Overview

Under the agreement of this take-private transaction worth C$9 billion, Boralex will continue to operate as an independent private company following closing.

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Michael McConnell is a partner in our Business Law Group in Toronto. His practice focuses on asset securitization, structured finance and securities law.

With respect to asset securitization, Michael has significant experience with several asset classes, including commercial and residential mortgages, credit cards, automobile/equipment loans, automobile operating leases, home-equity lines of credit and trade receivables. He has acted as counsel for issuers and underwriters on numerous significant securitizations, including several of the largest Canadian public securitizations completed to date, several U.S. cross-border offerings and on several private commercial paper conduits.

Michael also has significant experience in public and private structured finance, including the structuring of credit-linked notes and investment funds, and has experience with swaps and derivatives in the context of such structured finance transactions.

Practice Areas

• Banking/Finance
• Securities
• Commercial Law
• Corporate & Commercial Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2000 (ON)