REITs

Goodmans provides our REIT clients with the strategic insight and technical counsel needed to unlock opportunities and anticipate challenges.

Our lawyers develop creative and practical solutions that support our Canadian, U.S., and international clients’ priorities, including:

• Capital Markets. We create bespoke structures for IPOs, follow‑on offerings, private placements, and other financing transactions that support scalable, investor-focused growth. Goodmans structured the first REIT IPO in Canada and since then has advised on more REIT IPOs than any other Canadian law firm.
• Mergers, Acquisitions and Special Situations. We provide market‑leading advice in negotiated and contested transactions, including going private transactions, restructurings, hostile bids, strategic reviews, mergers and asset acquisitions.
• Governance, Disclosure and Regulatory Compliance. We provide counsel on governance best practices, disclosure obligations, regulatory compliance, and interactions with securities regulators, drawing on Goodmans role in shaping national REIT policy frameworks.
• Cross‑Border Tax Solutions. We provide sophisticated Canadian and cross-border tax advice to our REIT clients. Our past work includes structuring the first cross‑border REIT and the first public offering of a qualifying U.S. REIT by a non‑U.S. entity.