Jennifer Hancock, Toronto

About Jennifer

Jennifer's practice focuses primarily on domestic and cross-border debt financing transactions. She represents both lenders and borrowers on secured and unsecured financings, bilateral and syndicated financings, asset-based financings, acquisition financings, hotel financings, project financings, subordinated and convertible debt arrangements, margin loans, letter of credit facilities, and capital call facilities. She also acts as local counsel on multi-jurisdictional financings, providing advice to lenders and borrowers on the Canadian aspects of the transaction.

Jennifer has advised clients across a wide range of industries and sectors, including mining, financial services and insurance, transportation, telecommunications, retail, manufacturing, technology and hospitality.

Select Experience

Recent representative transactions include advising:

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in connection with senior secured credit facilities in favour of Stantec Inc. to finance its acquisition of MWH Global, Inc.
Element Financial Corporation in connection with a US$8.5-billion senior secured credit facility established in its favour by a syndicate of lenders, with Bank of Montreal acting as administrative agent, to finance, in part, its acquisition of GE Capital's fleet management operations in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico
Aareal Bank AG in connection with a syndicated financing for a group of Canadian hotels
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., as joint lead arranger, and HSBC Bank Canada, as administrative agent, in connection with a syndicated revolving credit facility in favour of Eldorado Gold Corporation
A pair of Canadian national banks in connection with senior secured credit facilities in favour of a private equity sponsor to finance its acquisition of Niobec Inc.
Borealis Transportation Infrastructure Trust, a subsidiary of OMERS Administration Corporation, in connection with a secured term loan facility for the Detroit River Rail Tunnel provided by a syndicate of lenders
Lone Star Funds in connection with the financing of its acquisition of Hanson Building Products from HeidelbergCement AG
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in connection with a senior secured revolving credit facility in favour of Silver Standard Resources Inc.
OCP Asia (Hong Kong) Limited in connection with a credit facility established in favour of an Australian global mining company with mining projects in Australia, Canada, and Argentina
Highline Produce Limited in connection with revolving and term credit facilities established in its favour by The Toronto-Dominion Bank, as lender
GrandLinq GP (a special purpose vehicle owned by Plenary, Meridiam, Aecon, Kiewit and Keolis) in connection a short-term bank loan and a long-term bond issue to finance the Waterloo Light Rail Transit Project, a public private partnership procured by the Region of Waterloo

Awards & Recognition

Jennifer has been recognized as a leading lawyer in the following publications:

Chambers Canada Legal Guide 2025 (Up and Coming – Banking & Finance)
Lexology Index: Banking – 2024–2025 (Banking – Finance)
The Best Lawyers in Canada – 2023–2025 (Banking and Finance Law)
Lexology Index: Canada – 2023–2024 (Banking)
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory – 2023–2024 (Banking & Financial Institutions)
IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial and Corporate Law Firms (2024: Rising Star Partner – Banking and Finance; 2021–2023: Rising Star Partner – Banking)