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MacKenzie, Daphne J. Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5695 dmackenzie@stikeman.com
Ms. MacKenzie is the head of the Banking & Finance Group in Toronto.
She focuses on banking, project finance, restructurings, insolvency and
public debt securities. She acts for financial institutions and borrowers
in domestic and cross border banking, leveraged acquisition and project
finance transactions. She was an adjunct professor at the University
of Western Ontario.
MacKay-Dunn, QC, R. Hector Farris, Vaughan,
Wills & Murphy LLP (604) 661-9307 hmackay-dunn@farris.com
Senior partner Mr. MacKay-Dunn, QC, has over 25 years of practice
experience advising early stage and high growth public and private
companies in various industry sectors, advising on corporate and general
matters, complex domestic and cross-border public and private securities
offerings, mergers & acquisitions, tender offers and international partnering
and licensing transactions.
Lorito, John G. Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5272 jlorito@stikeman.com
Mr. Lorito is the Head of the Tax Group, and a member of the Management
Committee in the Toronto office. He practises general income tax with
a focus on corporate reorganizations, M&A, investment funds, and REITs.
He advises on cross-border and domestic financial products
and non-resident investment in Canadian real estate.
Liteplo, Jonathan Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
(604) 631-4994 jliteplo@fasken.com
Mr. Liteplo works extensively in the area of energy and utilities regulation.
As a leading practitioner, he counsels participants in the electricity, oil
and gas, water and wastewater, and mining industries in a broad range of
matters before regulatory authorities and the courts. He represents clients in
obtaining revenue requirement and other tariff-related approvals for utilities.
Lewis, Gregory D. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
(604) 641-4923 greg.lewis@nortonrosefulbright.com
Mr. Lewis's practice focuses on commercial transactions in infrastructure,
energy and other industry sectors, particularly joint ventures, acquisitions
and financings. He has assisted clients on a range of major projects including
public-private partnerships, port developments, hydro projects,
purchases and sales of assets and businesses in a variety of sectors
and related financings.
Levy, Eric M. Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(514) 904-8177 elevy@osler.com
Mr. Levy focuses on corporate and securities law. He has strong experience
in M&A, public offerings, private placements, recapitalizations and stock
exchange listings. His work encompasses IPOs as well as other public
and private placement offerings.
LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS
it can provide an opportunity for individuals un-
able to buy into hedge or private equity funds the
ability to participate in the acquisition of private
operating companies traditionally targeted by
those funds."
Basically, a SPAC is a shell company (also
referred to as a blank-cheque company). It's "a
publicly-traded holding corporation with no op-
erating business. SPACs are, instead, marketed on
ONE OF THE THINGS I
HAVE FELT STRONGLY
ABOUT SINCE THE
BEGINNING OF THE SPAC
MARKET IN CANADA IS
THAT WE SHOULD TRY
FIND WAYS TO INNOVATE,
TO DIFFERENTIATE THE
CANADIAN SPAC MARKET.
OTHERWISE, IF WE JUST
COPY THE US, SPONSORS …
MAY AS WELL JUST GO
AND LIST IN THE US."
- STEPHEN PINCUS; GOODMANS LLP
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