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with Shlomo Chopp<\/h1>\n[\/mk_title_box][mk_title_box color=”rgba(10,28,47,0.75)” highlight_color=”#ffffff” highlight_opacity=”0″ size=”21″ stroke_color=”#ffffff” font_family=”none” align=”right” el_class=”bill_name_subheading”]\n

Why Distressed Commercial Real Estate Deals Die at the Table<\/p>\n[\/mk_title_box][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”50″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][mk_page_section full_width=”true” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column el_class=”apple_player”][vc_row_inner el_class=”content_row”][vc_column_inner el_class=”counter_row” width=”1\/3″][vc_raw_html css=””]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_raw_html css=””]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_raw_html css=””]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][vc_row el_class=”content_row1″][vc_column][vc_column_text margin_bottom=”0″ css=”.vc_custom_1779299556915{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

ABOUT THE EPISODE<\/h3>\n

The deals collapsing in today’s commercial real estate market aren’t failing because of bad assets. They’re failing at the negotiating table and usually because of moves the borrower didn’t know were fatal.<\/p>\n

Shlomo Chopp has restructured some of the most complex distressed commercial real estate workouts in the country. He joins Bill to talk about what actually saves a deal when a loan goes sideways and why the instinct to draw hard lines with your lender is often the move that ends everything.<\/p>\n

What separates a workout from a wipeout isn’t the asset. It’s whether you understand who’s sitting across the table \u2014 their incentives, their constraints, their pressure points \u2014 and whether you can communicate in a way that opens doors instead of slamming them.<\/p>\n

Banks aren’t trying to foreclose. They’re trying to recover maximum proceeds. Walk in knowing that, and the whole conversation changes. Shlomo walks through what that looks like at every level \u2014 banks, private lenders, CMBS bond managers \u2014 the motivations differ, and so does the playbook.<\/p>\n

Having the right team on your side of the table determines whether you walk out with a deal or a default. He also makes the case that your toughest workout might be the best off-market deal hiding in your portfolio right now.<\/p>\n

About Our Guest:
\nShlomo Chopp is the Managing Partner of CASE Equity Partners<\/a> commercial real estate investment and advisory, specializing in crafting solutions for distressed property and debt situations while developing innovative strategies for repositioning assets. Shlomo founded the advisory to help borrowers and guarantors navigate the challenges of distressed real estate loans in today\u2019s complex and interconnected capital markets. Connect further with Shlomo on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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