 Bennett Jones Education Queen's University, BA (Pysch), 2013, with honours University of Toronto, JD, 2017 Bar Admissions Ontario, 2018 Mike O’Grady helps commercial real estate financiers, investors and owners secure their interests, mitigate risk and maximize asset value in complex transactions, with a deep focus on real estate financing solutions tailored to every asset class. Overview Clients rely on Mike to provide strategic, practical guidance in high-stakes deals, ensuring smooth and successful closings. Recognized for his pragmatic approach, responsiveness and meticulous attention to detail, he is a trusted advisor in navigating the most complex real estate transactions. Mike’s comprehensive real estate financing practice spans syndicated and bilateral secured lending, project and construction loans, revolving credit facilities, and traditional mortgage term loans. His extensive experience covers all commercial real estate asset classes—including multifamily and single-family housing, industrial, office, vacant land, mixed-use developments, shopping centres and hospitality properties—providing clients with the strategic insight needed to make informed decisions. Beyond financing, Mike provides valuable counsel on acquisitions, dispositions, co-ownerships, joint ventures, project development and leasing transactions. His broad expertise and future-focused vision empowers clients to capitalize on opportunities and drive growth in a competitive real estate landscape. Experience • RBC Capital Markets in its C$363-million term financing of a 16-property real estate portfolio • Scotia Capital in its C$69-million first mortgage construction loan of an industrial warehouse in Brampton • KingSett Real Estate Mortgage in its C$205-million first mortgage construction financing of an industrial warehouse in Mississauga • Bank of Montreal in a C$210-million term financing of a large portfolio of industrial warehouses in Ontario and Quebec • KingSett Real Estate Mortgage in its C$112.5-million first mortgage construction financing of a condominium development in Oshawa • RBC Capital Markets in its $363-million term financing of a portfolio of industrial warehouses in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec • A syndicate of lenders led by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in its C$267-million financing of an office property in Calgary, Alberta • Bank of Montreal in its C$239-million construction financing of an industrial warehouse in Ajax, Ontario • A syndicate of lenders led by Dejardins Financial Security Life Assurance Company in its C$232-million term financing of a portfolio of industrial warehouses in Mississauga, Ontario • Bank of Montreal in its C$210-million term financing of a portfolio of industrial warehouses in Toronto, Ontario • RBC Capital Markets in its C$210-million capital call facility to a private Canadian real estate investment company • KingSett Mortgage Corporation in its C$176-million construction financing of a mixed use hotel and condominium development in Burnaby, British Columbia • RBC Capital Markets Inc., as administrative agent for a syndicate of lenders, in a C$1.4-billion syndicated term loan with respect to the acquisition by Blackstone Property Partners L.P. and Ivanhoe Cambridge Inc. of all of the units of Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust. • KingSett Mortgage Corporation in its C$155-million construction financing of a condominium development in Burlington, Ontario • The Great-West Life Assurance Company, in a C$172-million secured term facility on the security of a portfolio of properties across Canada. • Schedule I bank, as administrative agent, for a syndicate of lenders, in a syndicated term loan on the security of the Bentall Centre Complex in downtown Vancouver. • KingSett Mortgage Corporation in its C$148-million construction financing of a condominium development in Mississauga, Ontario • A developer, as borrower, in a C$212-million construction loan facility to finance the construction and development of two high-rise office towers in downtown Toronto. • KingSett Mortgage Corporation in its C$144-million CMHC insured term loan financing of a rental apartment building in Oshawa, Ontario • Schedule I bank, as lender, in a C$58-million construction loan facility to finance the construction and development of a senior's retirement home in Ontario. • RBC Capital Markets Inc., as administrative agent for a syndicate of lenders, in a C$300-million acquisition revolving loan secured by a portfolio of properties across Canada. • KingSett Capital, in the acquisition of the Atrium on Bay in downtown Toronto. • Multiple real estate transactions involving individual and portfolio sales and acquisitions of property (commercial, industrial, multi-residential, mixed-use properties, and development lands) and related financing work. |