Kurt J. Neumann
Kurt’s transactional practice includes a particular focus on debt finance.
Kurt Neumann represents clients in complex financial transactions including commercial finance, structured finance and financial asset securitizations, and public finance. He assists public companies, private companies, family offices, and municipalities in lending transactions and financings, often in the hotel and hospitality sector.
Clients benefit from Kurt’s extensive experience structuring transactions and representing companies in credit facilities, senior and subordinated debt financings, and mezzanine loans. Kurt advises companies in a variety of industries on matters involving credit facilities and bank loans secured by a range of collateral, including equity, real property, hedge fund interests, and fine art.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- Duke University School of Law, J.D., 2002
- University of Michigan, B.A., Philosophy, 1995
Bar and Court Admissions
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Illinois
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New York
Related Employment
- Davis & Gilbert LLP, New York, NY, Associate, 2004-2006
- Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLC, New York, NY, Associate, 2002-2004; Summer Associate, 2001
Impact
Professional Leadership
- Frank Lloyd Wright Trust, Board of Directors
- American Bar Association - Business
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Court Appointed Special Advocate (Cook County)
Professional Experience
Business
KSL Capital Partners, LLC / ClubCorp Inc.
Represented KSL Capital Partners in over $2 billion CMBS/mezzanine/term loan financings, including in connection with the acquisition of public company.
Structured Finance/Financial Asset Securitizations
Counsel to Community Reinvestment Fund Inc. with respect to asset-backed notes and bonds.
Luxury and Business Class Hotel Debt
Representing owners of luxury and business class hotels and resorts since 2006 in connection with more than $10 billion of structured debt. Hotels and resorts include Barton Creek Spa & Resort, Grove Park Inn, Hotel del Coronado, Fairmont Hotels (Chicago, IL; Scottsdale, AZ), Four Seasons Hotels (Mexico City, Punta Mita and Washington, D.C.), Hilton Hotels (Hawaiian Village and San Francisco Union Square Hotel), Homestead Resort, Hyatt La Jolla, InterContinental Hotels (Chicago, IL; Miami, FL), JW Marriott Essex House, Loews Santa Monica, Marriott Lincolnshire, Parc 55 San Francisco, Ritz Carlton Hotels (Half Moon Bay and Laguna Niguel) and Westin St. Francis.