$41,000,000 Bridge Loan – High-Leverage Acquisition Financing for a 71k SF Office Complex in Northern California

Challenge: The Sponsor required a highly leveraged structure to assure accretive equity returns. The 71,000 SF office building, while located in one of the best office markets in the country was being acquired as the largest asset in the sponsor’s portfolio from an institutional seller. Additionally, from the time escrow opened the financing was required to close in 60-days or less.

Solution: George Smith Partners successfully closed a bridge financing facility by canvassing the market for the appropriate lender who not only understood the market, but also recognized the strength of the asset within that market. This allowed us to push towards 85% leverage. From the time we started the capital marketing effort, we were in application in approximately 3-weeks and closed within the short escrow period. This assured a smooth acquisition for our client with a very sophisticated seller.