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Mar 8, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Eric Requenez |David Kaye |John Sottile
On February 21, 2024, a proposed amendment to Sections 692.201
through 205 of the Florida Statute ("SB 264"), designated
as Florida Senate Bill 814, passed through the Florida Senate Rules
Committee and advanced to the Florida Senate for a final vote.
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Eric Requenez |David Kaye |John Sottile
On February 21, 2024, a proposed amendment to Sections 692.201 through 205 of the Florida Statute (“SB 264”), designated as Florida Senate Bill 814, passed through the Florida Senate Rules Committee and advanced to the Florida Senate for a final vote.
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Sep 26, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Eric Requenez |Anne Fox |Matthew Posthuma
As discussed in the recent Ropes & Gray Alert “SEC Adopts New Private Fund Adviser Rules”, the SEC adopted new private fund reforms on August 23, 2023. While these reforms apply broadly to “private funds”1 regardless of structure or strategy, the substance of the rules gives rise to unique considerations with respect to real estate funds. The following is a summary of these considerations.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Sally Davis |Eric Requenez
On this Ropes & Gray podcast, real estate partner Sally
Davis and asset management partner Eric Requenez discuss some of
the key similarities and differences between terms in real estate
joint ventures and terms in real estate funds, including
considerations for investors and practitioners in the space who are
looking to invest through either of these structures or any of the
various "hybrid" models found somewhere in between.
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Sep 12, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Sally Davis |Eric Requenez
Click here to listen to the audioOn this Ropes & Gray podcast, real estate partner Sally Davis and asset management partner Eric Requenez discuss some of the key similarities and differences between terms in real estate joint ventures and terms in real estate funds, including considerations for investors and practitioners in the space who are looking to invest through either of these structures or any of the various “hybrid” models found somewhere in between.
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Aug 22, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Eric Requenez |David Kaye
On August 17, 2023, District Court Judge Allen Winsor (the “Court”) denied a request for a preliminary injunction enjoining the implementation and enforcement of SB 264—a recently enacted Florida law that restricts the ability of a wide range of governmental bodies, persons or entities referred to as “foreign principals” from or domiciled in any “foreign country of concern” to directly or indirectly own, have a controlling interest in, or acquire any interest in real property in the State of...
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Jul 5, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Amanda Persaud |Marko S Zatylny |Eric Requenez |Richard E. Gordet
Infrastructure assets have provided stability and
protection for investors, helping to sustain private equity (PE)
deal activity and fundraising through a period of macroeconomic
uncertainty. We examine what is driving growth in the PE
infrastructure space and how fund managers are expanding beyond the
traditional infrastructure categories to unlock new
opportunities.
These are challenging times for PE, as rising inflation and
interest rates dampen deal flow and fundraising.
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Jul 4, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Eric Requenez |David Kaye
On May 8, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law
Senate Bill 264 ("SB 264"), which restricts the ability
of a wide range of governmental bodies and persons or entities
referred to as "foreign principals"1 from or
domiciled in any "foreign country of concern"2
to directly or indirectly own, have a controlling
interest3 in, or acquire any interest in "real
property"4 in the state of Florida (subject to
certain limited exceptions discussed below).
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Jun 29, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Eric Requenez |David Kaye
On May 8, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 264 (“SB 264”), which restricts the ability of a wide range of governmental bodies and persons or entities referred to as “foreign principals”1 from or domiciled in any “foreign country of concern”2 to directly or indirectly own, have a controlling interest3 in, or acquire any interest in “real property”4 in the state of Florida (subject to certain limited exceptions discussed below).
