Davis Polk Guides $1B Manhattan Buy Across The Finish Line
New York City recently saw its first single-asset commercial real estate deal above the $1 billion mark in 2025, and a Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP lawyer who worked on the matter told Law360 that the trade is a sign of strength in the Manhattan office market.
EB-5 Industry Leaders Ponder Path To Long-Term Future
While the 35-year-old EB-5 investment visa program has been enjoying arguably its strongest period, following recent reforms, the program's fate came up frequently during the Advanced EB-5 Industry Conference last week in Miami — and that was before President Donald Trump signed an order to roll out his own "gold card" investment visa program late Friday.
2 Firms Advise Compass' $1.6B Buy Of Broker Anywhere
Real estate broker Compass said Monday that it has struck a deal to acquire rival broker Anywhere Real Estate for $1.6 billion, in a transaction advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz.
Davis Polk Guides $1B Manhattan Buy Across The Finish Line
New York City recently saw its first single-asset commercial real estate deal above the $1 billion mark in 2025, and a Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP lawyer who worked on the matter told Law360 that the trade is a sign of strength in the Manhattan office market.
EB-5 Industry Leaders Ponder Path To Long-Term Future
While the 35-year-old EB-5 investment visa program has been enjoying arguably its strongest period, following recent reforms, the program's fate came up frequently during the Advanced EB-5 Industry Conference last week in Miami — and that was before President Donald Trump signed an order to roll out his own "gold card" investment visa program late Friday.
2 Firms Advise Compass' $1.6B Buy Of Broker Anywhere
Real estate broker Compass said Monday that it has struck a deal to acquire rival broker Anywhere Real Estate for $1.6 billion, in a transaction advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz.
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