Kyle Gerow

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Overview

Kyle Gerow is a partner in the Banking and Finance Group at Goodmans.

His practice concentrates on complex domestic and cross-border debt financing transactions, with an emphasis on acquisition and leveraged finance, commercial finance, distressed debt, workouts and corporate restructurings. Kyle regularly leads mandates ranging from mid-market financings to billion-dollar transactions for private equity sponsors, public and private companies, banks and private credit funds. His experience spans the entire capital structure, encompassing asset-based loans, high-yield bonds, first- and second-lien, unitranche and subordinated credit facilities, as well as securitizations, debtor-in-possession and exit financings. 

Kyle is recognized as “Up and Coming” by Chambers Canada. He is also recognized by: 

  • Best Lawyers in Canada as “One to Watch” for banking and finance law and corporate law;
  • IFLR1000 as a “Rising Star Partner”;
  • The Legal 500 Canada as a "Next Generation Partner" for banking and finance; and
  • Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides as a “Rising Star”.

Featured Work

Kyle’s representative work includes acting for:
Lenders
  • JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, PNC Bank, The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Bank of Montreal and other U.S., Canadian and international commercial banks on numerous domestic and cross-border financings.
  • Apogem Capital (New York Life), Penfund, PennantPark, Encina Capital Partners, Audax Private Debt, Morgan Stanley Private Credit, Fiera Private Debt and other private credit funds in connection with various credit facilities.
  • Macquarie Bank Limited, Trinity Capital Partners, Franco-Nevada Corporation and Gramercy Funds Management in connection with various mining credit facilities and stream financings.
  • Syndicates of lenders in connection with various types of credit facilities provided to Brookfield Asset Management and other Brookfield affiliates.
Borrowers
  • Various private equity sponsors including Onex Corporation, McCain Capital Partners, Falfurrias Capital Partners and Saltire Capital Partners in connection with the acquisition and financing of Canadian portfolio companies.
  • WestJet Airlines Ltd. in connection with its credit facilities. 
  • Coeur Mining, Inc., Hudbay Minerals Inc. and IAMGOLD Corporation in connection with various mining credit facilities.
  • Dawson Partners, Penfund, Fengate and other private equity and private debt funds in connection with various capital call credit facilities.
  • Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in connection with its credit facilities.

Credentials

Professional Involvement

Kyle has co-authored a number of articles in the area of banking and finance, including the Canada chapter of Lexology’s In-Depth: Acquisition and Leveraged Finance and the Canada chapter of Law Business Research Ltd.’s The Lending and Secured Finance Review.

Professional Affiliations

  • Law Society of Ontario
  • Ontario Bar Association