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Counsel to Cascades Inc. on its $60 million acquisition of the tissue division assets of Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd.
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Counsel to Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund on its $48.4 million acquisition of Pre-Con Inc.
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Counsel to Millenium Development Corp. in respect of the development of the project that will be used to house the Olympic Village and of the City of Vancouver’s purchase from Fortress Credit of a $750 million construction loan for the development
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Represented an investment fund in the acquisition of a 50% interest in a shopping centre in suburban Montréal, Québec (purchase price of approximately $50,000,000)
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Acted for Millennium in connection with $750 million credit facilities financing a million+ sq. ft. mixed-use residential development part of which will temporarily house athletes during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
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Represented Broccolini Construction and Canderel Management on the acquisition; lease negotiation with Export Development Canada ("EDC"); syndicated construction financing with CIBC as Lead Arranger and BMO and BNS as Joint Lead Arrangers; and the forward purchase to Manulife Financial of EDC’s new head office being an 18-storey, 479,000 sq. ft. office complex
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Represented an investment fund in the acquisition of 4 office buildings in suburban Montréal (purchase price of approximately $65,000,000)
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Represented an investment fund in the acquisition of a shopping centre in suburban Québec City, Québec (purchase price of approximately $80,000,000)
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Acting on behalf bcIMC in connection with the sale of La Tour CIBC in Montréal, Québec
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Successfully represented Spirent Communications on Ontario Court of Appeal ruling that a delay in occupancy is not a fundamental breach (Spirent Communications of Ottawa Limited v. Quake Technologies (Canada) Inc., 2008 ONCA 92)
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Counsel to Orlando Corporation on the acquisition of an industrial portfolio of eight buildings and more than 2 million square feet in the western GTA
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Counsel to Edmonton Economic Development Corporation (EEDC) with respect to Dell Canada’s $42 million sale of Edmonton’s Advanced Technology Centre to Servus Credit Union Ltd.
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Counsel to Morguard Investments Limited on the $35.25 million purchase of Kanata’s "Dell" Tower from Brookstreet Research Park Corporation and Kanata Research Park Corporation
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Counsel to ENMAX Corp. on the $163 million acquisition of Kettles Hill Wind Energy Inc. by its subsidiary ENMAX Green Power Inc.
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Acted for the purchaser in relation to the purchase and offshore financing of a $20 million development site in downtown Calgary
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Acts for Developers Diversified Realty Corporation, a publicly traded U.S.-based REIT, in connection with numerous joint ventures entered into with Ontario-based property developers to acquire and develop retail/commercial projects in the Greater Toronto Area
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Counsel to Alberta Investment Management, the first mortgagee, in connection with the $135 million purchase of Toronto’s 70 University and 11 King West properties by LaSalle Acquisition Corp. on behalf of investor clients
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Represented the 33rd Street North Limited Partnership in the $22 million purchase and financing of an industrial property in Calgary, controlled by the CanFirst Industrial Realty Fund IV Limited Partnership
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Acted for McDonald's Restaurants of Canada in the acquisition of 192A Bloor Street from the City of Toronto
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Counsel to The Broccolini Group on its $66 million sale of Ottawa’s "Telus Tower," a Class-AAA office tower, to DEGI INTERNATIONAL
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Counsel to Pensionfund Realty Limited on its $75 million sale of a major mixed-use commercial complex in downtown Ottawa to Morguard Corporation and Morguard REIT
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Counsel to PFS Fourth Inc. on its $36 million sale of Calgary’s 4th & 4th Centre to Dundee REIT
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Successfully represented Sun Life before the Ontario Municipal Board with respect to the City of Burlington's opposition to a planned condo conversion
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Represents BDO Dunwoody Limited as CCAA monitor and interim receiver of the Sapphire Tower, a Harry Stinson property, located in downtown Toronto
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Acted for U.K.-based Wood Group on $125 million acquisition of IMV Corporation
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Counsel to Redcliff Realty Advisors, Inc. on $90.3 million sale of City Centre Plaza, a Class A office building in Mississauga, ON
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Represented Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund on $120 million acquisition of Con-Force, related $60 million public offering and of $105 million amended/restated credit facility
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Assisted Excelsior LaSalle Property Fund, Inc., a publicly traded REIT in the United States, with the acquisition and financing of the Railway Street Corporate Centre in Calgary, Alberta from Remington Development Corporation
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Acted as Canadian counsel to Lifetime Fitness, Inc., a publicly traded corporation on the New York Stock Exchange having approximately 13,000 employees in the United States, to assist Lifetime Fitness with its expansion into Canada
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Acted for Redcliffe Realty Advisors Inc. in connection with the acquisition and financing of the OPUS office tower in Calgary
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Acted for real estate industrial fund that sold 11 industrial buildings located on 5 properties in the Greater Toronto Area for ~$110 million
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Providing National representation for a number of significant real estate investors and developers in Canada, including Greystone Managed Investments, a significant pension fund advisor and manager, Hopewell Development Corporation, LaSalle Investment Management, Broccolini Construction, Redcliffe Realty Advisors and others
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Assisting Encana Corp. in connection with a multi-property land assembly in downtown Calgary, providing all necessary advice and assistance in connection with the municipal approvals and development of a 1,000,000 square foot office development on the property and with respect to the construction and financing of the development through a credit tenant lease transaction
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Assisted Morguard Investments Limited on the acquisition and development of 181 Queen Street, Ottawa, a large downtown office complex that is leased to Public Works Canada and CBC
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Acted for the Province of British Columbia in connection with the design, build, finance, and operate (P3) arrangements for the Sea-to-Sky Highway improvement and construction project; mandate included the procurement, negotiation and drafting of the various concession and project agreements required to facilitate the upgrade, rehabilitation and ongoing operation of this 100-kilometer highway which connects Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia
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Assisted Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. on the acquisition of a 1,000 acre site in Woodstock, Ontario from 29 different property owners, for the development of a major motor vehicle manufacturing facility; also providing advice and assistance with development and construction aspects of the new plant
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Acted for the Bank of Montreal in a $350,000,000 syndicated financing for a major restoration and expansion program for Montfort Hospital, an essential, full service, medical institution in Ottawa
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Acted for Millennium Southeast False Creek Properties Ltd. in concluding agreements with the City of Vancouver for the lease, development and purchase of lands which will contain 1.1 million square feet of residential and commercial space including facilities which will be the athletes village, housing 2,800 athletes during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games
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Acted for a major developer/contactor in its acquisition, development, leasing and construction of a ten-storey office tower in downtown Ottawa
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Downsview Park, Toronto: FMC provides advice on all real estate matters related to the development of these over 570 acres of federally owned land for an over 310 acre national urban park with about 250 acres for residential, retail, office and other commercial uses (Ongoing 1995 to present)
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Cityplace, Toronto: FMC’s team has advised on the sale, development and environmental matters related to these strategic lands within the Toronto railway lands, as well as the reacquisition, financing and redevelopment of the CN Tower and matters related to the Rogers Centre (formerly "Skydome") (Ongoing 1995 to present)
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25 York Street, Toronto, Telus Building: FMC acts for the pension fund participant in the acquisition, joint venture, financing and development of this new office building, one of only 3 to be built in Toronto since the late 1980’s (Ongoing 2005 to present)
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Toronto Portlands: FMC’s team provides a wide range of advice to the Toronto Port Authority related to its interests within the Toronto Portlands, including leases for port related purposes, marine terminal agreements, sales and leases of lands and other agreements with the City of Toronto, the Toronto Economic Development Corporation and the Toronto Waterfront Regeneration Corporation and advice related to the Toronto City Centre Airport (Ongoing)
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North Oakville Expansion Area, Oakville, Ontario: Our public sector client has significant landholdings in this urban expansion area and the FMC team is providing advice on development approvals (including attendance at the lengthy OMB hearing) and on contractual matters (Ongoing)
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Seaton Lands, Pickering Ontario: Our public sector client represents the Government of Ontario with respect to the sale/exchange of lands as part of a comprehensive agreement to save lands within the Oak Ridges Moraine; FMC is providing advice on environmental and other strategic issues related to the transaction, including extensive litigation support (Ongoing)
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Toronto Union Station: FMC assisted the successful bidder in an RFP from the City of Toronto for a P3 project involving the operation, management and renovation of the Union Station railway complex, providing advice on structuring, contracts, title, leasing, financing, corporate and other matters (2004 to 2006)
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York Mills Centre: FMC's team assisted our pension fund client in the acquisition of this midtown six building Toronto office complex (2002)
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North York City Centre: FMC’s team assisted our pension fund client in the $100,000,000 acquisition of this prime Toronto office/retail/hotel complex adjacent to the North York Civic Centre (2000)
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Paramount Canada’s Wonderland: FMC's team provided advice to this major entertainment venue related to development matters and municipal approvals since it was built in the early 1980’s, including representing the client in a lengthy Ontario Municipal Board hearing to establish the long-term planning approvals for PCW and adjoining residential and commercial lands (Ongoing; Hearing in 1997-1998)
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Air Canada Centre: FMC’s team was involved in this multi-party transaction involving the sale and exchange of lands related to the construction of Toronto’s premier sports complex, including advice on development issues, municipal agreements, mutual rights, title and financing (1997)
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Metro Centre/Metro Hall/Roy Thomson Hall: FMC's team assisted our private sector client in the development of this major downtown office/retail/government/entertainment complex, including the long-term lease for Roy Thomson Hall, development approvals, municipal agreements and construction contracts for the Metro Centre office/retail component and the sale and construction of Metro Hall in response to an RFP from the then Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, also involving a long-term park lease and mutual rights agreements (1985 to 1995)
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Purchase by a major institutional real estate mutual fund of the preeminent retail centre in Banff, Alberta, Banff National Park together with assumption of existing financing
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Land acquisition and office tower development (including construction financing) in downtown Calgary by major Canadian pension funds
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Negotiation and preparation of development management, sale and lease documents for a major P3 project, all leading to the renovation and redevelopment of existing buildings and the construction of an approximately 200,000 square foot high rise head office for the public entity
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Acquisition and further development of a portfolio of industrial/commercial properties in Edmonton by major Canadian pension funds
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Joint venture development of a 400,000 plus square foot phased retail power centre in Calgary, including co-owners agreement, development agreement, construction and mezzanine financing and management agreement
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Acting in connection with a multiple property land assembly in downtown Calgary for the construction of one of the largest commercial office tower developments in Canada, and the largest development in Western Canada
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Acting for undivided interest owners (which in most cases involves hundreds of such owners), and the administrator who administers the properties on their behalf, in connection with the sale to developers of multiple properties located in various Alberta locations
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Representing both lenders (private and institutional) and borrowers in both construction and term real estate financing
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