Capital Markets
Global Guide 2024 : Canada
Band 3
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+1 416 979 2211About
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.
Our lawyers are passionate about their work, whether serving corporate or entrepreneurial clients, and are equally at home with public and private, debt and equity transactions.
The 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 and telecommunications and healthcare.
Work Highlights
- Goodmans advised RioCan REIT in closing its CAD200 million offering of Series AG senior unsecured debentures.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Goodmans gives pragmatic and thoughtful advice."
"The team is very strong intellectually with good problem solvers."
"Their bench is very broad with deep relationships across industries and government."
"They have an exceptional ability to understand the root of the issue and figure out realistic, step-by-step approaches to solve problems."
"Goodmans gives pragmatic and thoughtful advice."
"The team is very strong intellectually with good problem solvers."
"Their bench is very broad with deep relationships across industries and government."
"They have an exceptional ability to understand the root of the issue and figure out realistic, step-by-step approaches to solve problems."
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.
"Bill is very collaborative and a strong advocate for his clients."
"He is knowledgeable and understands both the legal perspectives and the practical issues."
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.
"Stephen is a fantastic lawyer."