Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP represented Chimera Investment Corporation in negotiating and executing a definitive agreement to acquire HomeXpress Mortgage Corp. from certain affiliates of Seer Capital Management and certain management sellers. HomeXpress Mortgage is a leading originator of consumer non-QM, investor business purpose, and other non-Agency mortgage loan products with a nationwide presence across 46 states and Washington, DC.

The Hunton team advising on the matter was led by M&A partners Michael Goldman and Austin Maloney with associates Christian Sheets, Marissa Rogers, and Nate Jones. The team also included partner Richard Warren for representations and warranties insurance; partner Rob Smith and associate Tianlu Zhang for REIT capital markets; partner Kendal Sibley and associate Patrick Tricker for tax; partner Ryan Glasgow and associate Tyler Laughinghouse for labor; partner Michelle Lewis, partner Anthony Eppert, and associate Tyler Richardson for employee benefits; partner John Gary Maynard and counsel Mathew Ricciardi for intellectual property; partner Adam Solomon and associate Peter Birghoffer for data privacy; associate Bennett Sooy for antitrust; and partner J.C. Chenault and associate Matthew Chris for real estate.

Hunton is proud to be one of the top, fully integrated and multidisciplinary legal platforms in the U.S. for advising companies in the mortgage and financial services industry on transactional matters, having represented financial services clients in M&A and other strategic transactions worth more than $13.5 billion in the past 12 months.

View Chimera Investment Corporation’s press release.