Education

J.D., 1995, Columbia University School of Law
B.S., 1992, Brigham Young University

Admitted

Colorado

Distinctions

Memberships

Community Involvement

Elected Representative, City of Boulder Community Collaborative Group for West Trail Study Area

Flatirons Climbing Council

Active in local church organization

Boulder Outdoor Coalition

Mark M. Oveson

Mark represents a range of clients, including traditional banks, asset-based lenders, mezzanine lenders, special servicers and borrowers in a wide range of sophisticated personal property, real estate, and structured finance transactions. His finance transactions display an array of experience.

Mark has completed corporate loan transactions in the energy, medical, manufacturing, distribution, retail, and service industries, including loans related to liquid natural gas production facilities, aerospace component manufacturing, heavy equipment, fixed-base airport operations, manufactured homes, and telecommunications, as well as senior and mezzanine real estate transactions secured by apartment complexes, shopping centers, hotels and office buildings.

Regarding bankruptcy and workout transactions, Mark represents lenders in DIP financings, workout negotiations, distressed-debt sales, Section 363 asset sales and forced liquidations. Mark also represents special servicers in CMBS workout transactions, including foreclosures, collections on guaranties, and receiverships.

Representative Matters

Leveraged dividend recapitalization of Cross MediaWorks, Inc. existing senior and subordinated indebtedness.
Represented Airborne Tactical Advantage Company, LLC, a flight training provider to the United States military, in connection with a debt and equity recapitalization.

Served as counsel to Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., as borrower in a $410 million syndicated revolving credit facility in connection with a Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as Joint Lead Arrangers, and Barclays Bank PLC as Administrative Agent.

Served as lead counsel to Treasure Island, LLC in connection with the refinancing of its existing credit facility.
Represented KSL Capital Partners, LLC as the purchaser in its $130 million acquisition of the Royal Palm Hotel located in Miami Beach, FL, including $90 million of seller financing.  Brownstein also negotiated the purchase and sale agreement and seller financing documents, completed due diligence and closed the acquisition in less than 60 days.
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