Matthew J. Hektoen

Matt Hektoen is a transactional attorney with a practice concentrated in commercial real estate, real estate finance, and mergers and acquisitions. Clients rely on Matt for clear, strategic guidance in complex real estate and business transactions throughout Iowa.

Matt represents developers, investors, institutional lenders, and operating businesses in the acquisition, sale, leasing, and financing of commercial, multifamily, hotel, telecommunications, agricultural, and industrial properties. He frequently structures and negotiates joint ventures, partnerships, limited liability companies, and helps clients secure traditional and non-traditional financing, including TIF, CMBS, mezzanine, and tax credit-supported capital stacks.

In addition to real estate, Matt has extensive experience in middle-market M&A, particularly in the light and heavy manufacturing sectors. He has advised on numerous asset and equity acquisitions across multiple locations, often involving unionized workforces, environmental diligence, and negotiated seller rollover equity.