Richard Borins, Partner, Financial Services

Notable Matters

• February, 2013, acted as lead counsel for Mitel Networks Corporation and its subsidiaries in connection with its cross-border first lien and second lien secured credit facilities from Bank of America and other lenders in the aggregate amount of $320,000,000.
• January, 2013, acted as lead Canadian counsel to eOne in connection with financing its acquisition of Alliance Atlantis.
• January, 2013, lead Canadian Counsel to Axiall Corporation in connection with its $500,000,000 ABL Credit Facility.
• Counsel to Bank of Montreal in connection with an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement for a Canadian Borrower which closed in December, 2012.
• November, 2012, acted as lead Canadian counsel to the Borrower on the financing of American Tire Distributors, Inc. acquisition of Triwest Trading (Canada) Ltd.
• Winnipeg Jets (acted for shareholder) in connection with financing for the new NHL franchise in 2011.
• Avis Budget Car Rental Group on all Canadian financing transactions including their Canadian rental fleet securitization program and their 2012 $150,000,000 Note Issuance.
• Counsel to Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. in connection with its $750,000,000 Credit Facility.
• Canadian counsel to Bank of America in its cross-border financing of Votorantim Cement North America Inc. and St. Mary’s Cement.
• Acted for certain Canadian mining companies in connection with their multi-jurisdictional credit facilities.
• Acting for the following banks/financial institutions/lenders: Bank of America, Bank of Montreal, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Guggenheim Corporate Funding, Royal Bank of Canada and Wells Fargo.