Eric is the Practice Group Leader of the Blakes Toronto Capital Markets practice. His practice focuses primarily on public and private financing transactions, as well as mergers & acquisitions. He also provides ongoing advice on general securities and corporate law matters to a variety of issuer clients. Eric has acted as counsel to issuers, underwriters and selling shareholders in a number of public financings, including initial public offerings, and private placements of equity and debt securities. He has also acted for purchasers and vendors in a wide range of asset and share purchase transactions, and for many companies in connection with takeover bids, statutory arrangements and reorganizations. These transactions have involved participants in industries such as real estate, financial services, infrastructure and media and technology.