Practice ProfileLending & FinanceAsset Based Lending With some of Canada’s most experienced asset based lending (ABL) lawyers, the ABL team at Cassels Brock represents clients – whether lender or borrower – in structuring, performing due diligence and preparing and negotiating the documentation necessary for both single lender and syndicated ABL transactions. We have extensive experience with cross-border transactions, second lien, mezzanine and subordinated lending transactions. Consequently we are able to integrate multiple lending strategies on behalf of lenders and borrowers and negotiate simple and complex inter-creditor relationships. With a practical approach and extensive industry knowledge, our ABL team offers high quality advice and execution of transactions for both mid-market and sophisticated transactions. Members of our group work closely with our restructuring and insolvency practice, with some key cross-over of specialties, to advise clients from deal inception to debtor-in-possession financings and formal insolvency proceedings. Equipment & Asset Financing The Cassels Brock asset finance and leasing practice is recognized by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading practice in Canada. We focus on the industry as a whole, ranging from complicated cross border finance structures, securitizations, large ticket financing, syndications to basic small ticket program structures. One of our specialties is assisting non-Canadian commercial finance companies and banks setting up operations in Canada from a regulatory, tax, and process perspective. Our industry-focused assistance to clients goes beyond the provision of basic legal advice to providing clients with knowledge of industry standards and new and emerging trends. Corporate and Commercial Lending Our experience with corporate and commercial lending spans a broad range of loans and financings originated by domestic and foreign lenders, such as banks, trust companies, insurance companies and near-banks. Regardless of complexity, and whether we are representing a lender, or lead arranger for a syndicate of lenders, on a major corporate financing or advising a business client on its important credit arrangements, we bring a practical approach to financing transactions. Our lawyers have developed expertise with many sectors and industries, such as the automotive industry, the aviation industry, transportation and logistics, and mining. Project Finance Our finance and lending lawyers have assisted clients with the financing of major projects, including significant real estate developments, complex financing of sports arenas and the restructuring of major sports team ownership, bridges, highways, cogeneration, hospitals and projects supported by government stimulus money. We work closely with other disciplines and industry groups within the firm including energy, mining, infrastructure and government relations to ensure our clients have access to expertise that the transaction requires. We are experienced with the use of alternate finance products in product finance, such as financial guarantee insurance, derivatives, and securitization. |