Shearman & Sterling is advising City Office REIT in its proposed $115 million initial public offering of common stock to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. City Office REIT Inc., a newly organized corporation formed to acquire, own and operate high-quality office properties located within the United States, is sponsored by Canadian private equity firm Second City Capital Partners, a multi-fund private equity firm that invests in real estate and conventional private equity.
The Shearman & Sterling team includes partners Stephen Giove (New York-Capital Markets), Laurence Crouch (Palo Alto-Tax), John Opar (New York-Real Estate), and Robert Roberts (New York-Capital Markets); counsel Daniel Stellenberg (Palo Alto-Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits); and associates Christine Kim (New York-Capital Markets), Nicholas Moulton (New York-Capital Markets), James Cotton (New York-Capital Markets), Alan Sun (New York-Corporate), Derek Kershaw (New York-Tax), Joe Tucci (New York-Tax) and Mathew Stoller (New York-Real Estate).
