FORT COLLINS — A joint venture between Loveland-based McWhinney Real Estate Services Inc. and Los Angeles-based Prism Places paid $45 million for the troubled Foothills shopping center in Fort Collins. MXD Fort Collins LLC, based at McWhinney’s Loveland headquarters, purchased the 662,000-square-foot property from Cordes & Co. LLP, the court-appointed receiver for the property, according to a deed recorded with the Larimer County Clerk and Recorder. The buyer also filed a $30.6 million deed of trust with Independent Bank. A spokesperson for McWhinney could not immediately be reached for comment on the purchase price. MUFG Union Bank NA in December filed a lawsuit in Larimer County District Court against Foothills’ prior owner — Walton Foothills Holdings VI LLC. MUFG claimed that Walton Foothills had defaulted on a $145 million loan, with $46.59 million remaining in unpaid principal and interest at that time.