Located in Toronto, Goodmans is one of the historical Seven Sisters and is widely regarded as one of the most prominent firms in Canada, especially in restructuring and insolvency.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm is best known for its restructuring and insolvency and M&A practice areas, but also has standout banking, capital markets and project development practice areas.
The banking and finance practice area has wide expertise in acquisition finance, venture capital financing, DIP financing and credit facilities, where they represent both borrowers and lenders.
The firm is also renowned for its REIT and SPAC expertise, which is most evident in the capital markets practice area. The capital markets team works on debt and equity matters such as IPO’s, public offerings, bought deal offerings, share buybacks and bond issuances. It represents both issuers and underwriters.
The M&A team advises strategic buyers, sellers and private equity firms in a wide variety of industries, especially REITs, healthcare and technology.
The project development team is well versed in the infrastructure and energy industries.
The top tier restructuring and insolvency team covers all sides of matters, representing everyone from debtors to creditors to monitors and trustees. The team also has experience with all industries.
Key clients
Key clients for the firm include Bank of America, Citizens Bank, TD Bank, BMO Capital Markets, CIBC World Markets, Minto Apartments REIT, Onex, Bank of Montreal, Newmont Mining, Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Fairfax Financial Holdings, FTI Consulting and Ernst & Young.
