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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Richard Higa is a partner in the firm’s Business Law Group in Toronto and is the Chair of the McCarthy Tétrault’s Project Management Committee. His practice focuses on all aspects of structured, acquisition and cross-border financings, including debtor-in-possession financings, asset-based lending, bilateral and syndicated financings, Term B loans, second lien loans, private equity, mezzanine financings, note and bond financings, as well as securitization. Richard represents a number of large Canadian and foreign banks and other financial institutions.

Richard is a regular conference speaker, including: the Intensive Course in Commercial Loan Finance and Security, and the Commercial Loan Finance and Security Annual Conference.

Leading Lawyer: Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing; Asset-Based Lending; Banking & Financial Institutions

Practice Areas

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

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1990 (ON)