Joseph B. Dempster Jr. 
Managing Partner 
Education

Wake Forest University, JD, 1990

University of North Carolina, BA, 1987

Professional and Community Activities

Downtown Raleigh Alliance, Board of Directors, 2009, Vice-Chairman, 2010

Prevent Child Abuse, North Carolina, Board of Directors, 1995 – present, President, 1999; 2007 – 2008

Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, Member, Board of Directors, 1995 – 1996; 2006 – 2007, Executive Committee, General Counsel, 2006 – 2007

Boy's and Girl's Clubs of Wake County, Board of Directors, 2007 – 2008 

North Carolina Bar Association

Wake County Bar Association

Notable Accomplishments
Jurisdictions Licensed
301 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1900, Raleigh, NC 27601t: 919.783.1016|
P.O. Box 1801, Raleigh, NC 27602-1801f: 919.783.1075|
Bo has more than 15 years of experience helping a broad spectrum of clients with complex real estate and finance transactions.  He has represented office building and shopping center developers, residential project owners, institutional equity investors, and many other borrowers and lenders of different types.

Representative Experience

  • Represented investor group in negotiation and North Carolina sale of office park valued at over $70 million
  • Represented lead participating bank in $85 million construction/permanent loan on a regional mixed use project
  • Represented investor group in acquisition of multiple tax credit/low-income housing properties and qualification and financing of the same with HUD
  • Represented developer/owner in a property “rollup” transaction, equity raise, and $100 million securitized financing
  • Represented client in acquisition, development, and permitting of $75 million medical office facility
  • Represented private investors in acquiring and developing $30 million medical office facility including a private placement capital raise and taxable bond financing
  • Represented multi-state retail client in negotiating and closing $100 million working line of credit

Firm Management Responsibilities

Bo has been a member of the firm's management committee since 2000 and the Managing Partner since 2006.
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