On October 20, 2011, Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust closed a public offering of 5 207 000 units for gross proceeds of $112 million.
The Units were sold to a syndicate of underwriters led by National Bank Financial Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., including RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Desjardins Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp. and Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd.
The syndicate of underwriters was represented by a team from Lavery consisting of Marc Rochefort, Michel Servant and Guillaume Lavoie (corporate and securities), and Philip Nolan (tax).
Cominar is the largest commercial property owner in the Province of Québec.