- Counsel to Brookfield Real Estate Income Trust Inc. in its $7.5 billion follow-on public offering.
- Counsel to FS Credit Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. in its $2.75 billion initial public offering and $5.5 billion of follow-on public offerings.
- Counsel to Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. in its $28 billion of follow-on public offerings.
- Represented a public, closed-end fund in its $3 billion initial public offering.
- Advised a public, non-listed REIT in its $2.5 billion prospective disposition.
- Counsel to two wirehouses in their distribution of public, non-listed REIT securities.
- Counsel to a leading financial advisor in its distribution of a $2 billion publicly registered REIT offering.
- Advised a leading alternative asset manager in its creation of a digital alternative investment platform.
- Counsel to a Fortune 100 corporation in its $8.6 billion acquisition of a mining equipment manufacturer and subsequent integration.
- Represented a Fortune 100 corporation in its minority investment in an entertainment startup.
- Counsel to a real estate fund in its $500 million private offering to invest in industrial real estate assets.
- Represented a private equity fund in its $35 million private offering to invest in a diversified portfolio of emerging growth companies.
Partner,
- Phone: +1 404 881 7410
- Email: lindsey.magaro@alston.com
Lindsey’s REIT and alternative investment clients look to her to craft fund structures that maximize value and for guidance on corporate governance, capital raising, and M&A transactions.
Lindsey Magaro is a partner in Alston & Bird’s Investment Funds Group and a member of the REITs & Funds Team. Lindsey represents real estate companies, including listed and non-listed REITs, real estate funds, and investment management firms with fund formation, public securities offerings, and private placements. Lindsey regularly advises her clients on corporate governance issues and counsels broker-dealers on compliance with applicable FINRA rules.
Lindsey is an active member of the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives, a forward-thinking trade association that is proactively shaping and leading the field of portfolio diversified investments. Lindsey is also actively invested in the firm’s talent and culture, having served on the firm’s Hiring Committee and Associates Committee, and recruits and mentors summer and lateral associates.
Before joining Alston & Bird, Lindsey received her J.D., cum laude, from Indiana University Maurer School of Law, where she served as an executive editor of the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies. Lindsey received her B.A., summa cum laude, in peace studies and Spanish from Manchester College. Lindsey is active in community and social justice initiatives, and has led 76 attorneys in a pro bono project to further a charitable organization’s mission to provide lifesaving resources and information for forced marriage survivors and advocates.
Lindsey is listed in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the Securities/Capital Markets (Atlanta) category.
Languages
- Spanish
Bar Admissions
- Georgia
- Illinois (Inactive)
Education
- Indiana University (J.D., 2009)
- Manchester College (B.A., 2004)
Memberships
- Institute for Portfolio Alternatives, Policy, Regulatory, and Legal Committee (2024–present)
- Institute for Portfolio Alternatives, Valuations Subcommittee (2024–present)
- Institute for Portfolio Alternatives, Rising Leaders Counsel (2020–2024)
- Institute for Portfolio Alternatives, Next Generation Leaders Task Force (2019–2020)
- Atlanta Bar Association