Gus Karantzoulis

Lending & Financing

Structured Finance & Securitization

Debt Capital Markets

Private Equity & Venture Capital

Real Estate Lending & Financing

Project Finance

Private Equity

Banking & Financial Services

Gus’ practice focuses on lending, structured finance and securitization, project and infrastructure finance, private equity and debt capital markets.

His services include:

extensive experience advising Canadian and foreign based financial institutions, private equity funds and other lenders (as well as borrowers) on sophisticated debt financing transactions including cash flow lending, syndicated lending, acquisition financing, asset-based lending and leveraged finance, and with particular expertise in cross-border and multi-jurisdictional financings

representing participants in structured finance and securitization transactions, including securitizations of commercial mortgage loans, residential mortgage loans, credit-card receivables and other asset classes

advising project developers, governments, sponsors, lenders and underwriters on the financing of public-private infrastructure projects and major power projects in Canada

extensive expertise in advising financial institutions, investment banks, corporations, trustees and collateral agents across the spectrum of debt capital markets transactions with particular expertise on domestic and cross-border high yield debt offerings and other secured bond issuances (whether on a first lien, second lien, pari- passu or subordinated basis)

Gus is the Toronto regional leader of the Structured Finance and Securitization Group.