Tim Mitchell

H&R REIT in its $1.67 billion sale of The Bow Office Tower

On October 7, 2021, H&R REIT completed its sale of Calgary’s Bow Office Tower to Oak Street Real Estate Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm, for $1.67 billion. The transaction included both the sale of the 58-storey, two million square foot tower, and the sale of Bell...

Lead Office: Calgary Date Closed: October 7, 2021 Value: $1.67 billion

Borrowell’s acquisition of Refresh Financial

On December 15, 2020, Borrowell announced it is acquiring Refresh Financial. The acquisition will integrate Refresh into Borrowell, increasing the breadth and accessibility of Borrowell’s offering by providing its user base with a way to build credit history and access payment...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: February 22, 2021 Value: -

BCE Inc. in its ground breaking pension de-risking strategy

On March 3, 2015, Sun Life Financial Inc. and BCE Inc. announced a new agreement that further advances BCE’s pension de-risking strategy by transferring longevity risk for C$5 billion of pension plan liabilities to Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada. Under the new longevity insurance...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: March 3, 2015 Value: $5 billion