Howard MacKichan focuses on the area of cross-border private placements (s. 4(a)(2) exempted transactions) by institutional investors to Canadian and American issuers, having completed placements in a broad array of industries including oil and gas exploration and production, health systems, agriculture, coal, E&P services, oilsands, midstream, propane, real estate, pipelines, transportation, chemicals, railways, electricity (both generation and transmission), hydro, gas, and coal. He also represents Canadian and foreign banks and institutional investors in their capital markets transactions, including large syndicated loans, secured debt, project finance, structured finance, and club deals, and has acted for numerous intermediate and major corporations and partnerships in respect of their debt finance arrangements from pre-term sheet to completion. He is a long-time fellow of the American College of Investment Counsel, having served on its board of trustees and numerous committees of the board, including the committee responsible for development of the ACIC Model Note Purchase Agreement Forms. The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory lists him as a Repeatedly Recommended leading lawyer in the area of Banking & Financial Institutions.
