On May 6, 2019, Epic Investment Services announced its merger with MDC Group to become a fully integrated North American real estate platform. The new entity will be a fully integrated real estate platform with a portfolio worth more than US$16.5 billion and encompassing 35 million square feet of office, retail, industrial and residential assets under management in Canada and the United States.
The platform will operate as Epic Investment Services in Canada and MDC Realty Advisors in the US and will combine Epic’s property and asset manage-ment expertise with MDC’s transactional acumen and development management experience.
Stikeman Elliot LLP acted as counsel to Epic Investment Services and EPIC GP with a team consisting of Vince Imerti, Charlie McDonald, Curtis Lahey, Kate Amirault and Sarah Visentin (M&A), John O’Connor (Tax), Nancy Ramalho and Khalfan Khalfan (Employment), and Allyson Marta (Benefits).
McCarthy Tétrault LLP acted as counsel to the MDC Entities, with a team comprising Stephen Livergant (Real Property), Ben Aberant (Labour & Employment), Jeremy Busch-Howell and Michael Shahinian (Business law).