Working on behalf of publicly traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) and private investors, Buddy McDaniel advises clients on the acquisition, disposition and financing of large-scale commercial real estate assets. He also has extensive experience representing financial institutions and borrowers in commercial lending matters and in commercial loan workouts and restructures. In the past three years, Buddy has assisted public and private clients in more than $1 billion worth of financings and in excess of $475 million in real estate acquisitions and dispositions.


Robert P. McDaniel, Jr.
Member
Memphis
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Robert P. McDaniel, Jr.
Member
Memphis
rmcdaniel@bassberry.com
https://www.bassberry.com/professionals/mcdaniel-robert-p/
Memberships
Urban Land Institute — Young Leaders Division, Memphis, Executive Committee (2008-2009)
Service Over Self, Inc. — Board of Directors (2008-2014)
Working on behalf of publicly traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) and private investors, Buddy McDaniel advises clients on the acquisition, disposition and financing of large-scale commercial real estate assets. He also has extensive experience representing financial institutions and borrowers in commercial lending matters and in commercial loan workouts and restructures. In the past three years, Buddy has assisted public and private clients in more than $1 billion worth of financings and in excess of $475 million in real estate acquisitions and dispositions.
Memberships
Urban Land Institute — Young Leaders Division, Memphis, Executive Committee (2008-2009)
Service Over Self, Inc. — Board of Directors (2008-2014)
Representative Experience
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We represented The Wilson Works Foundation, the charitable arm of The Lawrence Group, in connection with the donation of a...
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We represented Lawrence Land Holdings, LLC in connection with the sale of over 6,000 acres of farmland in Missouri, with...
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We represented The Lawrence Group in connection with its sale of nearly 6,000 acres of farmland across Mississippi and Crittenden...
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We represented Exeter Property Group, L.P., a division of EQT Exeter, in connection with its acquisition of a 34-property industrial...
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Representation of National Guard Products, Inc., a family-owned and full service supplier of aluminum extrusions company, in its acquisition of Anemostat Door Products, Inc, the largest manufacturer of metal vision frames and door louvers in North America. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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We represented ClearPoint Neuro, Inc. (f/k/a MRI Interventions, Inc.), a global therapy-enabling platform company providing navigation and delivery to the brain, in its $17.5 million strategic investment from PTC Therapeutics, Inc. and Petrichor Healthcare Capital Management, with $10.0 million of notes funded by PTC and $7.5 million of notes funded by Petrichor. With the net proceeds from the sale of the notes to PTC and Petrichor, the ClearPoint Neuro intends to repay in full its existing secured indebtedness, and to fund product commercialization, internal research and development, and general corporate requirements. Additionally, we advised ClearPoint Neuro in the draw of $7.5 million additional proceeds from Petrichor in December 2020. ClearPoint Neuro intends to use net proceeds to continue funding global product commercialization, external strategic portfolio partnerships, and internal research and development efforts.
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Representation of Neighborhood Preservation Inc. (NPI) in acquiring a number of tax sale parcels of land as part of an effort to redevelop a blighted area in Memphis
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As part of our pro bono commitment to empower communities and help remedy the economic inequalities that pervade low-income communities,...
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Represented Devonshire Operating Partnership, LP in its acquisition by of Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, a global institutional investment management firm
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Represented underwriters in Bluerock Residential Growth REIT’s Class A common stock offering
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Publications
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February 21, 2012
Media Mentions & Firm News
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August 15, 2024 | Best Lawyers®
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August 17, 2023 | Best Lawyers®
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August 18, 2022 | The Best Lawyers in America ©
Publications
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February 21, 2012
Media Mentions & Firm News
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August 15, 2024 | Best Lawyers®
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August 17, 2023 | Best Lawyers®
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August 18, 2022 | The Best Lawyers in America ©
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August 19, 2021 | The Best Lawyers in America©
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December 11, 2020 | Mid-South Super Lawyers
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August 20, 2020 | The Best Lawyers in America©
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November 5, 2019 | Mid-South Super Lawyers
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January 15, 2015
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November 5, 2014
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November 18, 2013
Accolades
The Best Lawyers in America© — Real Estate Law (2021-2025)
Mid-South Super Lawyers “Rising Star” (2013-2014, 2019-2020)
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law — Symposium Editor
Vanderbilt Trial Advocacy Society and Mock Trial Competition — Member
Vanderbilt Scholastic Excellence Awards: Constitutional Law II and Current Constitutional Issues — Recipient
Accolades
The Best Lawyers in America© — Real Estate Law (2021-2025)
Mid-South Super Lawyers “Rising Star” (2013-2014, 2019-2020)
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law — Symposium Editor
Vanderbilt Trial Advocacy Society and Mock Trial Competition — Member
Vanderbilt Scholastic Excellence Awards: Constitutional Law II and Current Constitutional Issues — Recipient
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Vanderbilt Law School - J.D., 2006
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Rhodes College - B.A., 2002
Education
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Vanderbilt Law School - J.D., 2006
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Rhodes College - B.A., 2002
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Tennessee, 2006
Admissions
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Tennessee, 2006