We would love to invite you to our second annual distressed real estate conference being held in Toronto on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. The event will be an exclusive morning for real estate and restructuring professionals to come together and discuss the current real estate landscape.

Date and Time

Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 8:30 am to 12:00 pm.

Location

Offices of Grant Thornton LLP
200 King St W 21st Floor, Toronto, ON M5H 3T4

Who Should Attend

If your work is connected to commercial real estate, real estate development, construction or real estate lending you will not want to miss this morning!

Insolvency professionals should also plan to attend to meet those in the industry and hear firsthand about the issues and dynamics at play in the market.

Spots are limited and will be taken quickly, so please register today to reserve your seat!

Agenda

8:30 to 9:15 - Registration and Light Breakfast

9:15 to 10:00 - Panel 1: Navigating Market Turbulence: Identifying Distress and Anticipating Recovery

This session will dissect the current market conditions, shedding light on where distress is most prevalent and which asset classes are bearing the brunt. Panelists will compare the current cycle to past downturns, analyzing similarities and differences to provide a historical context. We'll also tackle the burning question on everyone's mind: When can we expect a recovery?

10:00 to 10:30 - Coffee and Networking Break

10:30 to 11:15 - Panel 2: Unpacking Recent Real Estate Insolvencies

The One. Vandyk Group. Hazelton Development. There have been many high profile real estate insolvencies recently. How have these cases progressed? What are the key issues and decisions that insolvency professionals are grappling with? What are the unique challenges when restructuring partially developed properties? Panelists will look to recent insolvency cases for helpful guidance on how best to approach struggling projects in the current economic environment.

11:15 to 12:00 - Panel 3: We Can Work It Out

Many mortgages are falling into default amid challenging market conditions. Is it possible for lenders to work collaboratively with borrowers to resolve these defaults? Where can borrowers turn to fill financing gaps? What creative arrangements are we seeing in the market? Our panel will explore these questions, providing practical guidance to both lenders and borrowers on how successful workouts can be achieved.

Panelists

• Jonathan Krieger, Partner and National Restructuring Leader, Grant Thornton Limited

• Larry Ellis, Group Leader Restructuring & Insolvency, Miller Thomson LLP

• Mike Czestochowski, Vice Chairman, Land Services Group, CBRE Canada

• Matthew Bruchkowsky, Executive Vice President, Colliers International

• Bader Elkhatib, Partner, Senior Vice President Acquisitions, CentreCourt

• Elliot Steiner, CEO, ELM Developments

• Dan Wootton, Partner, Grant Thornton Limited

• Sohail Zayona, Chief Operating Officer and Partner, Ontario Wealth Management Corporation (Owemanco)

• Bav Malhi, Founder and CEO, Lantern Capital

• Michael Carli, Partner, Miller Thomson LLP

• Howard Steinberg, Founder and Principal, Steinberg Advisory

CPD

The learning portions of the event will be eligible for CPD credit for both lawyers and accountants.

Pricing

$249 + HST and EventBrite fee.

We very much hope that you can join us for this morning. And please do pass along the invitation to your colleagues. We'd love for them to join as well!

Just make sure to register right away as the spots will be taken quickly. Registration can be done in under a minute.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Dina Kovacevic
Editor-in-Chief
Insolvency Insider

Sponsors

Thanks to our generous sponsors for making this conference possible: