Robert J. Cave

Associate

Los Angeles + 1.213.243.2207

Robert Cave advises clients on complex commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, financing, joint ventures, leasing, and hospitality. He has extensive experience representing real estate investors and developers in these areas, with a focus on acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, preferred equity investments, and general real property matters.

In addition to his transactional work, Robert previously served as assistant general counsel for Genesis Capital, a mortgage lender and former wholly owned subsidiary of Goldman Sachs. This in-house experience has given him a unique perspective on the intersection of law and business.

Robert is a member of the State Bar of California.

Experience

  • Cloud Capital establishes core joint venture strategy seeded with over $6 billion of assets with Realty Income and a global institutional investorJones Day represented Cloud Capital Advisors in the establishment of a programmatic joint venture with Realty Income Corporation and a global institutional investor focused on stabilized hyperscale assets leased to investment-grade tenants on long duration, triple-net leases in the United States, with intention to expand into Europe.
  • Wells Fargo provides approximately $800 million secured loans to real estate investment companyJones Day represented Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner, in connection with the concurrent closing of six portfolio loans totaling approximately $800 million secured by 49 industrial properties located in 14 states.
  • Wells Fargo provides $140.3 million term loan secured by 25 self-storage properties across nine statesJones Day represented Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, in connection with a $140.3 million term loan secured by 25 self-storage properties across the United States.
  • Educational nonprofit restructures debt and achieves workouts with its lender and major creditorsJones Day successfully assisted pro bono a Virginia-based 501(c)(3) educational organization in restructuring its balance sheet, negotiating and documenting new financing, facilitating settlements with major secured and unsecured creditors, navigating non-profit governance issues, addressing real estate concerns, and resolving labor and employment issues.