Acquisitions | Dispositions | Joint Venture Structuring

Canada’s strong commercial real estate industry continues to grow as a popular investment option for developers and foreign investors. At Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC), we help purchasers and vendors acquire and sell real estate, such as greenfield and brownfield sites, and work closely with them from the outset of their transactions to gain a greater understanding of their needs and to strategically structure their deals. As trusted advisors, our professionals challenge regulatory boundaries and provide practical, business-oriented and efficient results.

FMC’s Acquisitions, Dispositions and Joint Venture Structuring Group represents major national, international and local real estate owners and managers across various industries, such as oil and gas, commercial, industrial, retail, forestry, energy and wind power. Our clients include developers, pension funds, asset managers, non-institutional investors, private real estate funds, REITs, corporate users, private investment funds and foreign investors in Canadian real estate.

With one of the most complete banks of title opinions, our team executes thorough due diligence and risk analysis. We also plan and execute innovative structures, such as joint venture arrangements (limited partnerships, co-ownerships, real estate investment trusts), and tax-exempt real estate investment corporations under s.149 of Canada’s Income Tax Act.

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Representative Work
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
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
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
Acted for real estate industrial fund that sold 11 industrial buildings located on 5 properties in the Greater Toronto Area for ~$110 million
Acted for Redcliffe Realty Advisors Inc. in connection with the acquisition and financing of the OPUS office tower in Calgary
Counsel to Lifetime Fitness, Inc., a publicly traded corporation (NYSE) having approximately 13,000 employees in the United States, in connection with its expansion into Canada
Did you know?
The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012 recommends Jane Bogaty, William Jenkins, Peter Murphy, Philip RimerRoss Walker and Dennis Wiebe as leading lawyers in the area of banking and finance.
PLC's Crossborder Real Estate Handbook 2009 and PLC’s online compendium, PLC Which Lawyer?, recommend Philip Rimer as a leading lawyer in the area of real estate.
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