Scott A Kraag
Global Guide 2024
Band 2 : Project Finance
About
Provided by Scott A Kraag
Practice Areas
One of Canada's leading project finance lawyers, Scott gives clients rigorous, solution-focused counsel to help them advance their objectives in lending matters of all levels of complexity.
Head of Torys’ Project Finance practice and co-head of the Banking and Debt Finance practice, Scott has broad experience representing all of the principal parties on projects, including lenders, sponsors, equity investors, arrangers and underwriters, contractors, service providers and public authorities, on a variety of complex project finance transactions. His work regularly focuses on the energy, infrastructure and mining industries.
Scott’s finance experience extends to corporate banking transactions and he frequently advises lenders and borrowers in transactions which include bank credit facilities, bond financings, structured finance transactions, mezzanine financings and derivatives.
Chambers Review
Global
Scott Kraag acts predominantly across the energy, PPP and mining spaces, in the provision of project finance counsel out of the firm's Toronto office.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Scott has very strong commercial acumen."
"Scott has very strong commercial acumen."
Articles, highlights and press releases
1 item provided by Torys LLP
Lenders are increasingly interested in loans that have a positive ESG impact. Here we examine how borrowers can take advantage of this increased demand to reach additional sources of debt capital, lower their borrowing costs and enhance their broader corporate and public reputation.
Lenders are increasingly interested in loans that have a positive ESG impact. Here we examine how borrowers can take advantage of this increased demand to reach additional sources of debt capital, lower their borrowing costs and enhance their broader corporate and public reputation.