Partner, Lawyer
Eleonora Eusepi
Contact
Montreal
25th Floor1100 René-Lévesque Blvd. West
Montreal, Quebec H3B 5C9
CANADA 514 397-8500 514 397-8515 info@bcf.ca
Profile
Eleonora Eusepi is a partner in our Business Law Group, focusing her practice on real estate law and banking and finance law.
She regularly acts on behalf of major real estate investment trusts, private investors, lessors and lessees in transactions involving the transfer, development, management and leasing of industrial, residential, office and mixed-use commercial properties. Eleonora also assists chartered banks, financial institutions, private lenders and borrowers in arranging complex financings, including business acquisition financing, asset financing, real estate financing, equipment financing and aircraft financing.
Eleonora is known for being a pragmatic and trusted legal advisor, with the ability to assist her clients in complex transactional and commercial matters. The quality of her work and the depth of her proficiency have been recognized by her peers in the Best Lawyers (Ones to watch) ranking of Canada's top real estate and banking & finance lawyers.
She is fluent in English and French, and speaks and writes Italian, Spanish and Creole. She also has a good knowledge of German.
Expertise
Industries
Education
- Called to the Barreau du Québec (2014)
- LL.B., civil law, University of Montréal (2012)
- BA, Political Science and English Literature (with distinction), Concordia University (2009)
Recognition(s)
- Best Lawyers in Canada : Ones to Watch (2024) - Real Estate Law; Banking and Finance Law
- Young Bar of Montréal (2021) - Finalist, « Leader of tomorrow – Lawyer of the Year » in the Corporate Law category
Publications
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« A banker asked us: changes to provisions regarding movable hypothecs on bank deposits in Québec »
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« A banker asked us: changes to provisions regarding security agents (fondés de pouvoir) in Québec »
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« Franchisors' obligations towards the franchisee in the context of a leasing transaction »
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« Rights of commercial tenants protected in Québec in enforcement proceedings against the lessor »
Representative Work
- Acted on behalf of Sandibe Global B.V., a Dutch company specialized in the leisure industry, and more specifically in global-scale tourist attractions, in the context of the sale of all of the shares of Les Holdings La Grande Roue de Montréal Inc., which owns and operates the Montreal ferris wheel, an iconic site in the Old Port of Montreal;
- She regularly acts on behalf of a federal government agency in setting up construction financing for major residential projects;
- She has led the team that acted on behalf of Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust in the acquisition of portions of the Complexe Gare Viger;
- Acted on behalf of Damotech, one of North America's leading specialists in pallet racking safety, in the investment by Mountaingate Capital, a Denver-based private equity firm, to support its growth in Canada and the United States;
- She was part of the team acting for CIRION BioPharma Research Inc. and its shareholders in connection with its acquisition by Cerba HealthCare;
- She was part of the team acting for Québec counsel Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust in its acquisition from Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust of a Canadian office and retail portfolio consisting of six properties;
- She was part of the team acting for Sika, a global manufacturer of specialty construction products, in its acquisition of Sable Marco Inc.;
- She was part of the team acting for Epsilyte Holdings LLC, a leading provider of advanced materials, in its acquisition of StyroChem Canada, Ltd.;
- She was part of the team acting on behalf of PayFacto Payments Inc. in the equity investment of up to C$150 million led by private equity firm Flexpoint Ford with participation from BMO Capital Partners;
- She was part of the team acting for a large telecommunications company in the context of the financing of its operations by Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent;
- She was part of the team acting for Urecon Ltd. in the sale of 49% of its shares to GF Piping Systems, a division of George Fisher AG;
- She was part of the team acting for Urecon Ltd. and its management in the acquisition of its majority shareholder, Capital Régional et Coopératif Desjardins;
- She was part of the team acting for Investment Québec in its acquisition of some assets in Sept-Îles, of which a railway;
- She was part of the team acting for Investissement Québec as part of the granting of a loan to Nexolia Bioénergie to purchase Fortress Paper plant’s industrial site in Lebel-sur-Quévillon;
- She was part of the team acting for Investissement Québec to secure a $25-million credit facility for La Coop fédérée;
- She was part of the team acting for Allied Real Estate Investment Trust which acquired the Le Nordelec building for $153,500,000;
- She was part of the team acting for Allied Real Estate Investment Trust, which acquired the Redbourne portfolio for $55,000,000;
- She was part of a team that set up the financing in the amount of $1.1 billion for a well-known cement company;
Professional Affiliation(s)
- Canadian Bar Association
- Commercial Real Estate Women Network
- Bar Association of Québec
- Bar Association of Montréal
Involvement
- Member of the event committee of CREW M, the Montreal chapter of Canadian Real Estate Women (CREW) Network;
