Strategies for Lenders to Survive and Thrive in Today’s Commercial Real Estate Environment

About the Conference

Commercial real estate seems poised on the brink of a precipice not unlike that which has plagued the residential sector—tightening credit markets and declining asset values are driving many loans and developments into distress. The potential number and value of troubled loans may approach levels not seen since the S&L crisis of the early ‘80s, while changes in the banking industry will make workouts more difficult. Over two decades of highperforming real estate markets have caused the contraction of special situations groups, while the structures of commercial loans have increased in complexity, with the addition of multiple tranches in many loans and the growth of commoditization via CMBS. How will lenders quickly gain the expertise to weather the coming tsunami?

Commercial Real Estate Workouts, Turnarounds & REO will provide lenders the strategic insights and practical tactics to deal with the underperforming commercial real estate loans in their portfolio. It will provide the tools to assess the situation of a given loan in preparation for action; deal with the practical issues in executing commercial real estate workouts; work through intercreditor issues in commercial real estate loan sales; and devise creative exit strategies.

• Handling workouts with borrowers—assessing the situation and developing a strategy
• Dealing with intercreditor issues in commercial real » estate workouts
• Handling foreclosure and property recovery challenges— » dealing with litigation, settlement and title transfer Developing creative exit and property disposal strategies » that maximize recovery
• Plus! Roundtable discussion on working through a » distressed commercial real estate loan