Joel’s practice focuses on national and international banking and finance, representing financial institutions and private equity firms. He has expertise in a broad range of finance-related matters with an emphasis on financing of the acquisition of portfolio companies by private equity firms, leveraged buyouts and takeover bid financings, mezzanine and subordinate debt, capital call and margin credit facilities, and asset-based lending. He is widely viewed as one of Canada’s leading lawyers in finance and is regularly and consistently retained by CIBC, BMO, BNS, Royal, TD and National in connection with their sophisticated and complex financings. Select Recognition: Chambers Global (Band 1); Chambers Canada (Band 1); The Legal 500 Canada (Leading Partner); IFLR1000; Lexpert's Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers; Lexpert Special Edition: Finance; The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory; The Best Lawyers in Canada; Lexology Index: Banking.
On October 15, 2018, Pinnacle Renewable Holdings Inc. (“Pinnacle”), a rapidly growing industrial wood pellet manufacturer and distributor and the third largest producer in the world, completed its previously announced acquisition of a 70% interest in an operating industrial wood pellet production pellet production facility located in Aliceville, Alabama, from The Westervelt Co. (“Westervelt”) for approximately US$37.1 million.
On January 3, 2017, Acasta Enterprises Inc. (“Acasta”) completed its $1.2-billion qualifying acquisition of Apollo Health & Beauty Care Partnership (“Apollo”) and JemPak Corporation (“JemPak”), two of North America’s leading private-label consumer staples businesses, and Stellwagen Group (“Stellwagen”), a best-in-class commercial aviation finance advisory and asset management business, based in Ireland and the United States. Concurrent with closing, Acasta completed ...
On March 21, 2016, a group led by Norwest Venture Partners and including Georgian Partners and BMO Financial Group acquired a significant equity interest in Medgate Inc.
On October 8, 2015, TorQuest Partners, through a wholly owned acquisition vehicle, successfully acquired from Sentinel Capital Partners, together with the other shareholders of Spinrite Acquisition Corp. (Spinrite), all of the outstanding shares of Spinrite, following the completion of a reorganization of Spinrite.
