Lawyer Profile
Catherine M. Youdan
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Catherine's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions, including public offerings of equity and debt securities. Catherine has acted as counsel to Canadian and foreign purchasers and target companies in public company acquisitions, and to purchasers and vendors in private M&A transactions. She also provides ongoing advice to public issuers in various industry sectors with respect to corporate governance requirements, continuous disclosure obligations and stock exchange matters.
Catherine is the Practice Group Leader of the Capital Markets group in Toronto and the former Co-Chair of the Legal Personnel Committee and the Student Committee. She has also served on the Firm’s Partnership Committee.
Prior to joining Blakes, Catherine practised at another prominent Toronto law firm. She also spent one year practising at a leading U.S. firm in New York as part of the foreign-lawyer visiting program.
Definity Financial Corporation on its C$3.3-billion acquisition of Travelers' Canadian insurance companies
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. on its acquisition of Stelco Holdings Inc., a transaction representing an enterprise value of approximately C$3.4-billion
The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of ICPEI Holdings Inc. on its acquisition by Desjardins General Insurance Group Inc., key members of management and certain other investors
The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of IBI Group Inc. on its C$873-million acquisition by Arcadis N.V.
Pacific Woodtech Corporation on its acquisition of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation's Engineered Wood Products business
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2003 (ON)