Overview

Clients look to Stefanie for her pragmatic and thorough advice on their most intricate commercial real estate transactions. They appreciate her ability to explain complex legal issues in the simplest terms.

Stefanie advises on real estate matters, including joint ventures for development and infrastructure projects, financings, acquisitions, dispositions and commercial leasing. Clients across a variety of industries and sectors, including financial institutions, landlords, institutional investors and real estate developers, value Stefanie for her efficiency and ingenuity.

Stefanie previously worked as in-house counsel at an international rental housing company.

Acted for The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in the establishment of credit facilities to finance a 7.5-megawatt rooftop solar project on a Loblaws distribution facility, expected to be the largest rooftop solar system installation in Canada.

Acted for Nexans Canada Inc., a global leader in cable manufacturing, in its acquisition of Electro Cables Inc., a family-owned wiring and cable manufacturer based in Ontario.

Acted for Claridge IC Properties 4, Limited Partnership with the acquisition, in a joint venture with Colonnade Bridgeport, of a property in the City of Ottawa, for the purposes of the development of a residential project comprising approximately 127 rental units.

Acted for The Canada Life Assurance Company and its affiliates with the C$185.5-million financing of a portfolio of three hydroelectric generating facilities located in British Columbia and Quebec totalling approximately 107 MW owned by Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. The Gilles Lefrancois Project (24 MW) is located in Levis, Quebec and the Rutherford Creek (50 MW) and Miller Creek (33 MW) Projects are located near Squamish-Lillooet, British Columbia. The projects are fully-contracted with take-or-pay contracts with Hydro-Quebec and BC Hydro, respectively.

Acted for Beanfield Metroconnect, a portfolio company of DigitalBridge, in securing a strategic equity investment from OMERS Infrastructure.

Practice Areas

• Real Estate

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2016 (ON)