Lawyer Profile

John D. Wilkin

Toronto, Ontario

John D. Wilkin

Overview

John's practice focuses on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions for public companies. He regularly advises purchasers, vendors and target companies in connection with public and private mergers and acquisitions transactions, and acts for both issuers and underwriters on public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities. He also advises Canadian and international companies on a wide range of securities law compliance, corporate governance, and other ESG-related matters.

John has significant experience in the mining, power and utilities, telecommunications and financial services sectors, and with issuers listed on multiple exchanges.

Its C$1.55-billion bought deal public offering of common shares and certain Canadian aspects of other components of its US$5.5-billion comprehensive refinancing package

Its US$1.15-billion cross-border public offering of equity units consisting of a share purchase contract and an interest in senior notes conducted under Algonquin's Green Financing framework and the subsequent cross-border public remarketing of US$1.15-billion principal amount of senior notes issued as part of the equity unit offering

The establishment and renewals of its US$3-billion cross-border base shelf prospectus

Its cross-border public offering of US$750-million principal amount of fixed-to-fixed reset rate hybrid notes and concurrent domestic public offering of C$400-million principal amount of fixed-to-fixed reset rate hybrid notes

Two cross-border public offerings of fixed-to-floating hybrid notes aggregating US$600-million

The establishment and renewals of its US$500-million cross-border public "at-the-market" common share offering

Practice Areas

  • Corporate & Commercial Law
  • Natural Resources & Energy
  • Corporate Law
  • Securities
  • Insurance Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1999 (ON)