Israel Alfonso

Israel Alfonso

Israel Alfonso is a Shareholder in the Corporate & Securities and Real Estate Practice Areas based in Greenberg Traurig's Miami office.

Areas of Concentration

· Real Estate and Corporate Finance

· Real Estate Development

· Mergers and Acquisitions

· Venture Capital

Significant Representations

· Representative Real Estate and Real Estate Finance Matters

- Representation of Ponte Gadea, a real estate investment company based in Spain, in an investment in the development project known as EPIC Residences & Hotel in Miami, Florida. The project consists of approximately 342 residential condominium units and a luxury hotel (managed by Kimpton Hotels) with 414 guest rooms in the heart of Downtown Miami.

- Representation of Ponte Gadea in the acquisition and related financings of numerous office and retail assets located in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Washington, D.C. and Miami and leased to tenants such as Suntrust Bank, Polo, American Girl, Victoria's Secret, Tiffany's, Pottery Barn, The Gap, Border's Books, Morton's Steakhouse and Best Buy.

- Representation of Coral 97 Associates, Ltd. in a refinance of a 140,000 sq. ft retail center located in Miami, Florida.

- Representation of Westvest in a land acquisition, acquisition finance and subsequent disposition.

- Representation of Grove Harbour in a construction loan and mezzanine loan for the development of a marina in Coconut Grove, Miami and subsequent mini-perm loans.

- Representation of Diursa Development Group in the acquisition of real property in Miami, Florida.

· Representative Non-Real Estate Finance Matters

- Representation of TFC Financiera, S.A. in a structured credit facility provided by Merrill Lynch.

- Representation of Total Artefactos, S.A. in a credit facility provided by Merrill Lynch.

- Representation of Nutri-Force Nutrition is the sale of its nutritional supplement manufacturing business to a portfolio company of MBF Healthcare Fund.

- Representation of ING Barings in a secured, term and revolving syndicated credit facility in the amount of $900 million with Barnes & Noble, as Borrower.

- Representation of Neff Corp. in a secured and syndicated revolving credit facility in the amount of $200 million with Fleet Capital and GE Capital, as Lenders.

- Representation of Cargil International Corp. in a secured, revolving and syndicated credit facility.

- Representation of a Borrower in a $22 million restructuring of indebtedness with the FDIC, as Lender.

- Representation of General Roofing Services in a secured and syndicated revolving credit facility in the amount of $50 million with BankBoston, as Lender.

- Representation of Credit Suisse First Boston, as placement agent, in a $900 million issuance of asset-backed notes by Rental Car Finance Corp.

- Representation of ING Barings, as underwriter, in a $500 million issuance of guaranteed senior notes by Grupo Minero Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

· Representative Corporate, M&A and Securities Matters

- Representation of LFLP Holdings, LLC in the sale of 25% of outstanding capital stock of TFC Financiera, S.A. in Peru to Merrill Lynch.

- Representation of LFLP Holdings, LLC in the sale of 25% of outstanding capital stock of Total Artefactos, S.A. (i.e. La Curacao) in Peru to Merrill Lynch.

- Representation of Spherion Corporation in its $500 million public merger with Norrell Corporation.

- Representation of FirstCom Corporation in the issuance of $10 million of preferred shares to GE Capital.

- Representation of FirstCom Corporation in its merger with AT&T Latin America.

- Representation of Neff Corp. in numerous acquisitions of equipment rental companies throughout the United States.

- Representation of Spherion Corporation in numerous acquisitions of temporary workforce companies throughout the world.

- Representation of Gilford Securities, as underwriter, in a $10 million initial public offering of common stock by 21st Century Holding Company.

- Representation of General Roofing Services in a roll-up acquisition of over 12 roofing companies and the simultaneous issuance of $25 million of preferred shares to Continental Illinois Venture Corporation.

- Representation of Sysgold Holding Inc. in the issuance of $2 million of preferred shares to Intel Capital.

· *Certain representations listed above were handled by Mr. Alfonso prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

Awards & Recognition

· Member, team ranked as the No.1 corporate law firm in Miami as selected by corporate directors, in the annual "Legal Industry Research Study" by Corporate Board Member magazine (eighth consecutive year), 2002-2009