Diana Lyrintzis

Representative Work

Acted on behalf of a notable residential, commercial and industrial real estate developer in respect of the construction financing of a 64-story mixed-use development totaling over 600,000 buildable sq. ft. located in Montreal’s Downtown core

Acted on behalf of a client in respect of its acquisition of over 3 million sq. ft. of vacant land located in Montreal East, representing an integral part of said client’s land assembly for a future development project and industrial park, including the construction of a new roadway, which required extensive negotiations with the City

Acted on behalf of a major Canadian chartered bank in respect of the granting of credit facilities to a special purpose vehicle comprised of three local real estate development groups in connection with the equity take-out and construction of a build-to-suit, single-tenant fulfilment centre located in Vaudreuil-Dorion and leased to a big-box retailer

Acted on behalf of a privately held diversified company with subsidiaries operating in a variety of industries across Canada and the U.S. in respect of its acquisition of an industrial property located in Saint-Laurent, which transaction required a complex environmental due diligence exercise and risk assessment analysis by virtue of the former owner’s operations

Acted on behalf of the wholly-owned subsidiary of an eminent Montreal real estate developer in respect of the acquisition of a Gatineau shopping centre and excess land representing over 161,000 leasable sq. ft.

Acted on behalf of a notable real estate developer in respect of lease negotiations with a sports and leisure retailer for the third phase expansion space of their existing warehouse and distribution facility

Acted on behalf of a prominent Montreal real estate owner and developer in connection with lease negotiations with a leading manufacturer and distributer of coffee makers and beverages in respect of premises totaling nearly 50,000 leasable sq. ft across 3 floors

Acted on behalf of a leading network of 18 recognized hearing care clinics across Quebec in connection with its acquisition of the assets of a competitor, helping to further secure the client’s reach across Quebec as well as their status as an industry leader in the provision of hearing care

Acted for an institutional real estate player in the negotiation of a long-term extension of a lease for premises in a landmark Montreal property for in excess of 250,000 sq. ft.

Acted for an out-of-province acquirer of a portfolio of properties in the City of Sherbrooke from BTB Real Estate Investment Trust for an aggregate purchase price of over $30M

Acted for a real estate developer in connection with multiple project financings aggregating over $100M

Acted for the owner/operator of a landfill gas-to-electricity plant located in Quebec to a Canadian subsidiary of an Australian energy company

Acted in connection with the sale of a 75% indirect interest in 8 hydroelectric generating facilities in Ontario in a transaction valued at $640M

Acted for several chartered Canadian banks in connection with structuring and implementing real estate debt financing and corporate debt financing

Acted for an out-of-province acquirer of a portfolio of properties in the City of Montreal from Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust for an aggregate purchase price of over $28M

Acted for Canada’s top physiotherapy equipment provider in its acquisition of a major player in the healthcare and physiotherapy supplies industry

Memberships and Affiliations

Quebec Bar