Joseph B. Dempster

Joseph B. Dempster Jr.

Managing Partner

Areas of Experience

Services
Banking, Credit & Financial Services
Emerging Technology
Real Estate
Industries
Banking
Real Estate

Education

Wake Forest University, JD, 1990

University of North Carolina, BA, 1987

Professional and Community Activities

Downtown Raleigh Alliance, Board of Directors, 2009 - present, Vice-Chairman, 2010, Chairman 2011
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 – 2009, Executive Committee, General Counsel, 2006 – 2007
Boys and Girls Clubs of Wake County, Board of Directors, 2007 – 2008
Capital City Club, Board of Directors, 2009 - present
Ravenscroft School, Board of Directors, 2011
North Carolina Bar Association
Wake County Bar Association

Notable Accomplishments

Jurisdictions Licensed

301 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1900, Raleigh, NC 27601	t: 919.783.1016	\|	email
P.O. Box 1801, Raleigh, NC 27602-1801	f: 919.783.1075	\|	vcard

Bo has over 20 years of business and professional experience, working with a large number and wide variety of clients, crossing both geographic and industry lines. He has represented a number of business and institutional clients with respect to planning and execution of acquisition and growth strategies, and has worked with companies seeking to divest themselves of business lines or navigating foreclosures and business shut downs.

Bo works with both business owners and boards of directors, advising on a variety of business matters and liability concerns. He has represented many financial institutions and private investors with respect to all types of lending, including real estate secured loans, asset based loans, mezzanine financing, equity participations, syndications, securitized loans, tax credit financing and more. Likewise, he has represented owners and borrowers in similar transactions.

Bo represents real estate developers, owners and operators in connection with acquisition, development, permitting and construction of commercial real estate projects.

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

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Firm Management Responsibilities

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