Ken Wright practices business law with an emphasis on securities, transactions and funds. He has assisted clients around the globe, including Asia (where he has travelled more than 40 times), Latin America, and Europe. Ken regularly advises and serves on Boards of Directors and board committees in connection with corporate governance matters, fiduciary duty issues, and transactional matters.
Ken works on a variety of business and commercial matters at all stages of development, including entity structuring, traditional and non-traditional financing arrangements, shareholder, executive employment, and other business arrangements. He is also highly involved in a variety of community and bar activities and is a frequent speaker.
Experience
Has assisted an 11,000 acre mixed use development (controlled by Starwood Capital), with finance, corporate, real estate, and regulatory matters for more than 15 years. Has assisted a diversified real estate developer, syndicator, and creator of successful real estate investment trusts with securities and transactional matters for more than 20 years. This has included acting as lead counsel to 16 public entities in a multibillion-dollar roll-up transaction, the sale of controlling interests in trophy hospitality properties, and multiple securities offerings. Has assisted an 11,000 acre mixed use development (controlled by Starwood Capital), with finance, corporate, real estate, and regulatory matters for more than 15 years. Has assisted a diversified real estate developer, syndicator, and creator of successful real estate investment trusts with securities and transactional matters for more than 20 years. This has included acting as lead counsel to 16 public entities in a multibillion-dollar roll-up transaction, the sale of controlling interests in trophy hospitality properties, and multiple securities offerings. Assists Corporate Capital Trust, a publicly registered private equity firm (advised by affiliates of Kohlberg, Kravis & Roberts and CNL Financial Group), as Chair of its Independent Directors. Assists a Global Toronto Stock Exchange-listed energy service company with U.S. securities issues. Assists a European Properties Fund with its U.S. capital and acquisition strategies. Assists The Florida Opportunity Fund (advised by GCM Grosvenor and Arsenal Venture Partners) as an Independent Director. Has provided structuring, securities, and transactional assistance to clients operating or investing in areas that include Pooled Investment Vehicles (including net-leased real property, REITS & EB-5 Immigrant Investor Structures); Private Equity and Venture Capital; Technology; Power & Energy (including Clean & Green); Hospitality (Hotels, Resorts, Time-share & Vacation Clubs & Multi-Unit Restaurants); Commercial & Mixed Use Developments; Entertainment (Theme Parks & Sports); and Agriculture.