Kyle specializes in secured lending, with a particular focus on fintech and SaaS-based financing, asset-based lending, and acquisition financing. His practice emphasizes innovative solutions tailored to the unique needs of growth-stage technology and fintech companies. Kyle is adept at structuring facilities that align with recurring revenue models, rapid scaling, and evolving capital structures.
With over 15 years of experience advising clients in the financial services sector, Kyle brings a wealth of expertise to his practice. Prior to joining Osler, Kyle served as Senior Counsel at Royal Bank of Canada, where he provided strategic legal advice to its wealth management business. Earlier in his career, he worked as a corporate and financial services associate at a leading international law firm in the United Kingdom, gaining valuable cross-border transaction and regulatory experience.
Kyle’s deep understanding of the financial services landscape, combined with his commitment to delivering tailored, practical solutions, makes him a trusted advisor to his clients.
Representative Work
Prior to joining Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
- Advised a Canadian financial institution’s foreign branches on the cross-border offering of products and services to accredited investors in Canada and represented them in filings to Provincial securities regulators
- Represented a Canadian bank on its proposed acquisition of a UK private banking business
- Represented a global financial institution in its acquisition of an investment platform for advisers from a French multi-national company
- Acted for a global asset manager in its acquisition of a UK broker-dealer business
- Represented a large UK charity’s interest in a successful multi-million pound share issue
- Represented a UK bank in the successful sale of its interests in a private equity fund to a family office in China
Community Involvement
- The Participation House Project (Durham Region), Director
- Pro Bono Ontario, Legal Counsel
- Supervising Lawyer and Clinic Student, Edinburgh Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC)
- Alzheimer Scotland, 3×3 Challenge Participant, 2013
- Action for Children UK, Three Peaks Challenge Participant, 2011
Credentials
Education
- Edinburgh Law School, LL.B., DPLP
- Queen’s University, B.A. (Hons)
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- Law Society of Ontario
- Law Society of Scotland (non-practising)
