Lawyer Profile
Eric W. Moncik
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Eric's practice focuses primarily on public and private financings, and mergers and acquisitions. He also provides ongoing advice on general securities and corporate law matters to a variety of issuer clients.
Eric has acted as counsel to issuers, underwriters and selling shareholders in a number of public financings and private placements of equity and debt securities. He has also acted for purchasers (including private equity sponsors) and vendors in a wide range of asset and share purchase transactions, and for many companies in connection with statutory arrangements, take-over bids and reorganizations. These transactions have involved participants in industries such as real estate, financial services, technology, infrastructure and communications and media.
Eric served as the Practice Group Leader of the Blakes Toronto Capital Markets practice from 2019 to 2023.
GO Residential Real Estate Investment Trust in connection with its US$410-million initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange and associated US$90-million private placement to a cornerstone investor, its private placement of C$325-million principal amount of debentures and its US$75-million public offering and concurrent private placement of trust units
Great-West Lifeco Inc. in connection with its public offerings of C$1.5-billion principal amount of 3.60% limited recourse capital notes, C$500-million principal amount of 2.981% debentures due July 2050, C$600-million principal amount of 2.379% debentures due May 2030, C$500-million principal amount of 3.337% debentures due February 2028, 8,000,000 First Preferred Shares, Series Y for gross proceeds of C$200-million and 8,000,000 First Preferred Shares, Series Z for gross proceeds of C$200-million
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust in connection with its offerings of C$300-million principal amount of 2.633% debentures due February 2027 and C$250-million principal amount of 5.457% debentures due February 2029
Underwriters in connection with public offerings by American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP (including its IPO), Automotive Properties REIT, BSR Real Estate Investment Trust (including its IPO), Choice Properties REIT, Exchange Income Corporation, First Capital Realty Inc., Inovalis REIT (including its IPO), Invesque Inc. (formerly Mainstreet Health Investments Inc.) (including its IPO), Restaurant Brands International Inc., Tricon Residential Inc. and True North Commercial REIT
IGM Financial Inc. in connection with its public offerings of C$300-million principal amount of 5.426% debentures due May 2053, C$250-million principal amount of 4.206% debentures due March 2050 and C$200-million principal amount of 4.174% debentures due July 2048
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2000 (ON)