Jasmyn is an associate in Osler’s Financial Services Group in the Toronto office. She practices commercial law and focuses on domestic and cross-border commercial lending. Jasmyn’s practice involves advising financial institutions, equity sponsors, and corporations on financing and corporate matters, including project finance, public private partnerships, acquisition financing, syndicated loans, derivatives, cross-border financing, secured credit, and securitizations.
In recent years, Jasmyn has been actively involved with the Canadian Alternative Reference Rate work group (CARR) related to the transition in the Canadian financial market from Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR) to the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA). She is the co-Secretary of the CARR Accounting, Tax and Regulatory subgroup, and is involved in the CARR Loan Fallback Language working group and CARR Cash Securities subgroup.
Areas of Expertise
Representative Work
- Manulife Financial Corporation
Manulife Financial Corporation in its largest Canadian Universal Life reinsurance transaction valued at $5.8 billion
- Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund in its $110 million public offering of convertible debentures
- Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund in its $86.5 million bought deal equity offering
- TopBuild
TopBuild in its $1 billion acquisition of Distribution International
- Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division
Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking in its $1.13 billion acquisition of People Corporation
- Ad Hoc Term Lender Group
Ad Hoc Term Lender Group in Covia’s emergence from creditor protection
- Properly
Properly in its $100 million financing round
- A Syndicate of International Banks
A syndicate of international banks in the $2.8 billion Millennium Broadway Extension
- Mobilinx Hurontario General Partnership
Mobilinx Hurontario General Partnership as a successful proponent for the $4.6 billion Hurontario LRT project
Manulife Financial Corporation in its largest Canadian Universal Life reinsurance transaction valued at $5.8 billion
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund in its $110 million public offering of convertible debentures
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund in its $86.5 million bought deal equity offering
TopBuild in its $1 billion acquisition of Distribution International
Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking in its $1.13 billion acquisition of People Corporation
- Ad Hoc Term Lender Group
Ad Hoc Term Lender Group in Covia’s emergence from creditor protection
- Properly
Properly in its $100 million financing round
- A Syndicate of International Banks
A syndicate of international banks in the $2.8 billion Millennium Broadway Extension
- Mobilinx Hurontario General Partnership
Mobilinx Hurontario General Partnership as a successful proponent for the $4.6 billion Hurontario LRT project
Latest Insights
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Osler Update Aug 28, 2023
Bill C-228: What secured parties need to know
Bill C-228, known as the “Pension Protection Act” (the PPA) received Royal Assent in April 2023 and is now law.
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Osler Update Jul 7, 2023
CARR’s recent recommendations for ‘tough-legacy securities’ ahead of CDOR cessation
A white paper published by the CARR working group recommends market participants take measures to review the terms of their securities that mature...
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Osler Update Jan 13, 2023
CARR confirms Term CORRA is under development
A recent market notice published by CARR is a significant and highly anticipated development in Canada’s transition away from CDOR.
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Osler Update Jan 11, 2023
2022: A big year for benchmark interbank offered rate reform
Over the past few years, the Canadian financial market has watched from the sidelines as other jurisdictions retired their benchmark interbank...
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Awards and Recognition
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Best Lawyers: Recognized as “One to Watch” in Banking and Finance Law (2022 and 2023)
Community Involvement
- Associate co-Chair of the Asia-Pacific Affinity Network at Osler
Speaking and Writing
Speaking Engagements
Credentials
Education
- University of Ottawa, J.D.
- McMaster University, B. Sc.
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- Law Society of Ontario
