Aska Fujimori-Smith

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Silicon Valley + 1.650.687.4162

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Aska Fujimori-Smith represents financial institutions in a variety of complex commercial finance transactions. Her practice encompasses capital markets, real estate finance, and real estate. She has represented clients in negotiating and executing major syndicated credit facilities and real estate secured loans.

Her deal work has included acting for administrative agents and lenders in high-value loans totaling hundreds of millions of dollars, secured by industrial, agricultural, and commercial real estate assets across multiple U.S. states.

In addition to her commercial work, Aska maintains an active pro bono practice, advising local nonprofit organizations on corporate governance matters.

Experience

  • Eldridge Industries provides $155 million construction loan secured by property in Manhattan, NYJones Day advised Eldridge Industries, LLC, as administrative agent, in connection with a $155 million construction loan for the development of a 20-story building comprised of 83 residential condominium units, totaling approximately 170,848 of net saleable square feet, in Manhattan, NY.
  • CookUnity obtains $20 million senior secured credit facilityJones Day represented CookUnity, Inc., a leading meal delivery service that delivers chef cooked meals to your door, in connection with a $20 million senior secured credit facility, consisting of a $10 million revolving facility and $10 million term loan facility, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as lender.
  • Large financial institution provides $165 million syndicated senior secured credit facility to leading egg and dairy farm supplierJones Day represented a large financial institution, as administrative agent, in connection with a $165 million syndicated senior secured credit facility provided to a leading egg and dairy farm supplier.
  • RBC Real Estate Capital Corporation provides $655 million loan secured by 36 properties across five statesJones Day represented RBC Real Estate Capital Corp., a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, in connection with a $655 million loan secured by 36 properties located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
  • Wells Fargo provides $257.7 million syndicated term loan secured by 16 industrial properties throughout United StatesJones Day represented Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, in connection with a $257.7 million loan secured by 16 industrial properties located throughout the United States.
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