Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc., 2024
Acted for Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. in its acquisition of a portfolio of 12 seniors' housing residences in Québec.
Commercial Real Estate
Claridge IC Properties 4, Limited Partnership, 2024
Acted for Claridge IC Properties 4, Limited Partnership with the acquisition, in a joint venture with Endevco and Palomino, of a property in the City of Gatineau, and its related acquisition financing, for the purposes of the development of a residential project comprising approximately 298 rental units and ancillary commercial space.
TPG, 2023
Acted as counsel to TPG in its acquisition (and related financings) from Oxford Property Group of a 75% interest in two Class-A industrial business parks in the Greater Toronto Area valued at C$1.3-billion.
Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ and Fonds de solidarité, 2023
Acted for Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ and Fonds de solidarité with the restructuring of Groupe Sélection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act relating to the acquisition of Groupe Sélection’s entire interest in the historic site District des Brasseurs (former Molson Brewery), and the subsequent sale of a portion of such interest to Montoni, making FTQ and Montoni equal owners of the property.
Groupe Legault / JE Mondou Ltée, 2023
Acted for Legault Group in its joint venture with Groupe Montoni relating to the construction of a nearly 400,000 square feet automated distribution centre as part of the final phase of the Mascouche CentrOparc business district. The facility, which represents an investment of over $90 million, will be owned equally by the partners and will used to service the Mondou chain of pet supply stores.
Warwick Hotels and Resorts, 2023
Acted for Warwick Hotels and Resorts in the financing and purchase of the iconic luxury hotel Le Crystal in downtown Montréal, which includes a spa and parking facilities.
Umicore SA, 2023
Acted for Umicore SA/NV, a circular materials technology company headquartered in Belgium, in the development and construction of a first-of-its kind EV battery materials manufacturing plant in Loyalist Township, Ontario, that will be 100% fuelled by renewable energy from the start of production.
Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc., 2023
Acted for Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc. in the acquisition, joint venture, financing and development of a more than 131,000 square feet (more than 12,200 square meters) development land located near the REM Panama light metro transit station, which provides direct access to Montréal.
Claridge IC Properties 3, Limited Partnership, 2023
Acted for Claridge IC Properties 3, Limited Partnership in the acquisition of a property in the City of Dorval, and its related acquisition financing and development thereon of approximately 255 residential rental units and ancillary commercial property, in a joint venture with Pur Immobilia, Oktodev, Endévco and Palomino Capital.
Jesta Group, 2022
Acted for Jesta Capital Corp. in the (i) $128-million sale of the iconic Château Viger/Gare Berry to Allied Properties REIT in August 2021; and (ii) construction financing and subsequent $121-million sale of a 7-storey newly constructed office building to Allied Properties REIT in October 2022; including the 10-year lease to Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada as anchor tenant of this new office building.
Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc., 2022
Acted for Ivanhoe Cambridge Inc. in (i) its sale of an undivided 50% interest in the Place Laurier Québec (comprising of the shopping centre, Édifice Champlain and Tour Frontenac) located in Québec City to Douville, Moffet & Associés and (ii) the creation of a strategic partnership with Douville, Moffet & Associés to each take part in the accelerated redevelopment and the densification of such site. Place Laurier Québec has the highest municipally assessed value in Québec City.
Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc., 2022
Acted for Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc. in its negotiation of a real estate joint venture with Ipso Facto and developer Douville, Moffet & Associés and related entities regarding Lux Place, a new multi-phase, high-end multi-residential project that will feature 850 apartments and 175 long-term-stay hotel rooms above three levels of underground parking, with a total of 1,217,830 square feet of building space.
Habitations Trigone Inc., 2022
Acted for Habitations Trigone Inc. in the sale of its partners' two-thirds ownership and Trigone's sale of its one-third interest in a 30-property apartment portfolio in Montréal to Centurion Apartment REIT. This sale represents the largest single multi-family transaction to date in Québec.
Cominar REIT, 2022
Acted for Cominar REIT, one of Canada's largest diversified real estate investment trusts and the largest commercial property owner in Québec, in its C$5.7-billion sale to Iris Acquisition II LP, which is an entity created by a consortium led by Canderel Real Estate Property Inc., one of Canada's largest privately held real estate companies.
Resolute Forest Products, 2022
Acted for affiliates of Resolute Forest Products Inc. in their sale of the international bridge linking Fort Frances, Ontario and International Falls, Minnesota to Aazhogan Limited Partnership, a joint venture between Rainy River First Nations and the BMI Group.
Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited, 2022
Acted for Cadillac Fairview and its affiliated entities in its joint venture with TD Greystone Asset Management relating to CF Carrefour Laval, the largest enclosed shopping centre in the Greater Montréal Area, including approximately 1,200,000 square feet of retail space.
AMCC Inc., 2022
Acted for AMCC Inc. for the sale of Mellem Brossard, a multi-residential property with 1,744 square feet of commercial space.
AMCC Inc., 2022
Acted for AMCC Inc. regarding the admission of a new partner in Société en commandite 2820 Ontario and the granting of a credit facility to the Société for the purpose of financing a multi-residential development project.
Beaver Hall/Viger Investments L.P., 2022
Acted for Beaver Hall/Viger Investments L.P. in the sale of a $147-million mixed-use residential office complex located in downtown Montréal to an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
TAS, 2021
Acted for TAS in the joint venture with Woodbourne Capital to develop a 1-million square foot mixed-use campus in downtown Toronto, the contribution of the property to the joint venture and TAS/Woodbourne's C$115.2-million financing from QuadReal Property Group.
TPG Real Estate Partners, 2021
Acted for TPG Real Estate Partners, the dedicated real estate equity investment platform of alternative asset firm TPG, in its acquisition (and related financing) of Cinespace Film Studios, North America's second-largest independent sound stage platform with best-in-class studio campuses in Toronto and Chicago.
TAS, 2021
Acted for TAS in its joint venture with LaSalle Canada Property Fund to deploy C$120 million in capital into improving acquired properties' energy efficiency and reduce carbon footprints.
Minto Apartment REIT, 2021
Acted for Minto Apartment REIT in the purchase of a 20-storey, 261-multi-residential units, apartment building located in downtown Montréal, as well as the property financing. The centrally located property is near the Université de Montréal, McGill University, three major hospitals and the Côte-des-Neiges metro station. Le Hill-Park is also close to the Minto Apartment REIT's existing Rockhill, Haddon Hall and Le 4300 properties.
The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited, 2021
Acted for The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited and Armadale Properties Limited in connection with Cadillac Fairview's phased acquisition of the Toronto Buttonville Airport, which will be redeveloped in a mixed-use phased development.
Spruce Partners Inc., 2021
Acting for Spruce Partners Inc. in its formation of a development general partnership with Amico Properties Inc. and Amica Senior Lifestyles Trust and the acquisition by the general partnership of a real estate property in Burlington, Ontario.
The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited, 2021
Acted for The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited in (i) its C$295.35 million acquisition of an undivided 50% interest in the Fairview Pointe-Claire shopping centre located in Pointe-Claire, Québec, and its adjacent lands, from Ivanhoe Cambridge, and (ii) its C$232 million sale of an undivided 50% interest in the Galeries d'Anjou shopping centre located in Montréal to Ivanhoe Cambridge. Following the transaction, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited became, directly or indirectly through affiliates, the sole owner of the Fairview Pointe-Claire shopping centre and its adjacent lands, whereas Ivanhoe Cambridge became, directly or indirectly through affiliates, the sole owner of the Galeries d'Anjou shopping centre.
Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc., 2021
Acted for Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc. in its real estate partnership with Cogir and Pomerleau for Haleco, a redevelopment project that will transform a municipal service yard in downtown Montréal into a 338,000 sq. ft. (31,000 sq. m.) mixed-use project including multi-residential private units, affordable units and social units, as well as office and commercial space, an urban forest and an urban farm fostering a circular economy and a strong community life. The building will comprise strong elements of sustainable development, including a Platinum LEED certification and Passivhaus components. This project is the winner of C40’s international Reinventing Cities competition.
Montoni Group, 2021
Acted for Montoni Group in its acquisition from and leaseback to Grass Valley Canada Partner ULC, as well as its partnership with Nicola Value Add Real Estate Limited Partnership and financing of an industrial property located at 3499 Douglas-B.Floreani Street, Montréal.
Brivia Group Inc., 2021
Acted for Brivia Group Inc. in its acquisition from RioCan and Harden Group, as well as its partnership for financing and its development, of the LaSalle Carnival Centre, a 646,000 sq, ft. (60,000 sq. m.) land located in the borough of LaSalle, Montréal. Brivia Group has announced its intention to redevelop the land into a mixed-use, multi-phase transit-oriented real estate project.
Woodbourne Canada Partners, 2021
Acted for Woodbourne Canada Partners in the refinancing of a five-story, 144-unit student residence for Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.
StorageMart, 2021
Acted for StorageMart in the restructuring of its Canadian portfolio of 67 self-storage facilities in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Québec.
PSP Investments, 2021
Acted for PSP Investments in its acquisition, through a joint venture, of a portfolio of 1750 single family rental homes.
SmartCentres REIT, 2021
Acting for SmartCentres REIT in the formation of multiple joint ventures with SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. and its affiliates for the development and financing of self-storage facilities to be operated under the SmartStop brand across Canada.
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., 2020
Acting for Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. in the strategic disposition of its operating gas station sites operating under the banners Circle K and Couche-Tard in prime locations in Ontario and Québec.
SmartCentres REIT, 2020
Acted for SmartCentres REIT in the formation of a joint venture with Greenwin Inc. for the acquisition of a 1.15-acre site on Balliol Street in the Yonge and Davisville neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario for the development of a high-rise, mixed-use rental property.
Daniel Langlois, 2020
Acted for Daniel Langlois and Propriétés Terra Incognita Inc. in the sale of a building located downtown Montréal, known as the former Ex-Centris performing arts centre and cinema.
First Capital Realty Inc., 2020
Acted for First Capital Realty Inc. in the acquisition and sale of its shopping centres in the province of Québec, including the sale of its entire Québec City portfolio to Trudel Alliance for approximately $165 million. The portfolio comprises seven shopping centres with 28 buildings in the Québec City area, including Carrefour Soumande, Galeries Charlesbourg, Place Seigneuriale, Place des Quatre-Bourgeois, Place Naviles, Carrefour St-David and Les Promenades de Lévis. It also includes megacentres, shopping malls and shopping centres.
SmartCentres REIT, 2020
Acting for SmartCentres REIT in the formation of a joint venture with Greenwin Inc. for the purchase and development of a 7.8-acre lakefront property in Barrie, Ontario, which is planned to be a multi-phase rental apartment community comprising over 2,000 units.
SmartCentres REIT, 2020
Acted for SmartCentres REIT in a 50/50 joint venture with Selection Group (formerly Réseau Sélection) to develop a mixed-use complex at SmartCentres' Laurentian Place shopping centre at the corner of Baseline Road and Clyde Avenue in Ottawa, Ontario.
Groupe Montoni, 2020
Acted for Groupe Montoni in the $88-million sale to Summit Industrial Income REIT of its interest in a portfolio of 11 industrial properties located across Québec. In a related agreement, acted for Groupe Montoni in its acquisition of a 50% interest in a large office building for a purchase price of $5.8 million.
Kesmat Investments Inc. and Mirlaw Investments Ltd., 2020
Acted for Kesmat Investments Inc. and Mirlaw Investments Ltd. in their sale of a portfolio of eight industrial properties located in the greater Montréal area.
Major Canadian institutional investor, 2020
Acting for a major Canadian institutional investor in the formation of seven joint ventures with various developers for the development of three condominiums and one mix-use development in Toronto, Ontario; one office tower in Vancouver, British Columbia; and a portfolio of multi-residential value add rental properties in Ontario and Québec.
Groupe Mach Inc., 2020
Acting for Groupe Mach Inc. in connection with Ateliers du CN, a project aimed at redeveloping the CN's former 33-hectare industrial, railway-related site in the southwest borough of the city of Montréal.
Minto Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust, 2019
Acted for Minto Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust in the $281.1-million acquisition and the financing of Le 4300 and Haddon Hall, two high-end multi-residential properties comprising a total of 528 suites located in the attractive neighbourhoods of Westmount and Ville-Marie in downtown Montréal, Québec.
PSP Investments, 2019
Acting for PSP Investments in the US$239.6-million acquisition by Clearwater U.S. Multi-Family (No. 2) Holding LP, a limited partnership formed by PSP and Daniel Drimmer (CEO and director of the general partner of the Clearwater Fund), of Starlight U.S. Multi-Family (No.1) Value-Add Fund's portfolio of three multi-family properties totalling 1,193 units located in the United States.
The Blackstone Group Inc., 2019
Acted for real estate funds managed by The Blackstone Group Inc. and their affiliates in Blackstone's $6.2-billion all-cash acquisition of Dream Global Real Estate Investment Trust and the separation of its external asset manager, Dream Asset Management.
Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited, 2019
Acted for Cadillac Fairview in its acquisition from First Gulf and its partners of one of the largest planned commercial developments in Canada, the 38-acre East Harbour project in downtown Toronto.
Spear Street Capital, LLC, 2019
Acted for Spear Street Capital, LLC, in the acquisition of one of the most significant tech hubs in Montréal, the recently redeveloped O Mile-Ex complex located at 6650-6666 Saint-Urbain Street, Montréal.
Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc. and Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board, 2019
Acted for Ivanhoé Cambridge and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in the sale of Carrefour de l'Estrie, one of the largest shopping centres in Québec, to an affiliate of Groupe Mach.
Minto Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust, 2019
Acted for Minto Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) in the $268-million acquisition from Rockhill Apartments Inc. of a multi-residential rental property comprising 1,004 suites in Montréal, Québec. The REIT, which co-acquired the property with Investors Real Property Fund, is the asset and property manager for the co-tenancy and is earning fees for these services.
Blackstone Property Partners, 2019
Acted for an affiliate of Blackstone Property Partners in its joint venture with Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., to acquire the 1.45 million-square-foot Bentall Centre office and retail complex in Vancouver.
Claridge IC Properties, Limited Partnership, 2019
Acting for Claridge IC Properties, Limited Partnership in the redevelopment, in joint venture with Bâtimo and Phillip Kerub, of a portion of the residential project to be constructed on the former Montreal Children's Hospital site. The overall mixed-use redevelopment of the site, valued at $400-million, will ultimately include six towers of residential and social housing, a park, a municipal library, offices, stores and a hotel.
F.I.T. Ventures L.P., 2019
Acted for FIT Ventures in its acquisition, financing and development of real estate properties in the greater Montréal area.
First Capital Realty Inc., 2019
Acted for First Capital Realty Inc. in the disposition of its entire Québec City portfolio to Trudel Alliance for approximately $165 million. The portfolio consists of seven retail centres with 28 buildings in the Québec City region: Carrefour Soumande, Galeries Charlesbourg, Place Seigneuriale, Place des Quatre-Bourgeois, Place Naviles, Carrefour St-David and Les Promenades de Lévis. It includes power centres, enclosed malls and shopping centres.
Club sportif MAA, 2019
Acted for Club sportif MAA in the redevelopment of its property located in downtown Montréal, involving the sale of a portion of the property, the demolition of the property and its reconstruction to include a new Club MAA (gym) and a 33-storey residential tower of approximately 300 units.
StorageMart, 2019
Acted as lead counsel for StorageMart with the secured refinancing of its Canadian portfolio of 67 self-storage facilities in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Québec.
National Bank of Canada, 2019
Acted for National Bank of Canada with the sale to Kevric of the class-A downtown Montréal building, located in the Quartier International neighbourhood, where the National Bank's head office is currently located.
Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited, 2019
Acted for Frontside Developments L.P., a joint venture between Cadillac Fairview and Investment Management Corporation of Ontario, in the sale of a 30% interest in the development site located at 160 Front Street West, Toronto, to The Toronto-Dominion Bank. Also acted for Cadillac Fairview, as the manager and co-owner, in the joint venture and management arrangements for the development. As one of the most significant developments in Toronto, it will consist of a 46-storey office tower (with 1,200,000 square feet of office space and 12,000 square feet of retail space) in the heart of downtown Toronto. The office space has been fully leased to Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and The Toronto-Dominion Bank.
Alre Properties Inc., 2019
Acted for Alre Properties Inc. in the development, acquisition and construction financing and the leasing of a regional shopping centre in City of Paradise, Newfoundland with over 100,000 square feet of retail leasable area anchored by national food store, gas station and pharmacy.
Alre Properties Inc., 2019
Acted for Alre Properties Inc. in the sale and lease-back transaction for ten Bank of Montreal branches located in Québec and Ontario and acquisition financing related thereof.
Claridge IC Properties, Limited Partnership, 2019
Acted for Claridge IC Properties, Limited Partnership in a joint venture in connection with Les Loges St-Nicolas, located in Lévis, on the south shore of Québec City. This ground-up development is expected to comprise 8 phases totalling 850 condo-style rental apartments for a development cost exceeding C$250 million.
Claridge Real Estate Inc., 2019
Acting for Claridge Real Estate Inc. in the acquisition and redevelopment of 2 buildings comprising 426 residential rental units and ancillary commercial property, in Toronto (Ontario), in joint venture with Reserve Properties and Palomino Capital.
Montoni Group, 2019
Acted for Montoni Group in the purchase and the redevelopment of the old Molson brewery on Notre-Dame Street East in Montréal.
Alre Properties Inc., 2019
Acting for Alre Properties Inc. in the development, acquisition and construction financing and the leasing of regional head office for Bank of Montreal in St John's, Newfoundland, with 45,000 square feet of office space, underground parking and 7,500 square feet of retail space.
First Capital Realty Inc., 2019
Acting for First Capital Realty Inc. in connection with the redevelopment, in multiple joint ventures, of Centre Commercial Wilderton, a mixed-use project for a major shopping complex in Montréal, which will include commercial spaces, a retirement residence and a residential tower.
Graywood Group, 2019
Acting for the Graywood Group on the formation of a 50/50 joint venture for the development of a 47-storey condominium tower to be located at the corner of Peter and Adelaide in Toronto, Ontario, which will contain 695 residences and ground level retail.
Graywood Group, 2019
Acting for the Graywood Group with the acquisition and development of Fish Creek Exchange in Calgary, Alberta, which is a new community consisting of mid-rise mixed-use buildings and townhomes.
Groupe Mach Inc., 2019
Acting for Groupe Mach Inc. in connection with Quartier des Lumières, built on the former site of Maison de Radio-Canada. A 4.5-million square foot "live-work-play" project will harmoniously combine residential, commercial and office spaces, as well as a community center, a public park and a primary school.
Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc., 2018
Acted for Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc. in its partnership with Cirque du Soleil to launch an innovative concept in family entertainment centres. The first family entertainment centre of Cirque du Soleil in Canada, CREACTIVE, will open in the Vaughan Mills centre, owned by Ivanhoé Cambridge, in 2020.
Brivia Group, 2018
Acted for Brivia Group in the development and financing of NEST Condos, an 11-storey building in downtown Montréal offering 97 residential condominiums and commercial spaces.
Forterra Inc., 2018
Acted for Forterra Inc., a leading manufacturer of water and drainage infrastructure pipe and products in the United States and Eastern Canada, as M&A and real estate counsel in the acquisition of three Canadian properties. This acquisition was part of a bigger transaction involving the swap of a number of Canadian and American properties.
Mierins Automotive Group, 2018
Acted as tax counsel for Mierins Automotive Group in the sale of 10 automotive dealerships operating in Ottawa, Kingston and Brockville.
eStruxture Holdings Inc., 2018
Acted for eStruxture Data Centers in its acquisition of Backbone Datavault, a Vancouver-based colocation provider, by way of an asset purchase.
Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust, 2018
Acted for Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust in a $45-million secured financing on Carrefour Rimouski with Laurentian Bank of Canada as lender.
Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited, 2018
Acting for Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited in a joint venture with Shape Properties and another investor for the development of a multi-phase mixed-use project in Richmond, British Columbia, which is expected to include the single largest residential development in Richmond's history as well as substantial integrated commercial components.
Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust, 2018
Acted for Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust in its $260 million secured credit facility with Dekabank Deutsche Girozentrale, as administrative agent and arranger.
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust, 2018
Acted as tax counsel to Granite REIT in its sale of a real estate portfolio in the United States and Canada for $400 million.
Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust, 2018
Acted for Cominar REIT in the sale of non-core property assets to Slate Acquisitions Inc. for $1.14 billion.
The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited, 2018
Acted for The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited in Sears Canada's proceedings pursuant to the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, including post-filing lease transactions, wind down of existing contractual relationships and claims related advice.
Hydroméga Services Inc., 2018
Acted for Hydroméga Services Inc. in the acquisition of Cochrane Power Corporation's Cochrane Power Generating Station, a cogeneration facility equipped with a 30MW natural gas turbine and a 15MW biomass fuelled boiler and steam turbine.
Immostar Group, 2018
Acting for Immostar in the implementation of the co-ownership structure and the real estate development of Le Maguire Avenue, a mixed-use building in Québec City, featuring 33-luxury condominium and a retail ground floor.
First Capital Realty Inc., 2018
Acted for First Capital Realty Inc. in the refinancing with an institutional lender of 5 commercial properties in Montréal and Québec.
Immostar Group, 2018
Acted for Immostar in the establishment of a partnership with Claridge Inc., Ivanhoé Cambridge and Fiera Capital with regards to land acquisitions and the real estate development of a residential project in Québec City featuring approximately 475 apartments.
Claridge IC Properties 2, Limited Partnership, 2018
Acted for Claridge IC Properties 2, Limited Partnership in the acquisition and redevelopment of an approximately C$50 million residential project in downtown Montreal on an 11,350 square foot property, in joint venture with Omnia Technologies Inc.
United Steelworkers Local 8782, 2018
Acted for United Steelworkers Local 8782, a limited partner of Legacy Lands Limited Partnership (the Partnership), with respect to the sale of approximately 3,000 acres of land beneficially owned by the Partnership in Hamilton and Nanticoke, Ontario on which Stelco Inc. conducts its manufacturing operations. Stelco granted a $114 million vendor take back mortgage to the Limited Partnership for the purchase price to be used to fund pension and other post-employment benefits to retirees of Stelco.
Aldo Group Inc., 2018
Acted for Aldo Group Inc. in the sale to Sotramont Inc. of its interest in an industrial site located on Hodge Street in Ville Saint-Laurent, Québec, and the redevelopment, in a joint venture, of a substantial mixed-use commercial/residential project on the property.
Aldo Group Inc., Carttera Management Inc., Sotramont Inc. and LSR GesDev Inc., 2018
Acted for Aldo Group Inc., Carttera Management Inc., Sotramont Inc. and LSR GesDev Inc., in the sale of Arbora Project in Griffintown, Montréal to Oxford Properties Group. Arbora is a unique mixed-use complex made of CLT wood construction.
Tour des Canadiens L.P., 2018
Acted for the Tour des Canadiens L.P. in the sale of 1909 Taverne Moderne, a landmark retail asset. This is Canada's largest sports bar and restaurant with its three storeys representing an area of 25,174 square-feet.
Confidential client, 2018
Acted for a U.S. state retirement system in its joint venture with a real estate development company for the acquisition of various industrial properties in Ontario.
Spear Street Capital, LLC, 2018
Acted for Spear Street Capital, LLC in the acquisition of Willingdon Park, an 489,000 square foot office park comprising five Class A/AAA office buildings in Burnaby, B.C., from HOOPP Realty Inc. for $179.4 million, which was marked the largest office deal of the first half of 2018 in British Columbia.
Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust, 2018
Acted for Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust, with The Toronto-Dominion Bank, as lender, in a $42.5-million secured financing of an industrial portfolio of properties.
Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited, 2018
Acted for Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited, the remaining co-owner and property manager, in the sale of Ivanhoe Cambridge's undivided 50 percent interest in Fairview Mall, one of Canada's leading shopping centres, to 404 & Sheppard LP.
SmartCentres REIT, 2018
Acted for SmartCentres REIT in the formation of a 50:50 joint venture with Jadco Construction, known as Laval Centre Apartments Limited Partnership, into which SmartCentres contributed development lands located in Laval, Quebec.
Redbourne Realty Fund IV, 2018
Acted for Redbourne Realty Fund IV in its acquisition of real estate properties in the greater Montréal area.
Alre Properties Inc., 2018
Acted for Alre Properties Inc. in the development, acquisition, construction financing and the leasing of regional head office for Bank of Montreal in Laval, with 60,000 square feet of office space, underground parking and 10,000 square feet of retail space.
Immostar Group, 2017
Acting for Immostar in its joint venture and development project Les Loges St-Nicolas, in Lévis (Saint-Nicolas), on the south shore of Québec City. This ground-up development is expected to comprise eight phases totalling 850 condo-style rental apartments for a development cost exceeding $250 million.
Axium Infrastructure Inc., 2017
Acted for Axium Infrastructure Inc. in its $540-million acquisition of TransCanada's Ontario solar portfolio, consisting of eight facilities totalling approximately 105 MW of installed capacity.
Blue Property Holdings L.P., 2017
Acted for The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited with respect to the establishment of a joint venture by a consortium comprising The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited, Canderel and Club de hockey Canadien. Davies is representing the joint venture in the development of Tour des Canadiens 3, a new 55-storey residential condominium building to be located across from the Bell Centre in the heart of downtown Montréal, and in the establishment of its co-ownership with Tour des Canadiens 2.
Les Propriétés Atwater Inc., 2017
Acted for Les Propriétés Atwater Inc. in its joint venture with Société Immobilière Bourgie Inc. for the acquisition of a multi-residential building in Montréal.
SmartREIT, 2017
Acted for SmartREIT in its $1.1-billion acquisition with Strathallen Acquisitions Inc. of OneREIT.
Claridge IC Properties, Limited Partnership, 2017
Acted for Claridge IC Properties, Limited Partnership, an investment vehicle formed by Claridge Properties Ltd. and Ivanhoe Cambridge Inc., in connection with its participation in a residential development project planned in Vaudreuil-Dorion.
CT REIT Limited Partnership, 2017
Acted for CT REIT Limited Partnership in connection with the transfer of certain assets from Canadian Tire Real Estate Limited to CT REIT Limited Partnership.
Cadillac Fairview Corporation, 2017
Acted for Cadillac Fairview Corporation in the sale of a 50% non-managing interest in its Vancouver portfolio, including CF Pacific Centre and 12 office towers, to Ontario Pension Board and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.
Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust, 2017
Acting for Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust in an injunctive matter involving Librairie Raffin and Librairie Renaud-Bray in connection with the leasing of commercial premises.
Jesta Capital Corp., 2017
Acting for Jesta Capital Corp. in connection with the redevelopment of Gare Viger, a historical site in Old Montréal. It is a $300-million project for a fully integrated mixed-use development comprising a 20-floor residential tower; a worldwide branded hotel with over 175 rooms and suites; retail premises on the ground floor; a 10 floor office tower; and an important underground parking facility
SmartCentres REIT and the Penguin Group of Companies, 2017
Acting for Penguin Investments Inc. (formerly SmartCentres Realty Inc.) in connection with the multi-billion dollar development of the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre - a planned downtown for the City of Vaughan of almost 6 million square feet. This is one of the most important master planned communities in Canada - a transit-rich, high-density, fully urban, mixed-use community being built in the suburbs of Toronto.
Montoni Group, 2017
Acted for Claridge Properties Ltd. and Montoni Group in connection with Espace Montmorency, the largest commercial real estate project ever to be built in Laval, Québec.
Aeroterm, 2017
Acted for Aeroterm, a subsidiary of the Realterm private equity fund, in a $82-million secured financing of its airport logistics and support facilities in Alberta, Ontario and Quebec.
First Capital Realty Inc., 2017
Acted for First Capital Realty Inc. in connection with the sale, to Cap des Régions Québec II SEC, of Place Adoncour, a 61,000 sq. ft., three-storey medical office building located on the south shore of Montréal.
20 VIC Management Inc., 2017
Acted for the shareholders of 20 VIC Management Inc., one of Canada's leading commercial real estate management firms, in the sale of 20 VIC to Cushman & Wakefield.
Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc., 2017
Acted for Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. in its sale of the building at 680 Sherbrooke Street West to The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning (McGill University).
StorageMart, 2017
Acted for StorageMart in the $566-million refinancing of its Canadian portfolio of 63 self-storage facilities in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec.
Alre Properties Inc., 2017
Acted for Alre Properties Inc. in connection with the acquisition, and subsequent sale, from the Bank of Montreal of a portfolio of six commercial properties located in Ontario, Québec, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, the leaseback by Bank of Montreal and the mortgage financing of all of these properties by Royal Bank of Canada.
Redbourne Realty Fund IV, 2017
Acted for Redbourne Realty Fund IV in connection with the formation of a $75-million private equity real estate fund.
Groupe Montoni / VSL Logistics Hub Limited Partnership, 2017
Acted for Groupe Montoni, in partnership with Montez Corporation and Lotus Real Estate Group, in its acquisition of Sears Canada's distribution centre in Montréal's borough of Saint-Laurent, the leaseback to Sears of a 1.6 million sq. ft. portion of the property and the subsequent redevelopment and leasing of the property.
Public Sector Pension Investment Board, 2017
Acted for PSP Investments in connection with its sale of a diverse portfolio of office properties located in the Chabanel Garment District, in Montréal, to Howard Szalavetz Properties.
Ivanhoé Cambridge, 2017
Acting for Ivanhoé Cambridge in connection with its development of an integrated multi-tower office complex/public transit hub development straddling both sides of Toronto's Union Station rail corridor. A highly visible pair of innovative office towers on a 3 million square foot downtown campus, Bay Park Centre is the result of a joint effort between global real estate leaders Ivanhoé Cambridge and Hines, and the last remaining office development with a commercially renowned Bay Street address.
