Tim Andison, Toronto

About Tim

Tim's practice focuses on a wide variety of M&A and capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings (IPOs), and other equity offerings as well as high-yield, investment-grade and convertible debt offerings. He regularly advises public companies and their boards on governance and other strategic matters and has acted for numerous issuers, investors and underwriters loated across Canada, the United States, South America, Europe and Asia.

Before joining Blakes, Tim practised as a member of the capital markets group of a leading U.S. law firm in its London, New York, Singapore and Toronto offices.

Select Experience

Tim's recent experience includes advising:

Maple Leaf Foods in connection with its "butterfly" spin-off of Canada Packers as a new independent public company
dentalcorp in connection with its $950-million IPO, numerous capital markets and other transactions, and its pending C$2.2-billion take-private by GTCR
Cronos Group in connection with its C$2.4-billion strategic investment from Altria Group, as well as its ongoing M&A, governance and other matters
Numerous issuers representing a wide variety of industry sectors in connection with their equity and debt offerings
The underwriters in connection with numerous IPOs and other equity and convertible debt offerings
The underwriters in connection with numerous offerings of Canadian-dollar high-yield notes across a wide variety of industry sectors, as well as numerous offerings of MAPLE bonds and other investment-grade notes
BlackBerry Limited in connection with its US$1-billion private placement of convertible debentures to Fairfax and other institutional investors
Certain shareholders of MI Developments (now Granite REIT) in connection with the elimination of the company's dual-class share structure and the associated sale of the company's racing and gaming business
The Brick in connection with its sale to Leon's Furniture for C$700-million as well as its earlier debenture buyback, its credit facility amendment, and the restructuring of its warrants
TransGlobe Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust in connection with its C$2-billion sale to PD Kanco LP and Starlight Investments Ltd.
Cliffs Natural Resources in connection with its C$4.9-billion acquisition of a Canadian mining company

Awards & Recognition

Tim is recognized as a leading lawyer in the following publications:

Chambers Canada Legal Guide 2026 (Capital Markets: Debt & Equity)
The Legal 500 Canada 2025 (Capital Markets)
Chambers Global Legal Guide 2025 (Capital Markets: Debt & Equity)
Lexpert's Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers: A Guide to Doing Business in Canada 2025 (Corporate Finance & Securities)
Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers 2025 – Independently Rated Lawyers (As nominated by senior in-house counsel)
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2025 (Corporate Finance & Securities)
Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A 2025
Lexology Index Thought Leaders: Capital Markets 2024 (Capital Markets – Debt & Equity)
IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial and Corporate Law Firms 2024 (Capital Markets: Debt & Equity, Financial Restructuring)
Lexology Index: Capital Markets – 2023–2024 (Capital Markets – Debt & Equity)
Lexology Index: Canada – 2023–2024 (Capital Markets)
The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada 2023 (Corporate Finance & Securities)
The Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada 2016