Lawson Lundell's Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Blog follows new and interesting issues emerging in the legal and business communities. Our goal is to provide a source of valuable information and insight on a wide variety of matters for our readers.
Practice Expertise
- Banking and Debt Financing
- Commercial Law
- Finance
- Financial Services
Areas of Practice
- Banking and Debt Financing
- Commercial Law
- Finance
- Financial Services
Profile
Ed provides banking and debt financing expertise to a variety of clients. He counsels financial institutions, private lenders, and corporate borrowers on complex corporate and commercial financing matters with a focus on leveraged buyout acquisitions, asset-based lending, capital call facilities, financing for mortgage investment corporations, and various other bespoke financing arrangements and in the aircraft, mining, commercial real estate and diversified commercial industries.
Ed's broad expertise extends to transactions that are secured and unsecured (including for investment grade entities), senior and subordinate, bilateral and syndicated, traditional covenant-based, and domestic and cross-border.
Ed also acts for creditors and debtors on DIP or other financings in various insolvency and restructuring proceedings including those under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.
Prior to joining Lawson Lundell, Ed was a partner in the Vancouver office of a leading national law firm where he practiced for over 14 years.
In his spare time, Ed is a Royal Commentator on the British/Canadian/Commonwealth Monarchy and Royal Family. He has provided commentaries to, and has been featured on, BBC World News, SkyNews, CBC News, Agence France-Presse, CTV News, GlobalTV, and La Presse.
Ed's broad expertise extends to transactions that are secured and unsecured (including for investment grade entities), senior and subordinate, bilateral and syndicated, traditional covenant-based, and domestic and cross-border.
Ed also acts for creditors and debtors on DIP or other financings in various insolvency and restructuring proceedings including those under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.
Prior to joining Lawson Lundell, Ed was a partner in the Vancouver office of a leading national law firm where he practiced for over 14 years.
In his spare time, Ed is a Royal Commentator on the British/Canadian/Commonwealth Monarchy and Royal Family. He has provided commentaries to, and has been featured on, BBC World News, SkyNews, CBC News, Agence France-Presse, CTV News, GlobalTV, and La Presse.
Languages
English
Bar Admissions
Called to the Ontario Bar, 2022
Called to the British Columbia Bar, 2010
Education
Dalhousie University, LLB, 2009
University of British Columbia, BA, 2006
Areas of Practice
- Banking and Debt Financing
- Commercial Law
- Finance
- Financial Services
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
* Acted as lender's counsel in the establishment of capital call facilities to a number of leading private equity firms in the range of $30 to US$120 million.
* Acted as lead finance counsel to one of the world's largest silver producers in connection with the upsize of its US$1.25 billion credit facilities and in connection with its acquisition of an investment grade gold producing mining company.
* Acted as counsel for a leading private credit company in the financing of a leading Western Canadian MIC.
* Acted as counsel for the lending syndicate providing for approximately $250 million and US$30 million leveraged financing for the acquisition and expansion of a leading cross-border orthodontists platform business.
* Acted as counsel for the lending syndicate providing for $119 million leveraged financing for the acquisition of a leading national franchisee of quick service restaurants.
* Acted as counsel for the lending syndicate providing for $40 million and US$60 million credit facilities for a leading North American provider of engineering, project management and consulting services.
* Acted as counsel for the lending syndicate providing for approximately $60 million and $35 million credit facilities for a leading Canadian provider of municipal and road outdoor services.
* Acted for the DIP interim lender in connection with proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act involving a group of retail companies with over 250 stores across Canada and for the senior secured lender providing the subsequent exit financing.
* Acted as finance counsel to Imperial Metals Corporation in its sale of a 70% interest in the Red Chris mine in British Columbia to Newcrest Mining Limited for approximately US$806.5 million.
* Acted as counsel for the lending syndicate providing for $125 million credit facilities for a leading national provider of group benefits, group retirement and wellness solutions.
* Acted as lender's counsel in the establishment of capital call facilities to a number of leading private equity firms in the range of $30 to US$120 million.
* Acted as lead finance counsel to one of the world's largest silver producers in connection with the upsize of its US$1.25 billion credit facilities and in connection with its acquisition of an investment grade gold producing mining company.
* Acted as counsel for a leading private credit company in the financing of a leading Western Canadian MIC.
* Acted as counsel for the lending syndicate providing for approximately $250 million and US$30 million leveraged financing for the acquisition and expansion of a leading cross-border orthodontists platform business.
* Acted as counsel for the lending syndicate providing for $119 million leveraged financing for the acquisition of a leading national franchisee of quick service restaurants.
* Acted as counsel for the lending syndicate providing for $40 million and US$60 million credit facilities for a leading North American provider of engineering, project management and consulting services.
* Acted as counsel for the lending syndicate providing for approximately $60 million and $35 million credit facilities for a leading Canadian provider of municipal and road outdoor services.
* Acted for the DIP interim lender in connection with proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act involving a group of retail companies with over 250 stores across Canada and for the senior secured lender providing the subsequent exit financing.
* Acted as finance counsel to Imperial Metals Corporation in its sale of a 70% interest in the Red Chris mine in British Columbia to Newcrest Mining Limited for approximately US$806.5 million.
* Acted as counsel for the lending syndicate providing for $125 million credit facilities for a leading national provider of group benefits, group retirement and wellness solutions.
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