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Ximena Pinilla is an Associate in the Commercial Real Estate practice at McMillan.
In addition to her experience in residential and commercial real estate, Ximena has provided counsel on provincial business incorporation, private lending, corporate reorganization and general corporate and commercial law deals.
Bilingual in English and Spanish, she has extensive experience preparing lending deals for private creditors, negotiating, and drafting private purchase and sale Real Estate agreements.
Ximena has an LLM in International Business Law from Osgoode Hall Law School, and a bachelor of law from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Colombia, where she also obtained certificates in Private Law, Criminal and Social Law, Public Law and Labour Law.
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Insights (4 Posts)View More
The Competition Bureau Goes Property Hunting (in Search of Anticompetitive Leases)
Analyzing the Competition Bureau's preliminary guidelines describing its approach for challenging competitor "property controls" in commercial leases
Overholding in Commercial Leasing
The concept of overholding is often misunderstood and deserves more attention in commercial leases, given the significant consequences for landlords and tenants.
Have a Little Faith in Me: Good Faith in Leasing Lately
This bulletin explores the duty of good faith in commercial leasing through a summary of recent cases and their takeaways for landlords and tenants.
Guarantees and Indemnities in Commercial Leases: What to Watch For
Indemnities and guarantees in leases deserve careful consideration for tenants and landlords, on a case and province-specific basis, as this bulletin explains.
Deals & Cases (8 Posts)
McMillan advises Assa Abloy of Canada on its acquisition of Wallace Group of Companies
On February 28, 2025, Assa Abloy of Canada Ltd., completed its acquisition of Wallace & Wallace and Wallace Perimeter Security, together Wallace Group of Companies.
McMillan Advises BlueMatrix LLC on its Acquisition of Street Context
On January 17, 2025, funds advised by BlueMatrix Parent, LP, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, completed the acquisition of Quantify Labs Inc. d/b/a/ Street Context
McMillan Advises SK Capital on its Acquisition of Spectra Confectionery
On November 15, 2024, funds advised by SK Capital Partners, LP completed the acquisition of Spectra Confectionery Limited.
McMillan Advises Anaplan on its Acquisition of Fluence Technologies
On May 9, 2024, Anaplan, a portfolio company of software investor Thoma Bravo, completed the acquisition of Fluence Technologies.
ASKO Holding’s wholly owned subsidiary, Başak Traktör Tarim Ziraat Ve Iş Makinalari Sanayi Ticaret A.Ş, acquires approximately 96.7% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Buhler Industries Inc.
On December 28, 2023, Başak Traktör Tarim Ziraat Ve Iş Makinalari Sanayi Ticaret A.Ş, a wholly owned subsidiary of ASKO Holding completed its acquisition of all the common shares of Buhler Industries Inc. owned by Combine Factory Rostselmash Ltd., representing 96.7% of the issued and outstanding Shares of the Company.
Sansei Technologies, Inc. Acquires Majority Ownership of Laird Holdings Inc. (Forrec Ltd., Forrec Architects Ltd., Forrec U.S., Inc.)
On December 1, 2023, Sansei Technologies, Inc. (“Sansei Technologies”) announced its acquisition of majority ownership of Laird Holdings Inc., the parent company of Forrec Ltd., Forrec Architects Ltd. and Forrec U.S., Inc. (collectively, “Forrec”).
McMillan Advises Thoma Bravo in its $1.8 Billion Acquisition of Magnet Forensics Inc.
On April 6, 2023, Thoma Bravo successfully completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares of Magnet Forensics Inc. (“Magnet”) (TSX: MAGT) for $1.8 Billion, by way of a plan of arrangement.
McMillan Advises Peak Rock Capital in its Acquisition of Innocore Sales & Marketing Inc.
On February 28, 2023, Peak Rock Capital and Tranzonic Companies, its portfolio company, completed the acquisition of Innocore Sales & Marketing Inc, a supplier of high-quality disinfectant products and sanitizing systems to a wide range of industrial and commercial customers across North America.
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