Lawyer Profile
Jennifer Hancock
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
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.
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
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2013 (ON)