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Gordon McKenna

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Gordon McKenna's practice focuses on a wide range of capital markets and business law matters, including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. He acts on behalf of issuers and underwriters in connection with public and private debt and equity financings, including domestic and cross-border transactions. Gordon acts for offerors and targets on negotiated and unsolicited acquisitions, as well as purchasers and vendors in connection with asset and share purchase transactions. He also advises a wide range of market participants, including issuers, underwriters, dealers and other financial institutions, on Canadian securities regulatory and compliance issues.

Education

Queen's University, BSc (Hons.), 1997 University of Western Ontario, LLB, 2006, with distinction University of Western Ontario, MBA, 2006, with distinction

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Ontario, 2007

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Capital Markets
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
Electricité de France S.A., as Canadian counsel, in connection with its C$750-million green senior multi-tranche bond issuance
Électricité de France S.A., in connection with CAD$500-million "maple bond" issuance as part of an aggregate senior bond issuance of US$3-billion and CA $500-million
Osisko Green Acquisition Ltd. in its $250-million SPAC IPO. Osisko Green intends to make acquisitions in green energy companies to supplement the related mining business of Osisko Mining and Osisko Gold Royalties
VIVO Cannabis Inc. in its $8-million overnight marketed public offering of 38,333,334 units, including the full exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters
Numerous major U.S. and international broker-dealers, with respect to disclosure, dealer registration and bank regulatory requirements related to extending global offerings into Canada
Major international banks, with access to Canada's short term debt markets, including domestic bank deposit note programs
The initial purchasers, on numerous Air Canada EETC transactions, including its 2018 CAD EETC transactions (2018-1: 4xB737 Max8 and 1xB787-9 aircraft)
A senior U.S. public issuer, with its C$750-million maple bond offering
The dealers, with six senior secured bond issuances by North West Redwater Partnership, aggregate principal amount C$6.35 billion, to contribute to the funding of the construction of North West's $8+ billion bitumen refinery in the Alberta Heartland
Barclays Bank PLC, with its Canadian domestic US$21-billion global medium-term notes (principal at risk structured notes) program offered pursuant to a short-form base-shelf prospectus filed with the Canadian securities regulators
48North Cannabis Corp. in its $50-million acquisition by HEXO Corp
Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust (CREIT), on its C$3.9-billion combination with Choice properties Real Estate Investment Trust
Delek Group Ltd., on its acquisition of all of the outstanding common shares in the capital of Ithaca Energy Inc. not already owned by Delek by way of a supported take-over bid and subsequent compulsory acquisition, which valued Ithaca's enterprise at C$1.68-billion
The Chief Executive Officer of Migao Corporation, on his acquisition of all of the outstanding common shares in the capital of Migao not already owned by him
Bell, on its C$670-million acquisition of GLENTEL Inc. and subsequent sale of a 50-percent interest in GLENTEL Inc. to Rogers Communications Inc.
H&R REIT, on its C$2.75-billion acquisition of Primaris Retail REIT and subsequent agreement to sell a portfolio of 18 Primaris properties to a syndicate led by KingSett Capital for C$1.28-billion
Investindustrial Group Holdings S.A., on the Canadian aspects of its acquisition of Jacuzzi Brands
Peak Rock Capital LLC, with the acquisition of Highline Produce Limited and subsequent disposition to an affiliate of Fyffes plc

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The Legal 500 Canada
Key Lawyer, Cannabis

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EDF’s C$750 Million Green Senior Bond Issuance

February 06, 2025
       

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Low-Carbon Energy Leader EDF Issues $500 Million Maple Bond

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