29.10.2008 - Real-estate slump thrusts lenders into unfamiliar roles
From WSJ: Mezzanine lender Dominion Capital Management LLC didn't anticipate developing shopping centers when it lent $170 million to developer Premier Properties USA Inc. But that is what Dominion is doing after Premier fell into bankruptcy court last spring. Dominion, a small lender based in Atlanta, foreclosed in April on Premier's 11 shopping centers, which were in varied stages of development. With them, the lender inherited a pile of problems: anxious first-mortgage holders; millions of dollars in contractors' liens; and one new center where allegedly faulty construction forced retailers to vacate..... Full Article: Source
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