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 Marlin Horst

 Toronto

t: 416 860 6446
f: 416 644 9340

Suite 2100, Scotia Plaza
40 King Street West
Toronto, ON  M5H 3C2
Canada

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Expertise

Year of Call

Ontario, 1989
Bermuda, 1997

Education

LL.M., Cambridge University, 1987

LL.B., University of Western Ontario, 1986

B.A. , University of Western Ontario, 1983

Marlin Horst

Marlin Horst is a partner in the Financial Services Group. His practice involves all types of lending including syndicated, senior, subordinated, asset based and project finance. Marlin also has experience in restructuring transactions acting on behalf of both creditors and debtors. Marlin's lending experience includes lender transactions in the manufacturing, hospitality, retail, energy, mining and private equity industries. In addition to financing transactions Marlin has experience in mergers and acquisitions, mutual funds, real estate, general corporate and commercial transactions, and venture capital/private equity transactions. Prior to joining Cassels Brock, Marlin practised finance law in both Toronto and Bermuda.

Marlin was an adjunct professor of Banking Law at the University of Western Ontario for over ten years; in addition, he is a sessional professor at Queen's University Law School where he teaches a course on the Personal Property Security Act.

A few examples of the type of transactions Marlin has been involved in include:

  • Subordinated debt financings for a large variety of businesses
  • Asset based lending
  • Infrastructure financings including municipal services and transportation hubs
  • Mining and resource development financing
  • Hotel and tourism development
  • Management and leveraged buyouts
  • Joint ventures in the hospitality industry
  • Acquisitions in the financial services industries including banks, trust companies and insurance assets
  • Private equity sponsored lending
  • Retail and clothing manufacturing industries
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  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
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