Letters of Intent in Real Estate Transactions -Audio Webcast

February 2018
       
Letters of Intent in Real Estate Transactions
 
 
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Program Description
 
 Letters of intent in real estate transactions – property acquisitions and commercial leases – are essential in helping the parties frame areas of agreement, identify problem areas, and outline a process for negotiations and final agreement.  Letters of intent move the parties across the threshold of mere interest in a deal to agreement on essential economic and non-economic terms.  They can also be cost-effective in determining whether the parties can reach agreement on major terms before definitive agreements are drafted. Letters of intent also guide due diligence.  But there are substantial drawbacks.  One party may use the letter of intent to shop the detail to other parties, using the letter offeror as stalking horse. In some instances, too, the letter itself may become enforceable. This program will provide you with a practical guide to drafting letters of intent in commercial real estate acquisition and leasing transactions.
 
- Drafting letters of intent in property acquisitions and leasing
- Advantages and disadvantages of letters of intent
- Core economic terms – purchase price and holdbacks, lease payments, escalator clauses
- Deposits – hard money v. soft money – and escrow instructions
- Identifying the property subject to acquisition or lease
- Other major terms – use, exclusivity, environmental issues, etc.
- Confidentiality and non-marketing provisions
- Defining timeframes for negotiations/operative agreements & expiration of letter
 
Faculty:
 
Eric Rapkin is the office managing partner of the Fort Lauderdale, Florida office of Akerman, LLP, where his practice focuses on sophisticated commercial real estate transactions, including the leasing, acquisition, disposition, and financing of a variety o developments for developers, institutional investors, and investment funds.  He has served in several leadership roles for the International Council of Shopping Centers and the NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association.  Mr. Rapkin earned his B.A. from the University of Florida, where he was Phi Beta Kappa, and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.
 
 
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February 16, 2018
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