199 Bay St, Suite 4000, Commerce Court West, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 2000 (ON)
Linc is the Co-Practice Group Leader of the Restructuring & Insolvency Group, widely recognized as one of Canada’s leading restructuring practices. As a trusted advisor to key stakeholders, Linc plays a pivotal role in guiding clients through high-stakes domestic and cross-border restructurings, distressed acquisitions, and financings. These clients value Linc’s ability to provide pragmatic, business-focused solutions to their mission critical issues. Linc’s practice is distinguished by a strategic focus on cross-border mandates, a specialization he honed while helping to establish the Firm’s US office presence during his 2004–2007 tenure in the United States. Upon returning to Toronto, he built a leading restructuring practice advising international clients, including foreign-based lenders, private equity funds, hedge funds, and multinational corporations, on their most complex multi-jurisdictional challenges. His deep understanding of cross-border dynamics and his ability to anticipate and address emerging complexities make him a sought-after advisor in the global restructuring arena. His insights have been featured in leading scholarly journals and trade publications, and he is a frequent speaker on cutting-edge topics in insolvency law and practice.
Concordia International Corp. (“Concordia” or the “Company”) (TSX: CXR), an international specialty pharmaceutical company focused on becoming a leader in European specialty, off-patent medicines, completed the recapitalization of approximately US$4 billion of secured and unsecured debt in September 2018 pursuant to a plan of arrangement (the “CBCA Plan”) under the Canada Business Corporations Act (“CBCA”).
On May 31, 2018, an affiliate of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (Fairfax) acquired all of the share capital and business of Toys “R” Us (Canada) Ltd. Toys “R” Us (Canada) Ltee (Toys Canada) for a purchase price of $300 million subject to certain working capital adjustments. The share transaction, which was completed in connection with Toys Canada’s emergence from restructuring proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (the CCAA) and Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, has enabled Toys Canada to continue as a going concern without compromising creditor claims and preserved Toys Canada’s position as Canada’s leading toy and baby retailer.
On March 28, 2018, Platinum Equity Capital Partners IV (Platinum Equity) completed the acquisition of Husky Injection Molding Systems (Husky) from Berkshire Partners and OMERS Private Equity for $4.95 billion (US$3.85 billion). Based in Bolton, Ont., Husky is a global supplier of highly engineered injection molding equipment and services for the plastic injection molding equipment industry, and a leading provider of PET systems, hot runners, aftermarket tooling, medical molds and specialty closure molds.
On June 30, 2017, Stelco Inc. (Stelco), formerly U.S. Steel Canada Inc., emerged from Companies’ Creditors Arrangements Act (CCAA) proceedings through the implementation of a CCAA plan. This involved the compromise of more than $2 billion of debt and the restructuring of approximately $2 billion of pension and benefit obligations.
On December 14, 2016, Tervita Corporation (“Tervita”), a leading environmental solutions provider, implemented its court-approved plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “Plan”).
