Banking & Finance
Canada Guide 2025 : Nationwide - Canada
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Provided by Stikeman Elliott LLP
Stikeman Elliott’s Banking & Finance Group delivers strategic, business-oriented advice to Canadian and international clients on complex financing transactions. Banking lawyers in our Montréal, Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver offices have an integrated national practice that seamlessly provides and coordinates legal services for our clients throughout Canada and around the globe. Domestic and global financial services firms rely on the expertise of our regulatory teams to navigate emerging and complex governance, compliance and enforcement matters.
By leveraging our extensive experience as counsel to both lenders and borrowers on domestic and cross-border financing transactions, we deliver workable real-world solutions for our clients. The aim is to promote a productive ongoing relationship between the parties. We understand what risks lenders and borrowers are prepared to accept in the current market environment and we provide strategies that properly allocate and mitigate those risks. www.stikeman.com
Chambers Review
Stikeman Elliott advises borrowers, lenders and sponsors on a full range of transactions, including acquisition finance and syndicatedcredit facilities. The firm is frequently involved in various deals across the banking and finance space, with notable experience in refinancing and restructuring as well as credit extensions and amendments. It also acts on project financing. The group regularly acts on financing matters on behalf of private equity firms, with notable experience acting on cross-border financings involving lenders and borrowers in the USA and Europe. It is well equipped to handle international transactions and frequently represents domestic and international banks. The firm rounds off its holistic offering with its strength in the regulatory space, including with regard to transactions in the banking space.
Work Highlights
- Stikeman Elliott advised Alimentation Couche-Tard on the financing for its acquisition of assets from TotalEnergies.
Strengths
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"Stikeman Elliott is business-oriented and always tries to find solutions."
"Stikeman responds to all queries promptly and provides high-quality service at all times."
"Stikeman Elliott offers a deep bench of professionals that can bring niche expertise as needed."
"The Stikeman's team is highly skilled and practical."
"Stikeman Elliott is business-oriented and always tries to find solutions."
"Stikeman responds to all queries promptly and provides high-quality service at all times."
"Stikeman Elliott offers a deep bench of professionals that can bring niche expertise as needed."
"The Stikeman's team is highly skilled and practical."
Notable Practitioners
Respected practitioner Craig Mitchell is experienced in handling acquisition finance mandates, acting forprivate equity firms. He represents his clients from Stikeman Elliott's Toronto office.
"Craig Mitchell offers extensive experience and ability to advise clients on practical solutions to business issues."
"Craig Mitchell identifies risks for the banks and liaises with the other sides."
Montréal-based lawyer Howard Rosenoff operates a practice which encompasses both borrower and lender-side work. He has notable experience handling cross-border revolvingand syndicated credit facilities, as well as financing amendments.
Marie Garneau is an experienced financing lawyer with a broad range of expertise. This includes notable prowess in acquisition financing and credit facility agreements. She is admitted in both Ontario and Québec, and is based in Toronto.
"Marie Garneau consistently provides sound advice and guidance."
"Marie Garneau is a strong adviser to her clients with a strong level of experience."
"It was a great experience dealing with Marie Garneau."
Jennifer Legge is the head of Stikeman Elliott's banking and finance department and is based in Toronto. She regularly assists borrowers with revolving credit facility mandates.
Daphne Mackenzie is a Toronto-based lawyer whose expertise covers a range of issues, including acquisitionfinance.
"Daphne Mackenzie is available whenever you need her."
"She is highly commercial with strong service levels."
Montréal-based Serge Levy is a highly active specialist in various financing matters, including acquisition finance and refinancing transactions, as well as amendments to credit facilities. His client roster includes companies in the manufacturing and retail sectors.
"Serge Levy is excellent and experienced in the market."
"He is a very good lawyer and a pleasure to work with."
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