Corporate and Syndicated Lending

Corporate and Syndicated Lending

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Our Corporate and Syndicated Lending team works closely with you to understand your needs and aspirations. Entrepreneurial and practical, our lawyers collaborate with you to structure facilities and develop strategies so that you can maximize return on capital. We listen first and then advise.

We are conscious of the time and cost constraints under which lenders and borrowers operate, and we pride ourselves on delivering on time and on budget no matter where your transaction is.

We have extensive experience in all types of corporate and syndicated lending, both secured and unsecured, particularly in cross-border transactions:

Asset-based lending and general working capital financing
Bridge facilities, both to bridge equity issuances and bond issuances
Investment grade syndicated and bilateral lending
Second lien facilities
Mezzanine facilities
Private placement financings
Recapitalizations
Regulatory and compliance issues
Restructurings and workouts
Senior syndicated credit facilities (including leveraged cash flow transactions).

Experience

A specialty finance company focused on the US residential mortgage market: Advising in the filing of a shelf registration statement for the securitization of residential mortgage loans. This is among the first shelf registration statements to be filed by a new issuer with the SEC in over five years. Following an SEC review and effectiveness, it is anticipated that the shelf will be one of only two active issuers of public securitizations of pools of residential mortgage loans. The client intends to be one of the first “re-entrants” into the public nonagency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) market in the near future.
AmRest Group: Advising a holding company with interests in Poland, Russia the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the US on a syndicated financing of PLN 440 million granted by a syndicate of major Polish banks including Bank Pekao S.A., RBS Bank Polska, Bank Zachodni WBK and Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. Also advised on the additional syndicated financing of €80m for the acquisition of Spanish restaurant operator Restauravia, as well as for extending the AmRest Group’s reach with KFC restaurants.The transaction was sophisticated due to the complex nature of Amrest’s commercial activity and the involvement of several jurisdictions. The second part of the transaction was carried out in one month.
A Canadian Bank: Advising the Agent and a syndicate of lenders to a Canadian oil company in connection with a $1.275 billion syndicated facility, which was structured to incorporate loan guarantees from Export Development Corporation.
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ : Representing in connection with a US$400 million syndicated credit facility for CAMI Automotive Inc., a joint venture of General Motors (Canada) Ltd. and Suzuki Motors Co., Ltd.
Global leader in office design: Acting as counsel to the borrower in respect of a cross border senior secured credit facility for US$500 million drawn in four tranches: a US$150 million revolving facility, a US$34 million US term loan, a US$40 million Canadian term loan and a delayed draw commitment of US$276 million.
Eurohypo AG: Representing two syndicates of international banks, led by Eurohypo AG as the Facility Agent, in the extension of over €700 million to a major Polish developer-investor for the financing of a portfolio of 28 shopping centres located throughout Poland.
Faurecia: Advising a subsidiary of Peugeot SA in connection with a €1,150,000,000 multi-currency refinancing (incorporating a €150,000,000 swing-line facility).
HSBC Bank Canada: Advising HSBC as administrative agent and the lenders on a US$280 million syndicated financing to Spin Master Ltd. and its subsidiaries in France, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Mexico, United Kingdom and the United States.
Leading UK bank: Acting in connection with £250 million margin loan facilities to Middle Eastern borrowers. These were secured on cross-bored investments and involved detailed analysis of UK and GCC tax and regulatory assets.
Mercuria Energy Group, Ltd.: Advising one of the largest integrated energy and commodity trading companies in the world on its US$1.35 billion syndicated credit facility, a portion of which was used in connection with the acquisition of JPMorgan’s global physical commodities trading business.
Shaw Communications Inc.: Advising this leading Canadian telecommunications provider on a US$480 million cross-border credit facility comprised of a US$395 million term loan and US$85 million revolving credit facility for ViaWest, Inc., Shaw's wholly-owned US provider of colocation, cloud, and managed services in North America. This was a multi-stage refinancing funded entirely by US lenders.
Société Générale, Banque de l'Economie du Commerce et de la Monétique and CIC Lyonnaise de Banque (CM-CIC Group), Banque de l'Economie du Commerce et de la Monétique, BNP Paribas, CIC Lyonnaise de Banque, Crédit Mutuel Arkea, Crédit Lyonnais, HSBC France: Representing a pool of 8 lenders on a €225 million term and revolving facilities to Sodiaal International, a subsidiary, is France's leading dairy cooperative. The pool was led by Société Générale (Corporate & Investment Banking), Banque de l'Economie du Commerce et de la Monétique and CIC Lyonnaise de Banque (CM-CIC Group) which acted as Mandated Lead Arrangers with Banque de l'Economie du Commerce et de la Monétique, BNP Paribas, CIC Lyonnaise de Banque, Crédit Mutuel Arkea, Crédit Lyonnais, HSBC France, Natixis and Société Générale acting as Lenders. Société Générale also acted as documentation agent and credit agent.
Standard Chartered Bank : Representing in US$221 million and €392.5 million dual currency syndicated term loan facility to Denizbank.
Sucres et Denrees (Sucden): Advising one of the world's leading sugar houses on a US$200 million revolving credit facility. The facility was made available by BNP Paribas and Société Générale together with a syndicate of leading banks.
Unions: Acting for two unions and 150 of their members in a reported Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal multi-applicant Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) claim involving numerous, complex jurisdictional and other issues.

Insights

Credit Servicers Directive – practical impacts on syndicated lending

12 July 2023

Europe: The EU Directive on Credit Servicers and Credit Purchasers regulates the sale, purchase and servicing of non-performing loans originated by EU banks. With EU member states required to implement it on 30 December 2023, we explain how this will impact syndicated loans.

EURIBOR – a renewed push for adoption of permanent fallbacks

12 July 2023

Europe: The first half of 2023 has seen a renewed focus on EURIBOR fallbacks, with both the Working Group on Euro Risk-Free Rates and the LMA publishing new guidance. This article considers what parties to new EURIBOR-based transactions should be doing now to take this into account.

Brexit: Key issues for lending and loan documentation

January 1, 2021

United Kingdom and EU: This note considers how the end of the Brexit transition period affects lending and loan documentation. It explains whether entities lending from the UK to the EU (and vice versa) will need to obtain any new lending authorisations, and the impact Brexit is likely to have on loan documentation, including on bail-in and dispute resolution clauses.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons expands corporate and commercial lending capabilities with addition of partner Ira Cooper in Calgary

February 26, 2024

Dentons, Canada’s Global Law Firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Ira Cooper as a partner in the National Banking and Finance group.

Dentons partners Radha Khosla and April Kosten recognized as leading lawyers under 40 by Lexpert Rising Stars for 2023

November 24, 2023

Dentons is pleased to announce that Radha Khosla, partner in the Toronto Banking and Finance group, and April Kosten, partner and practice lead of Calgary’s Employment and Labour group, have been honoured as leading lawyers under 40 by Lexpert Rising Stars for 2023.