Mark A.Biggar

Partner

Cleveland + 1.216.586.7023

Mark Biggar's practice focuses on the representation of commercial lenders in complicated real estate finance transactions. He has significant experience representing lenders with respect to construction, permanent, mezzanine, and other secured and unsecured financings and in the participation and syndication of loans, particularly for hotel properties, industrial properties, retail centers, office buildings, and mixed-use centers.

Mark's work also centers around real estate investment trust (REIT) finance; hospitality finance; senior housing; note purchases and sales; and mezzanine, A/B, and other forms of subordinated financing. Additionally, he has significant experience representing commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) lenders in the origination and pooling of securitized loans.

Clients for which Mark regularly works on substantial financing matters include Wells Fargo Bank, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Royal Bank of Canada, Blackstone, US Bank, and KeyBank.

Experience

  • Financial institution provides term loan secured by apartment building located outside San Francisco, CaliforniaJones Day represented a financial institution in connection with a term loan secured by a 90-unit apartment building located outside San Francisco, California.
  • Wells Fargo provides construction loan secured by six industrial buildings located outside of Las Vegas, NevadaJones Day represented Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and lender, in connection with a construction loan secured by six industrial buildings located outside of Las Vegas, Nevada, totaling approximately 506,450 square feet in the aggregate.
  • Citizens Bank provides $87.99 million construction loan secured by property located in Maricopa County, ArizonaJones Day represented Citizens Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, in connection with a $87.99 million construction loan secured by property located in Maricopa County, Arizona.
  • Wells Fargo provides $165 million senior loan secured by 500-room hotel and resort property in San Antonio, TexasJones Day represented Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, in connection with a $165 million senior loan secured by a 500-room hotel and resort property located in San Antonio, Texas.
  • Wells Fargo provides $157.2 million financing for construction of two industrial buildings in Burlington, New JerseyJones Day represented Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and lender, in connection with a $157.2 million financing for the construction of two industrial buildings consisting of approximately 1,512,840 net rentable square feet located in Burlington, New Jersey.
  • Wells Fargo provides $140.26 million financing for construction of two industrial buildings located in Burlington, New JerseyJones Day represented Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and lender, in connection with a $140.26 million financing for the construction of two industrial buildings consisting of approximately 1,690,705 net rentable square feet located in Burlington, New Jersey.
  • Wells Fargo provides $78 million term loan facility secured by 314-unit apartment community to be constructed in Scottsdale, ArizonaJones Day represented Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in connection with a $78 million term loan facility secured by a 314-unit apartment community to be constructed in Scottsdale, Arizona.
  • Henderson Park acquires D.C. Mandarin OrientalJones Day represented Henderson Park Capital Partners in its joint venture with Salamander Hospitality, LLC and the joint venture's $139 million acquisition and financing of the D.C. Mandarin Oriental, a 373-room luxury hotel located in the Southwest waterfront area of Washington D.C. 
  • Wells Fargo provides $99.65 million construction loan secured by commercial warehouses in MarylandJones Day represented Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, in connection with a $99.65 million construction loan facility secured by commercial warehouses in Maryland.
  • National bank provides $167.4 million construction loan for development of nine-story commercial buildingJones Day represented a national bank, as administrative agent, lead arranger, and sole bookrunner, in connection with a $167.4 million senior secured construction loan for the development of a nine-story commercial building containing approximately 214,284 rental square feet.
  • Wells Fargo provides $100 million credit facility to group of investors that invest in property and developmentsJones Day represented Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, in connection with a $100 million unsecured revolving credit facility provided a group of investors that invest in property and developments.
  • Wells Fargo provides construction loan secured by industrial property located outside of Las Vegas, NevadaJones Day represented Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and lender, in connection with a construction loan secured by a 159,040 sq. ft. industrial property located outside of Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Wells Fargo provides $156 million financing for residential apartment complex in Austin, TexasJones Day represented Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, in connection with a $155.99 million construction loan secured by the construction of a "Class A" apartment complex which will include 37 residential apartment units, 3,372 rentable square feet of retail space, and a parking structure located in Austin, Texas.
  • Wells Fargo provides $150 million term loan to large private real estate developerJones Day represented Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and a lender, in connection with a $150 million term loan secured by six recently completed industrial buildings containing approximately 993,200 net rentable square feet located in Los Angeles, California.
  • Financial institution provides $314 million syndicated construction loan secured by office campus in Burlingame, CaliforniaJones Day represented a financial institution, as administrative agent, in connection with a $314 million construction loan secured by a 275,746 square foot office campus with a waterfront location on the San Francisco Peninsula at 555-577 Airport Blvd. in Burlingame, California.
  • Financial institution provides $106 million construction loan secured by multifamily housing project, including commercial space, in Burlingame, CaliforniaJones Day represented a financial institution, as administrative agent, in connection with a $106 million construction loan secured by a multifamily housing project, including commercial space, in Burlingame, California.
  • RBC Real Estate Capital Corporation provides $111 million loan secured by Kennebunkport Resort Collection in Kennebunkport, MaineJones Day represented RBC Real Estate Capital Corp., a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, in connection with a $111 million loan secured by a fourteen-property portfolio of resorts, hotels, and luxury residential accommodations located in Kennebunkport, Maine.
  • RBC Real Estate Capital Corporation provides loan secured by resort in Myrtle Beach, South CarolinaJones Day represented RBC Real Estate Capital Corp., a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, in connection with a loan secured by a resort located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
  • Wells Fargo and other lenders provide $500 million revolving credit facility to large private real estate developerJones Day represented Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, in connection with a $500 million senior unsecured credit facility to refinance a large private real estate developer's existing debt obligations and for other general corporate purposes.
  • Wells Fargo Bank provides $516.1 million term loan secured by industrial properties in eleven statesJones Day represented Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, in connection with a $516.1 million loan secured by eighteen industrial properties in California, Florida, Indiana, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington.