Noted for its focus on mid-market deals, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP’s capital markets practice interacts with the firm’s M&A and investment management teams to handle a diverse spread of debt, equity and event-driven transactions. It also frequently handles regulatory work. The national group is led jointly by Kent Kufeldt in Vancouver and Timothy McCormick in Toronto. Mining head Fred Pletcher (Vancouver) and sports and gaming law co-head Cameron MacDonald (Toronto) are also recommended.
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Key clients
- Deere & Co, John Deere Capital Corporation, John Deere Financial and Deere Funding Canada Corporation
- Northland Power
- Cameco Corporation
- Pan American Silver Corp
- Telesat Corporation
- Finning International
- Barclays Capital
- Loblaw Companies
- CIBC Capital Markets
- Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
Work highlights
Represented John Deere Financial, as the issuer, in two private placements of debentures.
Acted for Loblaw Companies on its private placement of C$400m aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes.
Acted as Canadian counsel to ATS Corporation on its IPO and concurrent $282m cross-border offering of common shares.
Lawyers
Practice head
Kent Kufeldt; Tim McCormick
Other key lawyers
Fred Pletcher; Cameron MacDonald; Graeme Martindale; Manoj Pundit