Capital Markets
Goodmans is one of Canada’s leading capital markets law firms. We are especially well known for our creativity and innovation in capital markets products and structures, as well as our effectiveness in completing capital markets transactions quickly and efficiently to minimize execution risk.
For several decades, Goodmans has been among Canada’s top legal advisors on initial public offerings (IPOs). Since 2000, we have been involved in more than 50% of inbound cross-border IPOs on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and have unparalleled expertise in assisting US and international clients to successfully access the Canadian capital markets.
We have played a unique leadership role in the creation, structuring and implementation of many of Canada’s important capital markets products, including real estate investment trusts (REITs) and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), and are renowned for advising on many of Canada’s going public “firsts”.
Issuers, sponsors, and investment dealers regularly retain us on a broad range of other capital market matters, including short form, shelf and other follow-on offerings of equity, debt and hybrid securities, private placements, rights offerings, derivative and structured financings, and securitizations.
Further, we handle a broad range of ongoing disclosure, compliance and regulatory capital markets matters for our clients, some highly complex and sensitive, others routine.
Regulators frequently consult us on matters of capital markets policy and practice, and we have played a key role in drafting or shaping regulatory instruments. Our clients also benefit from the perspective of several of our lawyers who have held key positions with regulatory agencies.
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Meet our teamFeatured Work
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Mergers and Acquisitions
Screaming Eagle announces merger with Lionsgate Studios
Goodmans LLP is acting for Screaming Eagle Acquisition Corp. in connection with its proposed merger with the Studio Business of Lionsgate Entertainment Corp., comprised of its Television Studio and… -
Capital Markets
Brookfield Renewable Partners $400 million Medium-Term Note Offering
Goodmans LLP acted for a syndicate of agents led by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., on the sale by Brookfield Renewable of C$400 million aggregate principal amount of medium-term notes, Series 15, due… -
Capital Markets
Northwest Healthcare Properties REIT base shelf prospectus renewal and establishment of ATM program
Goodmans LLP acted for Northwest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (the "REIT") in connection with the renewal of its existing base shelf prospectus and filing and obtaining a receipt… -
Capital Markets
StorageVault convertible debenture offering
Goodmans LLP acted for the underwriters in connection with a public offering by StorageVault Canada Inc. (“StorageVault”) of convertible senior unsecured debentures (the “Debentures”) on a bought deal… -
Capital Markets
Brookfield Corporation $1 Billion of Medium-Term Note Offering
Goodmans LLP acted for the syndicate of agents led by CIBC World Markets Inc., in connection with a public offering of C$1 billion aggregate principal amount of medium-term notes of Brookfield… -
Capital Markets
E Automotive Inc. equity private placement
Goodmans LLP acted for E Automotive Inc. d/b/a EINC in its non-brokered private placement offering of 4,814,100 common shares ("Shares') to Intercap Equity Inc. at a price of C$4.23 per Share for…
Insights
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Capital Markets
Ontario Court of Appeal Enforces Contractual Waiver of Statutory Dissent Rights
Ontario’s Court of Appeal concluded in a recent decision that, subject to limited exceptions, shareholders can contractually waive statutory “dissent rights”, which allow shareholders to dissent in… -
Capital Markets
CSA Provides Further Updated Guidance on Virtual Shareholder Meetings
On February 22, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published updated guidance on virtual shareholder meetings following initial guidance provided in February 2022. See… -
Capital Markets
Access Model for prospectuses: Final amendments announced, Law360 Canada
Bill Gorman and Randy McAuley co-authored Access Model for prospectuses: Final amendments announced in Law360 Canada. Excerpt from Access Model for prospectuses: Final amendments… -
REITS and Income Securities
The Legal Industry Reviews Canada - REITs Chapter
Stephen Pincus, Brenda Gosselin, and Bill Gorman have co-authored The Benefits of Canada - Cross Border and Foreign REITs in the forth edition of The Legal Reviews Canada.To… -
Capital Markets
British Columbia Securities Commission Provides Guidance on Early Warning and Joint Actor Rules in Proxy Solicitations
Prompt, robust and wide dissemination of material information is a central tenet of Canadian securities laws. The early warning disclosure requirements contained in National Instrument… -
Capital Markets
Proxy advisors update Canadian voting guidelines for 2024, Law360 Canada
Michelle Vigod, Julian Di Bartolomeo and Duncan Lurie published an article in Law360 Canada, part of LexisNexis Canada Inc.Excerpt from "Proxy advisors update Canadian voting guidelines for…
Awards & Recognition
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Chambers Canada Band 1, REITs 2024
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Chambers Global Band 3, Capital Markets 2024
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Chambers Canada Band 3, Capital Markets 2024
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Chambers Global Band 2, International & Cross-Border Transactions 2024
News & Events
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Banking and Financial Services
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2024 Continues to Recognize Goodmans
We are proud to announce Goodmans LLP has once again been recognized in the 2024 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.91 Goodmans lawyers have been recognized as top-tier in their… -
Banking and Financial Services
Chambers and Partners Continues to Honour Goodmans with Global Recognition
We are proud to announce Goodmans LLP has once again received top-tier recognition from Chambers and Partners in the Chambers Global 2024 Guide released today. Recognition from… -
Banking and Financial Services
Who's Who Legal Continues to Recognize Goodmans in the Canada 2023 Guide
We are pleased to share Goodmans lawyers have been recognized across Who's Who Legal's National Guide: Canada 2023. WWL National Guides identify national or regional leaders in a sector, industry…