Michael Thompson

Mike joins Colliers International with over 15 years corporate real estate advisory experience, most recently with a commercial tenant representation firm with national presence. Mike has a long-standing focus on user and tenant representation with particular expertise in office premises within the GTA West marketplace. A passionate and effective negotiator, Mike has a solid track record of assisting corporate clients with diverse real estate requirements locally and nationally, including international companies making their initial foray into the Canadian market. Successful projects include: lease relocations, lease extensions, lease restructuring, disposition of premises, early termination of leases, purchase acquisitions, consolidation of operations and build-to-suit development projects. Numerous assignments have included project sizes in excess of 50,000 SF of office space. With a proven track record of representing some of Canada’s largest companies in the insurance, engineering and tech sectors, Mike leverages the diverse services platform of Colliers International to the maximum benefit of his existing and prospective clients. Mike holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from McMaster University.

Multi-Year Top Producer status in Toronto West office for tenant representation firm with national prescence. 

Select Occupier Representation - Transactions & Advisory:

• Allianz Global Assistance -  200,000 SF (office lease) - Multiple locations/assignments
• AMEC - 75,000 SF (office lease) - Multiple locations/assignments
• DRIASI - 18,000 SF (office lease)
• First Canadian Title  - 160,000 SF (office lease & advisory) - Multiple locations/assignments
• Genworth Canada - 55,000 SF (office lease)
• The Shaw Group - 80,000 SF (office lease)
• Sungard Availability Services - 100,000 SF (office and data centre lease) - Multiple locations/assignments
• Special Investigations Unit (SIU) - 20,000 SF (office lease)
• Volvo Canada - 10,000 SF (office lease - new Canadian HQ)

Property Type

Office

Services

Occupier Representation, Integrated Services, Consulting

Skills

Consultancy Services, Corporate Transaction and Portfolio Management, Lease Advisory, Transactions Services, Life Sciences

Partial Client List:

• Allianz
• AMEC
• Amgen Canada
• Blackhawk Network
• Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
• China Shipping Canada
• DRIASI
• Eramosa Engineering
• First Canadian Title
• Genworth Canada
• Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs)
• OOCL
• SABMiller Canada
• The Shaw Group
• ShoreTel
• Sierra Systems
• Special Investigations Unit (SIU)
• SunGard Availability Services
• Vive Crop Protection
• Volvo Canada
• Vonage
• Westinghouse Nuclear

"I've called on Mike a number of times, both to renegotiate with acurrent landlord and to find new space for my organization. He ispractical, efficient and very good at simplifying what can otherwisebe a time consuming process. He gets you to a solution quickly and easily." -  John Voss, Principal at Jupiter Energy Advisors Inc.

"Mike Thompson has been so easy to work with. He is very professional in his client dealings and from the start, worked hard to understand our business needs. Over the course of the search and afterwards, he was highly communicative and upfront, using his wry sense of humor at key times. Overall, his goal was to get our company placed in the best possible location. He succeeded and I would highly recommend him." - Keith Thomas, CEO at Vive; Director at CropLife America; Governor at University of Toronto