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Craig R. R. Garbe

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T: 416.777.7452

Toronto

Garbe Craig
 
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T: 416.777.7452


Toronto

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Craig Garbe is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer with a focus on transactions related to commercial real estate. He acts for a number of investment funds, real estate investment trusts, lenders, and institutional investors on some of the largest acquisitions, dispositions, co-ownerships, financings, joint ventures, and development projects in the country. Craig has been recognized numerous times in Lexpert magazine, including for his representation of one of the joint acquisition purchasers of the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto, his role in acquisition and financing of the 68-storey Scotia Plaza in downtown Toronto, and his involvement in the $4.5-billion acquisition and plan of arrangement between H&R Real Estate Investment Trust, Primaris Retail Real Estate Investment Trust, KingSett Capital Inc., the Ontario Pension Board, and RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust.

Craig's client-focused approach brings a practical perspective to all types of joint venture developments and partnerships, with an emphasis on creating holding structures that balance both risks and opportunities, and Craig's years of experience dealing with complex title matters issues allow him to give pointed and pragmatic advice on any number of real property related matters. He assists clients in structuring innovative and efficient financing transactions, in organizing development projects, and in creating the agreements that govern complicated mixed-use projects and condominium properties.

Craig is also an accomplished casino and gaming regulatory lawyer, and has assisted clients across the country in negotiating the long-term operating agreements that govern their commercial casino gaming operations. Craig has acted for a number of proponents in Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's Modernizing Land Based Gaming initiative, and regularly addresses gaming regulatory matters for clients in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario.

In addition to Craig's experience with financing, acquiring, and selling real property, he also counsels clients in respect of complex land transfer tax and structuring issues, regularly acts for both landlords and tenants in commercial leasing matters, and works with both lending and borrowing clients to complete significant offerings of commercial mortgage bonds.

Craig is a member of the Ontario Bar Association, the Canadian Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.

Education

University of Waterloo, BA (Hons), 2008  Osgoode Hall Law School, JD, 2011 

Bar Admissions

Ontario, 2012

Recent Experience

The agents, trustee and bondholders, in the $660,000,000 First Mortgage Bond Financing of the Bay-Wellington Tower.
The agents in the $225-million green bond offering on security of the LEED Gold 47-storey TELUS Garden development in Downtown Vancouver.
KingSett Real Estate Growth LP No.5, with the $99-million acquisition and financing of the Courtyard Marriot Hotel in downtown Toronto.
Osisko Mining Corporation, in its response to Goldcorp Inc's unsolicited offer and subsequent agreement with Yamana Gold Inc. and Agnico Eagle Mines Limited to jointly acquire 100% of Osisko's issued and outstanding common shares for total consideration of $3.9 billion.
Infrastructure Ontario and Providence Care with the structuring, procurement, negotiation and settlement of the project documents in the Providence Care Hospital Project.
First Solar, in the development and sale of a 50 megawatt portfolio of three solar photovoltaic facilities in Ontario (Amherstburg (10MW), Belmont (20MW) and Walpole (20MW)).
KingSett Real Estate Growth LP No. 5, in the acquisition of 100 Alfred Kuehne Boulevard, Brampton, Ontario.
Acquisition of 17 properties by a KingSett Capital-led consortium in H&R Real Estate Investment Trust's acquisition of Primaris Retail Real Estate Investment Trust pursuant to a Plan of Arrangement. Bennett Jones acted for the consortium with respect to real estate and banking matters.
KingSett Canadian Real Estate Income Fund LP, in its $312-million acquisition with Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust of the office complex known as Calgary Place, each as to a 50 per cent co-ownership interest.

Insights, News & Events

Blog

No Longer a Private Member's Bill: Minister of Justice Proposes Legal Single Event Sport Betting in Canada

November 27, 2020
       

Blog

Not Just a Rent Subsidy: How CERS May Dramatically Affect You

November 20, 2020
       

Blog

Pandemic Payoff: Can the AGCO, and the Potential for Single-Event Wagering, Reinvigorate Legal Online Gaming in Ontario?

November 13, 2020
       

Blog

Federal Government Announces Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy

October 23, 2020
       

Blog

Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance

October 08, 2020
       

Blog

Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Announced for Qualifying Commercial Property Owners and Small Business Tenants

May 20, 2020
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones Names New Partners

April 06, 2020
       

Blog

What Are the Odds for Single Event Sports Wagering in Canada?

May 30, 2019
       

Updates

Ontario and Toronto Land Transfer Tax Update 2018

December 14, 2018
       

Blog

Grid-Lock and Splintered-Cells: The Modernized Ontario Mining Act and Encumbered Claims

June 07, 2018
       

Blog

New Record-keeping Requirements for Ontario Corporations with “Ownership Interest” in Land

November 16, 2016
       

Blog

You Can't Escape From Escheats!

November 08, 2016
       

Articles

Ontario and Toronto Land Transfer Tax Update

September 2016
       

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