The Deal Junkies - Two Lawyers. Unscripted.

In this episode, hosts Rusty Fleming and Lee Hart interview Nelson Mullins Partner Michelle Johnson, leader of the Labor and Employment Team in Atlanta, to discuss:  

• The legality of vaccine and mask mandates
• How the American with Disabilities Act impacts return to work issues and impacts real estate
• Privacy issues related to employee health information
• Laws shielding employers and real estate owners from liability due to COVID exposure
• Employment law issues related to work-from-home arrangements

In this episode, hosts Rusty Fleming and Lee Hart interview Matt Hoffman and John Clemow of Chatham Financial where they discuss:

• The current state of LIBOR and recent developments.
• The emerging “alternative indices” including SOFR, Ameribor and BSBY.
• How different banking sectors are approaching LIBOR transition.
• The impact of LIBOR transition on hedge instruments.

For additional insights and information, please contact Matt Hoffman, Director, Business Development and checkout Chatham’s LIBOR insight stream.

In this episode, hosts Rusty Fleming and Lee Hart interview Ian Ratner, CEO of B. Riley Advisory Services (formerly GlassRatner), which provides specialty financial advisory services and solutions to complex business problems, where they discuss:  

• The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the real estate market
• The difference between the Great Recession and economic impact of the pandemic on real estate
• What asset classes will be winners and losers in light of the pandemic and generally changing market trends
• What they are doing proactively to identify economic upside in the current real estate market

In this episode, hosts Rusty Fleming and Lee Hart interview Matt Bertram, Founder and CEO of TermSt., a technology enabled commercial real estate capital marketplace, where they discuss:

• Technology and the impact on commercial real estate
• The TermSt. marketplace platform
• The insights and lessons of being the founder of a tech start-up
• C-PACE and other products available to borrowers
• The commercial real estate outlook for 2021

The Deal Junkies are back in 2021 with an excellent interview with Ben Weinberger, Managing Director and Head of Small Balance Loan Program for Benefit Street Partners, a Franklin Templeton Company.

In this special edition episode, hosts Rusty Fleming and Lee Hart discuss COVID-19 and the impact on credit markets, lenders, and borrowers, including:

• Government Responses
  • Small Business – SBA Relief
  • Middle Market – Assistance for Mid-Sized Businesses
  • Easing up on national bank capital requirements
  • New Sub-Chapter 5 of Chapter 11 under the Bankruptcy Code
  • Where are the holes?
    • Private Debt funds without government backing
    • Securitization markets
  • Impact on Deal Flow
    • Who’s lending?
    • Who has stopped lending, and for how long?
    • What has the response to debt service abatement been?
  • Practical Tips in an Everchanging Environment

Welcome to Episode 21 of The Deal Junkies with co-hosts, Rusty Fleming and Lee Hart.  In this episode, Bill Nicholson – Principal and Chief Compliance Officer for Heritage Capital Group – joins the show to discuss:

• The rise of sale-leaseback transactions
• What types of businesses are candidates for sale-leaseback transactions
• Typical terms for leases executed in connection with a sale-leaseback
• How to execute a successful sale-leaseback

For more information about Bill Nicholson, reach out to Bill at (904) 354-9600 or [email protected].

Interested in being a guest on an upcoming episode?  Contact Rusty at [email protected] or Lee at [email protected].

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Welcome to Episode 20 of The Deal Junkies with co-hosts, Rusty Fleming and Lee Hart.  In this episode, Blake Janover – founder of Janover Ventures and a member of the 2019 Forbes Real Estate Council – joins the show to discuss:

• Available capital for small-balance multi-family properties
• Why microeconomics are more important than macroeconomics when evaluating multi-family properties
• Rate trends and the impact on home ownership vs. renting
• Types of capital being deployed today and the risks related to chasing yield

For more information about Blake Janover, visit (https://www.janover.ventures/) or email Blake at [email protected].

Interested in being a guest on an upcoming episode?  Contact Rusty at [email protected] or Lee at [email protected].

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Welcome to Episode 19 of The Deal Junkies with co-hosts, Rusty Fleming and Lee Hart.  In this episode:

• Lee Hart joins the podcast as a new co-host
• Updates from CREFC 2019 held earlier this month in New York
• More Retail Closures – News on the latest round of retail closures and efforts to re-purpose and re-invent traditional shopping centers and malls
• The Fed takes a stronger position on the move away from LIBOR
• SunTrust and BB&T are sued over their new name – Truist

Interested in being a guest on an upcoming episode?  Contact Rusty at [email protected] or Lee at [email protected].

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Welcome to Episode 18 of The Deal Junkies with co-hosts, Rusty Fleming and Beau Baker.  In this episode:

• Rusty and Beau podcast from the floor of the MBA’s Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo 2019
• Clayton Reese, Director of National Strategy for Stronghill Capital (stronghill.com), joins the show to discuss his 25-year career in commercial real estate finance and the small balance CRE program recently launched by Stronghill Capital
• Anuj Gupta, President at Ready Capital Commercial Real Estate Lending (https://readycapital.com/professionals/anuj-gupta/), joins the show to discuss market insights and trends in 2019 and Ready Capital’s lending platform

Interested in being a guest on an upcoming episode?  Contact Rusty at [email protected] or Beau at [email protected].

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