‘A highly responsive team with a very strong depth of knowledge’, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP’s capital markets group excels in large-scale transactions. Highly regarded for its experience in marquee offerings, including IPOs, the group handles a mix of equity and debt work for issuers and managers. In a recent flagship mandate, Toronto-based securities specialist David Wilson advised Rogers Communications on its C$3bn Canadian private placement of notes, which was the second-largest Canadian-dollar issuance by a corporate issuer in Canada’s history. Other key capital markets practitioners in Toronto include Robert Murphy, Patricia Olasker and Steven Cutler. In Montreal, Franziska Ruf, Sébastien Roy and local group coordinator, Olivier Désilets are recommended.
Testimonials
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‘A highly responsive team with a very strong depth of knowledge that is able to answer many questions without having to research.’
‘It stands out for the expertise of individual attorneys, who possess in-depth understanding of the law; stay on top of legal developments and changes; maintain meticulous attention to detail; work well with colleagues, contributing to positive and productive work; and display excellent problem-solving skills.’
Key clients
- Rogers Communications
- Fortis
Work highlights
- Acted for Lithium Royalty Corp on its C$150m IPO.
- Acted for Rogers Communications on a C$3bn Canadian private placement of senior notes issued across four tranches.