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Year called to bar: 2002 (ON)
Partner in BLG’s Financial Services Group and regional leader of the Structured Finance and Securitization Group. Leading practitioner in financial services, focusing on lending, securitization, debt-capital markets, private-equity and project/infrastructure financing. Advises Canadian and foreign institutional and alternative lenders, as well as borrowers, on secured and unsecured lending and other financing transactions, including senior and subordinate debt and cross-border financing, cash flow financing, syndicated loans, and secured and unsecured notes/bonds. Advises issuers, note trustees, debenture trustees, and collateral agents on a variety of debt-capital market issuances. Represents participants in structured finance and securitization transactions on a wide variety of asset classes (with particular experience in commercial and residential mortgage loans, credit card receivables, and other trade receivables). Advises a broad array of clients, including governments, on power projects across Canada and the financing of Canadian public-private infrastructure projects. Recognized in Chambers Canada, The Best Lawyers in Canada, and IFLR1000. Education: MBA from Rotman School of Management and LLB from University of Toronto. Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2002.
As part of the transaction, an affiliate of OMERS subscribed for an aggregate of $30 million of Dye & Durham common shares, on a private placement basis
On July 14, 2017, Lithium Americas Corp. (Lithium Americas) completed a $355,000,000 financing transaction with Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd. (GFL) and Bangchak Corporation Public Company Ltd. (BCP) to finance the development of the Cauchari-Olaroz lithium project in Argentina.
On February 23, 2017, Canada Housing Trust No. 1 completed a two-tranche debt financing consisting of the issuance of Floating Rate Canada Mortgage Bonds, Series 75 (Re-Opening), in an aggregate principal amount of $3 billion and 2.35-per-cent Mortgage Bonds, Series 77, in an aggregate principal amount of $2.5 million for a combined total of $5.5 billion of Canada Mortgage Bonds, which were provided with Canada’s sovereign guarantee through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC).
Cineplex Inc. (Cineplex) completed new and increased credit facilities totalling $550 million, pursuant to an amended and restated credit agreement with a syndicate of lenders led by The Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank of Canada, as co-lead arrangers and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as administrative agent.
On June 21, 2016, Canada Housing Trust No. 1, a special-purpose securitization trust, completed a debt financing consisting of the issuance of 1.25 per cent Canada Mortgage Bonds, Series 71 (Re-Opening), in an aggregate principal amount of $5.25 billion, which was provided with Canada’s sovereign guarantee through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC).
On March 22, 2016 Canada Housing Trust No. 1, a special purpose securitization trust, completed a debt financing comprising the issuance of 1.250 per cent Canada Mortgage Bonds, Series 71, in an aggregate principal amount of $5 billion, provided with Canada’s sovereign guarantee through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
Canada Housing Trust No. 1, a special purpose securitization trust, completed a two-tranche debt financing consisting of the issuance of 2.650 per cent Canada Mortgage Bonds, Series 45 (Second Re-opening), in an aggregate principal amount of $2,000,000,000 and Floating Rate Canada Mortgage Bonds, Series 47, in an aggregate principal amount of $2,500,000,000 for a combined total of $4,500,000,000 of Canada Mortgage Bonds
Canada Housing Trust No. 1, a special purpose securitization trust, completed a two-tranche debt financing consisting of the issuance of 2.650 per cent Canada Mortgage Bonds, Series 45 (Re-opening), in an aggregate principal amount of $2,500,000,000 and Floating Rate Canada Mortgage Bonds, Series 44 (Re-opening), in an aggregate principal amount of $3,000,000,000 for a combined total of $5,500,000,000 of Canada Mortgage Bonds, which were provided with Canada's sovereign guarantee through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
Canada Housing Trust No. 1, a special purpose securitization trust, completed a debt financing consisting of the issuance of 1.850 per cent Canada Mortgage Bonds, Series 43 (Re-opening), in an aggregate principal amount of $5,500,000,000, which was provided with Canada's sovereign guarantee through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
Canada Housing Trust No. 1, a special purpose securitization trust, completed two debt financings.
The first was completed on August 24, 2011 and the second was completed on September 23, 2011.
On June 22, 2010, Canada Housing Trust No. 1, a special purpose securitization trust, completed a debt financing consisting of the issuance of 3.150 per cent Canada Mortgage Bonds, Series 35, in an aggregate principal amount of $5,500,000,000, which was provided with Canada's sovereign guarantee through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
Canada Housing Trust No. 1, a special purpose securitization trust, completed two debt financings. The first was completed on May 26, 2011 and the second was completed June 22, 2011.
