Partner

Ross Kelley

Real Estate, Banking & Finance, Digital Infrastructure

Charlotte +1 704 444 3676

rosskelley@mayerbrown.com

Overview

Ross Kelley is a partner in Mayer Brown’s Real Estate practice in Charlotte. He represents alternative asset managers, public REITs, insurance companies and other institutional lenders across the full life of commercial real estate debt, from origination and financing through loan trading, workouts and dispositions. His practice covers senior and mezzanine loan originations, construction and bridge financing, repurchase and loan-on-loan financing, acquisitions and sales of individual loans and large loan portfolios, and origination of A/B notes and junior/senior participations. Ross also regularly advises lenders on workouts, restructurings, amendments and modifications, and on sales of distressed and non-performing loans. His recent work includes significant construction financings for data center projects.

Ross’s clients include Waterfall Asset Management, 26North, Ready Capital, X-Caliber Capital, American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company and PPM America.

Experience

Represented:

An alternative asset manager in two syndicated data center construction loans in Virginia
An alternative asset manager in the acquisition and related financing of a $1.2 billion commercial real estate portfolio
A bank in the sale of a $2.9 billion portfolio of multifamily commercial real estate loans
A bank in the sale of a $990 million portfolio of multifamily commercial real estate loans

An alternative asset manager in the origination of a $200 million stretch senior loan secured by a mixed-use property in California
An alternative asset manager in the origination of a $325 million loan secured by a portfolio of 13 hospitality properties
A life insurance company in the origination of a $117 million senior loan secured by a portfolio of 3 multifamily properties
A private equity real estate firm in the $1.4 billion SASB financing of a portfolio of 25 industrial warehouse / distribution properties.
An alternative asset manager in the acquisition of a $574 million portfolio of 10 mortgage loans
An alternative asset manager in the acquisition of a $231 million portfolio of 10 mortgage loans
The owner/operator of student housing properties on the financing of 3 separate pools of assets
An alternative asset manager in origination of preferred equity investments in various construction projects
A life company in the origination of a $117 million senior loan secured by a portfolio of 3 multifamily properties
A bridge lender in the origination of a $68 million bridge loan on a multifamily property in Florida
A bridge lender in the origination of a $66 million bridge loan on a portfolio of multifamily properties in the Southeast
A life company in the origination of a $38 million construction loan on an industrial property in Florida
An investment manager in the acquisition of a $574 million portfolio of 10 mortgage loans
An investment manager in the acquisition of a $231 million portfolio of 10 mortgage loans
The owner/operator of student housing properties on the financing of 3 separate pools of assets
An investment manager in origination of preferred equity investments in various construction projects
An institutional lender in the origination of a $65 million commercial mortgage loan secured by a portfolio of 6 hospitality properties located across 4 states

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Education

Clemson University, BS
University of South Carolina School of Law, JD
Editorial Staff of the South Carolina Journal of International Law & Business

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North Carolina
South Carolina