Practice Areas
Education
- A.B., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1982; Phi Beta Kappa
- J.D., University of Virginia, 1985
Bar & Court Admissions
- North Carolina, 1985
Mark E. Carpenter
Mark Carpenter approaches finance transactions looking to resolve issues consistent with his clients' interests. His creative structuring and problem-solving helps his clients complete transactions.
Mr. Carpenter seeks to understand the needs and desires of both his clients and their borrowers as a prerequisite to finding workable solutions and sensible compromises. He accomplishes this by asking questions through open and frank dialogue with borrowers and their counsel.
He has also helped national and regional banks, funds and a variety of other lenders finance high-rise buildings, large urban mixed-use projects and virtually every other property type with creative and flexible financing structures that lessen risk, while accommodating the needs of the parties.
Representative Client Services
- Capital markets real estate finance
- Construction lending
- Real estate syndicated and mezzanine credit facilities
- Asset-based lending and project finance credits
- Financing of limited liability companies, partnerships, REITS, funds and other real estate ownership arrangements
- Workout and restructuring of real estate and project finance credit facilities
- General business and capital markets assistance
Mr. Carpenter shares his extensive real estate financing knowledge in lectures to graduate business students and in training seminars for bankers.
Of Note
- Lecturer on Real Estate Finance & Development, Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia
- Member, University of North Carolina Board of Visitors, 2003-2007
- Director, The First Tee of Charlotte, Inc., 2000 - present
- Director, Ballantyne Country Club, Inc., 2006 - present
- Director, United Partners Bank (Proposed), 2006 - present
- University of North Carolina Board of Visitors
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association: Business Law Section; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
- North Carolina Bar Association: Business Law Section; Real Estate Section