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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity

Global Guide 2026 : Canada


Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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About

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With heightened securities regulations and market fluctuations, public companies face increased scrutiny. You need a seasoned advocate who will help your business navigate these challenges – one who understands the legal and business sides of your transactions. We can assist you with navigating increasing regulations and complex financings and restructurings. As one of the most experienced corporate and securities law groups in the country, our team anticipates the issues you will encounter while developing plans to ensure the best possible outcomes. 

Our team works closely with you to structure, negotiate, implement and manage complicated financings, business and corporate reorganizations, restructurings, insolvencies and mergers.

We work with:

  • major Canadian and international corporations, public issuers, entrepreneurial and growth-oriented businesses
  • many of Canada’s best-known investment banks
  • other securities and capital markets industry participants

With varied experience, we handle domestic and cross-border corporate and securities transactions. The members of our team specialize in managing regulatory approvals, designing international tax strategies, and dealing with multi-jurisdictional legal issues in corporate finance and M&A transactions. Additionally, we provide consistent advice on different provincial and territorial securities laws, and our group in Québec has in-depth knowledge of civil law and Québec securities laws.

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Capital Markets: Debt & Equity - Canada


What the Team is Known For

Borden Ladner Gervais enjoys a particularly strong reputation for its debt capital markets and securitisation expertise, acting for a leading array of major issuers and financial institutions in middle-market transactional work. The firm's wider capabilities include securities issuances and wider equity matters, alongside regulatory and governance advice.

Work Highlights

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  • Borden Ladner Gervais acted for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and its securitisation SPV Canada Housing Trust No 1 on its mortgage-based securitisation programme and its bond issuance programme.

Strengths

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  • BLG are exceptionally attentive and responsive at all hours of the day on all topics.

    Capital Markets: Debt & Equity respondentGlobal
  • I think they are fantastic. They are very responsive, helpful, exceptionally user-friendly and always available.

    Capital Markets: Debt & Equity respondentGlobal
  • Borden Ladner Gervais are commercial and understand our business to help find practical solutions to problems.

    Capital Markets: Debt & Equity respondentGlobal
  • They are highly practical and commercial lawyers.

    Capital Markets: Debt & Equity respondentGlobal
  • They are really hardworking. The team will actually work around the clock to get a deal done.

    Capital Markets: Debt & Equity respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Graeme Martindale
    Band 3Graeme Martindale

    Graeme Martindale

    Graeme Martindale is based in the firm's Vancouver office and is recognised for his experience in handling private placements and equity-linked offerings.

    • Graeme is an excellent lawyer with a commercial approach and is always responsive to clients requests. He has deep legal expertise coupled with strong sector expertise in mining.

      Capital Markets: Debt & Equity respondentGlobal
    • Graeme is a very smart guy, who is very personable and an excellent lawyer.

      Capital Markets: Debt & Equity respondentGlobal
  • Band 3Tim McCormick
    Band 3Tim McCormick

    Tim McCormick

    Tim McCormick enjoys a strong choice for issuers and other parties involved in equity and debt capital markets work. He also advises public company clients on corporate governance and securities advisory issues.

    • He is exceptionally consistent, commercial and creative.

      Capital Markets: Debt & Equity respondentGlobal
    • Tim really gets the market and is a strong deal executor.

      Capital Markets: Debt & Equity respondentGlobal

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