commercial real estate financing

We represent a broad range of banks, insurance companies, pension funds and other institutional and non-institutional lenders, as well as a full cross-section of developers, builders, project owners and other real estate based companies, in a myriad of domestic and cross-border real estate based financing transactions. Our experience structuring and implementing complex real estate financing transactions includes project lending, land development and builder finance, acquisition and construction financing and insured and non-insured commercial loans and mortgages and involves the full range of realty asset types, including residential, commercial and industrial condominiums, shopping centres, hotels, retirement and nursing homes, golf courses, casinos, mortgage portfolios, amusement parks, mining facilities and aquaculture. We also regularly assist clients providing, obtaining and negotiating terms of mezzanine/subordinated debt common to these areas of finance.

Our lawyers have forged excellent working relations with major domestic and foreign financial institutions. We have helped Schedule 1 banks and other lenders develop standard forms for loan, security and related agreements as well as establish lending practices and procedures for commercial mortgage, construction financing and other real estate based lending programs. Numerous foreign lender clients rely on our expertise and practical cost-effective advice when lending on the security of real property in Canada. We have also worked with governmental bodies with respect to developing rules and regulations governing financial institutions.

Combining our extensive real estate finance experience with a keen focus on developments in the marketplace, we provide proactive value-added service to our clients.