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Real Estate, Gaming, Lodging & Leisure

Moelis & Company has extensive experience advising Real Estate, Gaming, Lodging & Leisure clients on critical strategic transactions. Our expertise includes real estate, gaming, hotels and other sub-sectors.

Select transactions advising clients in this industry include the following:​

ANNOUNCEMENT DATECOMPANYCLIENTVALUETRANSACTIONSTATUS
  04/27/2012Istithmar WorldCompany$250 millionAcquisition of Kerzner International Holdings Limited’s 50% interest in Atlantis The PalmClosed
  02/19/2012Wynn Resorts, LimitedCompany$1.9 billionStock redemptionClosed
  11/30/2011Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village Tenants AssociationBoard of DirectorsUndisclosedAcquisition of Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village ComplexPending
  11/17/2011Fisher Communications, Inc.Company$160 millionSale of Fisher Plaza to Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.Closed
  11/17/2011The Light GroupZabeel InvestmentsUndisclosedSale of Zabeel Investment’s 50% stake in The Light Group to Morgans Hotel Group Co.Closed
  10/27/2011Innkeepers USA TrustCompany$1.4 billionChapter 11 ReorganizationClosed
  09/02/2011Fiddler’s Creek, LLCCompany$280 millionRestructuringClosed
  08/24/2011NakheelGovernment of Dubai$23.7 billionRestructuringClosed
  08/08/2011Centro Properties GroupCompanyA$5.0 billion merger;
A$4.3 billion restructuring
Merger of Australian interests and debt restructuringClosed
  07/27/2011BlueLinx Holdings, Inc.Company$60 millionCommon stock offeringClosed
  06/08/2011Woolworths LimitedCompanyA$266 millionSale of shopping center portfolio to Charter Hall Retail REIT and Telstra Super Closed
  03/23/2011Dubai WorldGovernment of Dubai$24.9 billionRestructuringClosed
  02/28/2011Centro Properties GroupCompany$9.4 billionSale of U.S. assets and platform to BRE Retail Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI, LPClosed
  02/06/2011Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and CasinoAd Hoc Noteholder Committee$200 millionExchange offerClosed
  01/13/2011City Center Holdings, LLCCompany$2.0 billionRecapitalizationClosed
  10/20/2010General Growth Properties, IncAd Hoc Committee of Exchangeable Senior Noteholders$27.3 billionChapter 11 ReorganizationClosed
  09/30/2010J.P. MorganCompanyA$95 million Provision of subordinated funding to the Meridien Retirement Living businessClosed
  09/21/2010Sam Houston Race ParkCompanyUndisclosedSale of 50% of joint venture interest to Penn National Gaming, Inc.Closed
  09/15/2010Gateway Casinos & EntertainmentCompany$1.2 billionRecapitalizationClosed
  09/01/2010Istithmar WorldCompany$232 millionRestructuring and sale of the W New York – Union SquareClosed
  08/26/2010ING Industrial FundIndependent DirectorsC$1.01 billion Divestiture of 50% interest in ING Summit Industrial FundClosed
  06/29/2010Greektown Casino, LLCCompany$880 millionRestructuringClosed
  02/23/2010Fleet Street Finance Two P.L.C.Ad Hoc Steering Committee of CMBS Noteholders€1.1 billion RestructuringClosed
  02/17/2010Fontainebleau Las Vegas LLCCompany$2.2 billionChapter 11 Reorganization and 363 sale of Las Vegas assets to Icahn Nevada Gaming AcquisitionClosed
  12/14/2009Fairmont Raffles Hotels InternationalCompany$1.3 billionCredit facility amendmentClosed
  11/10/2009youbet.com, Inc.Company$127 millionSale to Churchill Downs IncorporatedClosed
  10/26/2009ING Industrial FundCompanyA$700 million Equity capital raising and capital management initiativesClosed
  09/21/2009Galileo Japan Funds Management LimitedResponsible entity of Galileo Japan Trust¥58.9 billion Refinancing and restructuring of senior debt, mezzanine and derivative facilitiesClosed
  07/26/2009Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.Company$450 millionSenior notes offeringClosed
  06/14/2009Tropicana Atlantic City Casino and ResortTrustee and Conservator$200 millionSale to lender group led by IcahnClosed
  04/28/2009MGM CityCenterDubai World$8.5 billionRestructuring of CityCenter projectClosed
  03/16/2009Wynn Resorts, LimitedCompany$210 millionFollow-on equity offeringClosed
  12/11/2007Cannery Casino ResortsCompany$320 millionNon-participating convertible preferred investment by Crown LimitedClosed
  07/02/2007Hilton Hotels CorporationCompany$26.5 billionSale to The Blackstone GroupClosed