Frédéric Labrie Joins the Real Estate Consulting Group

MONTRÉAL, May 27, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton is pleased to announce the appointment of Frédéric Labrie, C.App., as Partner in the Real Estate Consulting Group. Frédéric commenced his duties at the Montréal office on May 6, 2014.

Frédéric has close to 20 years of experience as a real estate professional. He specializes in real estate investment, due diligence and consulting services and has performed market and feasibility studies. He has also been called on to act as a real estate litigation expert. Frédéric has carried out several hundreds of assignments for medium and large enterprises as well as for institutional investors.

He joins the Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Financial Advisory department, which offers services in mergers & acquisitions, due diligence, financing, infrastructure, real estate, valuation and forensic accounting. This department is one of the largest professional service financial advisory groups in Québec and, through the Grant Thornton network, the world.

"I'm very pleased that Frédéric has joined our firm. His expertise brings added value to our consulting services and guarantees that we will be able to meet our clients' needs for the long term. His arrival on our team demonstrates that, more than ever, we are the benchmark in real estate," said Benoit Egan, Partner in charge of Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton's Real Estate Consulting Group.

Frédéric can be reached at [e-mail] or 514-393-4837.

About Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton

Founded in 1948, today Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton (www.rcgt.com) is a leader in the fields of assurance, tax, consulting services, business recovery & reorganization. Its strength is based on a team of more than 2,400 people, including some 230 partners in more than 100 offices in Quebec, eastern Ontario and New Brunswick. For the past 30 years, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton has been a member of Grant Thornton International Ltd providing its clients with the expertise of the member and correspondent firms in more than 100 countries.

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