Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Capital Markets | Chambers Canada Profile

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Provided by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Blakes Capital Markets team is one of the largest and most experienced in Canada. Our lawyers are leaders in capital markets transactions, serving prominent companies and financial institutions in Canada, including the five major banks, the United States and worldwide. Canada’s leading public companies and investment dealers regularly turn to us to handle their corporate finance transactions and securities regulatory matters. We are known for having a highly skilled and well-balanced team, geographically diverse, knowledgeable in the industries that form of the core of the Canadian capital markets, experienced in both equity and debt transactions and serving both issuers and underwriters in Canada.

We have extensive experience with public offerings, including initial public offerings, acquisition finance and innovative fund structures, as well as private placements. We routinely advise corporations, trusts and investment banks on all types of securities regulatory matters and have unsurpassed knowledge of securities regulation gained, in part, through our work with Canadian securities regulators.

Chambers Review

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Capital Markets - Nationwide - Canada

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Blake, Cassels & Graydon is a respected law firm in the capital markets space in Canada, highly regarded for its representation of issuer and underwriter clients in big-ticket IPOs and secondary offerings. The firm also possesses deep expertise in DCM mandates. Its team has notable proficiency in assisting with securitisation transactions, as well as matters involving novel security instruments. It demonstrates significant capabilities in corporate financings and securities compliance matters. The firm's broad-ranging client base means its deal sheet includes offerings in the transportation, energy and hi-tech sectors, among others.

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Work Highlights

Blake, Cassels & Graydon acted as counsel to South Bow Corporation in its CAD7.9 billion notes offering, related to the spinoff of TC Energy Corporation's liquids pipeline business.

Strengths

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As a multidisciplinary firm, Blakes is able to serve a wide range of our company's needs and this extends to their understanding of our business.

Capital Markets respondent
Canada

Blakes never fails to respond in a timely manner and take the time and consideration to make sure the client's needs are met.

Capital Markets respondent
Canada

Blakes is no doubt busy, but always handles each of our requests with a can-do attitude, meets deadlines and completes a thorough, quality work product. They are reliable, dependable and responsive.

Capital Markets respondent
Canada

They have a deep bench and expertise in all of the practice areas required to manage a large, complex transaction.

Capital Markets respondent
Canada

They are among the very best securities lawyers in Canada. Their coordination across various files is unparalleled.

Capital Markets respondent
Canada

As a multidisciplinary firm, Blakes is able to serve a wide range of our company's needs and this extends to their understanding of our business.

Capital Markets respondent
Canada

Blakes never fails to respond in a timely manner and take the time and consideration to make sure the client's needs are met.

Capital Markets respondent
Canada

Blakes is no doubt busy, but always handles each of our requests with a can-do attitude, meets deadlines and completes a thorough, quality work product. They are reliable, dependable and responsive.

Capital Markets respondent
Canada

They have a deep bench and expertise in all of the practice areas required to manage a large, complex transaction.

Capital Markets respondent
Canada

They are among the very best securities lawyers in Canada. Their coordination across various files is unparalleled.

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Canada

Notable Practitioners

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Tim Andison

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Band 2

Tim Andison is a seasoned capital markets lawyer based in Blake, Cassels & Graydon's Toronto office. He has expertise in numerous debt and equity concerns, including IPOs, follow-on equity offerings and transactions involving high-yield bonds.

Tim would be the first call for anything and everything in the high yield space.

3

Adam Jackson

3

Band 3

Adam Jackson is based in the firm's Toronto office and has developed a strong practice advising on public and private securitisation transactions. He assists clients with both national and cross-border mandates.

Adam is very knowledgeable in a highly technical space and can manage cross-border elements for us.

Adam is amazing and a pleasure to work with. He has an excellent disposition and is an amazing partner.

He is the perfect balance of competency and compassion - he is understanding of our needs and limitations and has the intelligence to see where were could run into issues.

Adam gives real, practical advice and fosters the relationship and knows our business really well.

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Catherine Youdan

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Band 3

Catherine Youdan has a thriving capital markets practice in high-value offerings. She leads Blake, Cassels & Graydon's capital markets group in Toronto.

Cat Youdan provides a strong level of service and brings a high level of knowledge and experience as an adviser to public companies for complex transactions.

Catherine has a deep understanding of the law and its nuances. She is very easy to work with and finds a way to navigate and find the right balance and approach.

Cat really cares about her clients and anticipates their needs. She worked around the clock for us. I cannot recommend her highly enough.

3

Jeff Bakker

3

Band 3

Jeff Bakker is a partner in the firm's Calgary office, where he practises corporate and securities law. He advises a range of issuers on debt and equity issuances, corporate disclosure requirements and ESG matters.

Jeff has a wealth of knowledge and gets answers to me immediately.

Jeff is a very strong lawyer.

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Danielle Butler

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Up and Coming

Danielle Butler has a strong reputation for her debt finance and securitisation practice, acting for both lenders and borrowers.

Danielle is really good for securitisation. She is super easy to work with, very practical and gets deals done.

Danielle is very capable, personable and well-liked. She is one to watch.

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Michael Hickey

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Up and Coming

Michael Hickey's capital markets practice sees him advise clients in a wide array of debt and equity transactional matters on behalf of issuers and investment banks.

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Capital Markets: Debt & Equity

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Tim Andison

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Band 2

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Catherine Youdan

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Band 3

3

Jeff Bakker

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Band 3

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Michael Hickey

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Up and Coming

Capital Markets: Securitisation

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Adam Jackson

3

Band 3

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Danielle Butler

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Up and Coming

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