Kevin O'Shea is the U.S. managing partner and heads the U.S. Real Estate group of Allen & Overy's New York office. He specializes in commercial real estate finance, equity investments and private equity fund foundation and investment. His practice includes large mortgage loans, structured finance, securitization, mezzanine (including "true" mezzanine, preferred equity, and A/B note) financing, restructurings, and opportunistic joint ventures and investments. Kevin's practice is capital markets focused and he regularly represents private equity funds, hedge funds, investment banks, pension fund advisors and other sophisticated real estate investors on their most complex real estate transactions.

Kevin's practice also increasingly focuses on cross-border debt and equity transactions involving the US, Europe and Asia where Kevin can use his strong capital markets experience and our global presence to facilitate transactions for US clients abroad and for non-US clients in the United States by reconciling different legal, tax and cultural aspects and delivering a legal product that meets both local requirements and client demands.

Kevin was named a Leading Individual in Real Estate by Chambers USA 2010: "Kevin is 'a practical and thorough lawyer who excels at thinking outside the box and coming up with innovative solutions.' He focuses on real estate capital markets work for a client base made up of private equity funds, hedge funds, investment banks and pension fund advisers."

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