Key Takeaways
- • Goodwin has announced that Thomas Henry will join the firm as a partner and co-leader of its Real Estate industry group in New York, bringing more than 27 years of experience advising real estate companies, investment funds, institutional lenders, and investors.
- • Henry will co-lead the group alongside Diana M. Brummer, who currently leads Goodwin's Real Estate industry group.
- • Henry's practice covers public company M&A, take-private transactions, portfolio acquisitions and dispositions, restructurings, REIT transactions, joint ventures, acquisition financing, mezzanine financing, and commercial mortgage-backed securities.
- • The appointment is intended to link real estate capabilities with Goodwin's Investment Funds & Capital and Private Equity practices, according to the firm.
- • Goodwin states it has participated in seven of the eight largest REIT transactions and represents 71 of the top 100 real estate investment managers identified by PERE.
Summary
Goodwin has announced that Thomas Henry will join the firm as a partner and co-leader of its Real Estate industry group in New York. Henry brings more than 27 years of experience advising major domestic and international real estate companies, investment funds, institutional lenders, and investors on complex commercial real estate transactions. He will share leadership of the group with Diana M. Brummer, who is the current leader of the Real Estate industry group.
Henry's practice spans high-value commercial real estate transactions across a broad range of property sectors. It includes public company mergers and acquisitions, take-private transactions, portfolio acquisitions and dispositions, restructurings, and development projects. He also advises on the ownership, financing, and capital markets considerations of complex real estate investments, including equity structuring, joint ventures, acquisition financing, mezzanine financing, and commercial mortgage-backed securities arrangements. His work also covers real estate investment trusts (REITs).
According to Goodwin, the appointment strengthens the firm's ability to provide integrated legal services to real estate sponsors and investors across the investment lifecycle. Henry is expected to connect his transactional expertise with the firm's capabilities in real estate, private equity, investment funds, and capital markets, and to help coordinate services across the Real Estate, Investment Funds & Capital, and Private Equity practices. The firm states it has participated in seven of the eight largest REIT transactions and represents 71 of the top 100 real estate investment managers identified by PERE.
In a statement, Brummer said Henry's leadership experience complements the team's industry roots and life cycle focus, and described him as an important bridge between those groups. Henry said his transactional experience will be paired with the firm's depth in private capital, technology, and life sciences to help clients advance their investment strategies. The announcement comes as institutional real estate investors continue evaluating acquisitions, financing structures, portfolio transactions, and strategic investments across multiple property categories.
Henry's practice spans high-value commercial real estate transactions across a broad range of property sectors. It includes public company mergers and acquisitions, take-private transactions, portfolio acquisitions and dispositions, restructurings, and development projects. He also advises on the ownership, financing, and capital markets considerations of complex real estate investments, including equity structuring, joint ventures, acquisition financing, mezzanine financing, and commercial mortgage-backed securities arrangements. His work also covers real estate investment trusts (REITs).
According to Goodwin, the appointment strengthens the firm's ability to provide integrated legal services to real estate sponsors and investors across the investment lifecycle. Henry is expected to connect his transactional expertise with the firm's capabilities in real estate, private equity, investment funds, and capital markets, and to help coordinate services across the Real Estate, Investment Funds & Capital, and Private Equity practices. The firm states it has participated in seven of the eight largest REIT transactions and represents 71 of the top 100 real estate investment managers identified by PERE.
In a statement, Brummer said Henry's leadership experience complements the team's industry roots and life cycle focus, and described him as an important bridge between those groups. Henry said his transactional experience will be paired with the firm's depth in private capital, technology, and life sciences to help clients advance their investment strategies. The announcement comes as institutional real estate investors continue evaluating acquisitions, financing structures, portfolio transactions, and strategic investments across multiple property categories.
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