciences project in Southern California.
- Representation of a joint venture in the acquisition of a controlling interest in, and the simultaneous refinancing of, a distressed hotel in Northern California.
- Representation of joint venture in the $200 million refinancing of a life sciences project in Northern California.
- Representation of global real estate investment advisor in the acquisition and disposition of over $400 million in industrial, office and multifamily assets.
- Representation of a joint venture in the acquisition and financing of office and life sciences properties in Greater Boston, Massachusetts, with a total capitalization of over $85 million.
- Representation of one of the largest global private equity companies in the $60+ million acquisition of a retail shopping center in Southern California.
- Representation of investment fund in the sale of a $230 million portfolio of performing and non-performing mortgage loans.
- Representation of investment fund in the acquisition of a $1.2 billion portfolio of auto loans and receivables.
- Representation of investment funds in the acquisition of a $1 billion portfolio of student loans.
- Representation of global asset manager on matters relating to the ongoing operations and administration of its managed private investment funds and separate accounts with respect to real estate investments, including the acquisition, disposition and management of investments in commercial and residential, performing and distressed real estate loans.
Recognition & Leadership
- Team Member, Chambers & Partners USA Real Estate Law Firm of the Year, 2017-2018 and 2022
Credentials
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 2003
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B.A., summa cum laude, University of Arizona
- Phi Beta Kappa
- California
- Massachusetts
- New York