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Guylaine DeBlois
Partner
Guylaine is a Partner in KRB’s Real Estate Group whose practice focuses on real estate development, secured lending, M&A and corporate/commercial matters. Prior to joining the team, she was a Partner at a Montreal law firm specializing in advising businesses in respect of a wide range of commercial, transactional and real estate matters. Guylaine regularly assists clients with real estate acquisitions, partnership structures, acquisition and construction financings, and other commercial agreements and transactions. Her clients appreciate her for being practical, efficient and thorough.
Guylaine is also actively involved in her community as a volunteer for the Fondation du Y des Femmes, which helps women in need, and JA Quebec, which promotes financial literacy among the youth.
Representative Work
Participated in the sale of all the Rona franchises in favour of Rona for $215M
Participated in the implementation of mezzanine financings representing an aggregate amount of $70M and construction financings representing aggregate amount of $255M for the construction and development of a portfolio of senior housing residential facilities
Assisted a Montreal-based real estate developer with the structuring and implementation of relevant partnerships as well as its acquisition and construction financing for its residential condominium projects
Represented Eocycle Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of certified wind turbines, in connection with a financing in the amount of $9.7M by Investissement Quebec and other investors
Drafted standard leases for commercial, residential and mixed-use buildings owned by a Montreal-based real estate developer
Represented the vendors in connection with the sale of Carnot Refrigeration Inc. to M&M Refrigeration LLC
Memberships
CREW M
Fondation du Y des Femmes
JA Quebec
Quebec Bar Association
Areas of Expertise
Real Estate
Secured Lending
Mergers and Acquisitions
Corporate and Commercial
Education
University of Montreal, LL.B.
McGill University, Graduate Diploma – Management, Treasury and Finance
McMaster University, B.A. – Political Science