Year called to bar: 2016 (AB); 2009 (England & Wales)
Matthew Longstaff has extensive experience advising investment banks, sovereigns, private equity houses, and corporate clients in a broad range of cross-border debt financings, including high-yield bonds, leveraged bank finance, syndicated and bilateral bank financings, project financings, convertible and exchangeable bonds, sovereign bonds, hybrid capital issuances, consent solicitations, and securitizations, as well as advising on restructurings and in distressed debt scenarios. In addition, Longstaff advises on the finance aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Longstaff’s experience principally includes advising entities operating in the financial services, energy, mining, technology, shipping, and aviation sectors. Longstaff is an English-qualified banking and capital markets lawyer as well as a member of the Alberta bar.
Northern Courier Pipeline Limited Partnership (Northern Courier) issued $1 billion of 3.365% senior notes (Senior Notes) with RBC Capital Markets (RBCCM) acting as sole bookrunner and global lead agent in respect of the offering of senior notes (the Offering), and TD Securities acted as co-manager.