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About Simon

Simon's practice focuses on debt transactions, acting both for borrowers and lenders (bank and private credit). He has extensive experience structuring and negotiating syndicated credits, asset-based loans, capital call facilities, and project financings. In particular, he provides advice with respect to acquisition financings, including both strategic and sponsor leveraged buyouts and tender-offer financings for public companies. Simon has developed particular expertise in the mining sector and advises on projects within and outside of Canada.

Simon's clients include numerous domestic and foreign financial institutions, private equity funds, corporations and foreign law firms, which retain him to assist with the Canadian aspects of multi-jurisdictional financings.

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Recent representative transactions include advising:

  • A number of European banks on multiple project financings in Canada

  • HSBC Bank Canada in connection with senior secured facilities in favour of Colas Canada Inc. to finance its acquisition of The Miller McAsphalt Corporation

  • Sound Point Capital Management L.P. with respect to a credit facility in favour of Acasta Enterprises Inc.

  • 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.

  • Standard Chartered Bank in connection with senior secured facilities in favour of First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

  • The Bank of Nova Scotia in connection with senior secured credit facilities in favour of Tahoe Resources Inc.

  • Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in connection with senior secured credit facilities in favour of Silver Standard Resources Inc.

  • Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Canada) in connection with a number of letter of credit facilities in favour of Canadian mining companies

  • 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.

  • HSBC Bank Canada in connection with senior secured credit facilities in favour of a beverage bottler and distributor

  • A pair of Canadian national banks in connection with an acquisition facility in favour of a private equity sponsor to finance its acquisition of Shred-it International Inc.

  • Orvana Minerals Corp. in connection with the financing of its El Valle-Boinás/Carlés gold project in Spain

Awards & Recognition

Simon has been recognized as a leading mining and banking lawyer in the following publications:

  • Chambers Canada: Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business – 2021–2025 (Banking and Finance)

  • The Best Lawyers in Canada – 2021–2025 (Asset-Based Lending Practice, Banking and Finance Law)

  • Who's Who Legal: Project Finance – 2021, 2024

  • Lexpert Special Edition: Energy and Mining 2024

  • Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A 2024

  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory – 2023–2024 (Asset-Based Lending, Banking & Financial Institutions, Mining)

  • Who's Who Legal: Thought Leaders – Global Elite – 2023–2024 (Banking – Finance)

  • Who's Who Legal: Global (2024: Mining; 2021–2023: Project Finance)

  • Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business – 2020–2024 (Banking and Finance)

  • The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada – 2020–2024 (Banking & Financial Institutions)

  • The Legal 500 Canada – 2020–2024 (Banking and Finance)

  • Lexpert Special Edition: Mining 2023

  • IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial and Corporate Law Firms – 2021–2023 (Banking)

  • Who's Who Legal: Canada – 2020–2023 (Banking, Mining, Project Finance)

  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2022 (Asset-Based Lending, Banking & Financial Institutions)

  • Best Lawyers: "Lawyer of the Year" 2022 (Banking and Finance Law, Toronto)

  • Euromoney's Banking, Finance and Transaction Expert Guide 2021

  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2021 (Asset-Based Lending, Banking & Financial Institutions, Mining)

  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2020 (Banking & Financial Institutions)

  • The 2017 Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada (Banking & Financial Institutions)

  • Lexpert Special Edition on Mining, September 2015 (Ranked as one of Canada's leading mining lawyers)

  • Best Lawyers: "Lawyer of the Year" 2014 (Asset-Based Lending, Toronto) 

  • Lexpert Special Edition on Infrastructure, September 2013 (Ranked as one of Canada’s leading infrastructure lawyers)

  • Legal Media Group's Guide to the World's Leading Project Finance Lawyers

Professional Activities

Simon is a member of the Firm's Opinions Committee and has been responsible for developing the Firm's precedent documentation for secured financings.

He is a frequent participant in conferences and panels, and has written and spoken about a wide variety of commercial lending issues.

Education

Certificate in Mining Law, Osgoode Hall Law School – 2012
Admitted to the Ontario Bar – 1995
LLB, University of Western Ontario – 1993
BA, University of Western Ontario – 1990

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