Capital Markets
Canada Guide 2025 : Nationwide - Canada
Band 3
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Provided by Goodmans LLP
Goodmans Capital Markets Group is a hands-on team of business and legal advisors with a focus on strategy, creativity and results.
Our lawyers are known for their flexibility in structuring deals of all sizes, and their professionalism when working with clients’ teams, other advisors, regulators and competitors alike. They are passionate about their work, whether serving corporate or entrepreneurial clients, and are equally at home with public and private, debt and equity transactions.
Named 2024 “Law Firm of the Year” for Securities Law by Best Lawyers in Canada, our Capital Markets Group routinely handles initial and secondary public offerings of all sizes and complexity, private placements, rights offerings, derivative and structured financings, spin-offs, asset securitizations, takeovers, mutual funds, cross-border LYONS and similar hybrid offerings and specialized tax-efficient instruments. We also represent registrants in application and compliance matters and act for market participants in disciplinary and other regulatory proceedings. Clients include issuers, investment dealers, merchant banks, investors and regulators.
Our Group’s advantage lies in its ability to create elegant financing structures with regulatory confidence. Several of our lawyers have held senior positions with principal regulatory agencies across Canada, including the OSC and the TSX. Our clients benefit from the sound regulatory perspective that comes from having former regulators on the team.
Chambers Review
Goodmans is a Toronto law firm operating a distinguished practice valued for advising major REITs and financial institutions on innovative capital markets transactions. The group offers notable expertise in SPACs and IPOs, with additional recognition acting on DCM mandates, such as debenture issuances. The team demonstrates considerable experience in a range of sectors including media, telecommunications and healthcare.
Work Highlights
- The Goodmans team acted for Canaccord Genuity Group on its private placement of USD110 million of convertible debentures.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Because they are solidly in the flow of current work, they have high commercial awareness."
"The team is responsive, hard-working, pragmatic and prepared to take a difficult stance. I have a high degree of confidence in the advice we receive from them."
"It is one of our trusted and preferred legal firms when we go to select specific counsel. It is a leader in capital markets, and we trust the group's view and know that it works well."
"Because they are solidly in the flow of current work, they have high commercial awareness."
"The team is responsive, hard-working, pragmatic and prepared to take a difficult stance. I have a high degree of confidence in the advice we receive from them."
"It is one of our trusted and preferred legal firms when we go to select specific counsel. It is a leader in capital markets, and we trust the group's view and know that it works well."
Notable Practitioners
Well-established Toronto-based lawyer Bill Gorman represents companies from a variety of industry sectors in public offerings and private placements. His clientele includes issuers and underwriters.
Brad Ross is a Toronto-based capital markets lawyer who has experience acting for issuers and underwriters on debt and equity offerings.
Stephen Pincus is a respected lawyer and the head of Goodmans' capital markets team. He frequently assists with equity transactions, including acting on deals involving SPACs and REITs.
"He is a good lawyer and a great businessperson too. Stephen is very practical and a great strategist."
"Stephen is outstanding across the board. He is really great; I would score him at the maximum level for everything. He is really good."
"Stephen was very strong on commerciality, client service and expertise."
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Goodmans LLP
Nationwide - Canada