Shareholder

Scottsdale

Direct: 480.383.1809

Office: 480.383.1800

klytle@buchalter.com

Bar Admissions

Arizona, Nebraska (Inactive)

Overview

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Kevin Lytle is member of Buchalter’s Board of Directors, Co-Chair of the Firm’s REIT Transactions and Compliance Industry Group, and Co-Chair of the Scottsdale office Real Estate Practice Group. Mr. Lytle represents clients in a broad range of real estate transactions involving sales and acquisitions, leases, sale-leasebacks, construction and permanent loans, acquisition loans, refinancings, loan and lease modifications and intercreditor agreements. He represents public and private real estate investment trusts, family offices, private equity, and other commercial entities. Mr. Lytle also has experience in business entity creation, including bankruptcy-remote structuring and commercial landlord-tenant law. Typical matters handled by Mr. Lytle relate to commercial properties, shopping centers, gas station/convenience stores, office buildings, industrial properties, and auto dealerships.

Mr. Lytle is recognized by Chambers USA as a leader in his field of Real Estate. Mr. Lytle has also been selected as a part of the Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, in 2023-2026.

Real Estate Counsel to largest privately owned US auto dealership enterprise, Van Tuyl Group, in its sale to Berkshire Hathaway of 138 parcels of property located in ten states (price undisclosed; seller revenues of US $10 billion).

Primary outside counsel to real estate investment trusts, private equity, and family offices in more than 650 acquisitions/dispositions of net leased commercial property and loan portfolios and financing thereof, with an aggregate value exceeding US$12 billion, with sample transactions such as:

  • US$1.3 billion sale of 79 shopping center properties with multiple loan assignments and consideration partially paid with buyer stock
  • US$1.25 billion disposition of 454 retail properties located in 41 states
  • US$861 million sale of 175 properties located in 34 states
  • US$625 million disposition of 18 industrial properties located in 12 states, including transfer of two sites encumbered by TIF Bonds and an $86 million loan assignment
  • US$248 million acquisition of a 2.3 million square foot home improvement retailer distribution facility
  • US$194 million CMBS financed acquisition of 27 net leased commercial properties
  • US$158 million acquisition of a portfolio of 25 net leased properties, totaling nearly 1.4 million square feet in the aggregate, in 12 states
  • US$155 million acquisition and corporate leaseback of 50 casual restaurant properties
  • US$150 million acquisition of four hospital campus medical office buildings
  • US$150 million acquisition of 44 pharmacy properties in 14 states
  • US$138 million disposition of 340,000 square foot headquarters of defense contractor company
  • US$115 million acquisition of shopping center portfolio totaling more than 1 million leasable square feet
  • US$109 million acquisition and leaseback of 22 carwash facilities in 11 states
  • US$105 million bank financing secured by five properties in multiple states
  • US$102 million acquisition of 356,000-square-foot PetSmart national headquarters campus in Phoenix, Arizona
  • US9$93 million acquisition and leaseback of 22 Zips Carwash facilities in ten states
  • US$80 million acquisition of 20 net leased gas station/convenience store properties
  • US$85 million acquisition and leaseback of 14 Cheddars’ Scratch Kitchen restaurants in four states
  • US$74 million commercial mortgage loan acquisition secured by national headquarters of S&P/Fortune 500 energy company
  • US$73 million acquisition of 49-tenant retail power center
  • US$72 million acquisition of US headquarters of international pharmaceutical company
  • US$70 million CMBS financed acquisition and leaseback transaction related to corporate headquarters of national casino operator
  • US$61 million life company financing secured by seven properties located in multiple states
  • US$55 million CMBS financing secured by nine properties located in multiple states

Primary outside counsel and outside counsel to a leading commercial lender in over 100 transactions with an aggregate value in excess of US$1 billion, with sample transactions such as:

  • Primary outside counsel with respect to 25 property sale with US$25.6 million bridge loan secured by those properties
  • Primary outside counsel with respect to US$16.6 million loan to single-purpose, bankruptcy-remote entity, secured by 25 properties, and master lease of those properties to affiliate of borrower
  • Outside counsel with respect to US$110 million acquisition and leaseback transaction related to 121 retail petroleum/convenience stores
  • Outside counsel with respect to US$62 million acquisition and leaseback transaction related to 102 auto parts retail stores
  • Outside counsel with respect to US$30 million acquisition and leaseback transaction related to 20 microbrew/restaurant

Admissions

  • Arizona
  • Nebraska (Inactive)
  • Supreme Court Arizona
  • Supreme Court Nebraska
  • U.S. District Court for the Arizona
  • U.S. District Court for the Nebraska

Education

  • University of Nebraska College of Law, J.D., with high distinction
    • Served as an Articles Editor at the Nebraska Law Review
    • Member of Order of the Coif
  • University of Nebraska, B.S., with high distinction
    • Member of Mortar Board and Beta Gamma Sigma

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