Jason  Comerford

Jason Comerford

Partner, Corporate

Contact Information

jcomerford@osler.com

tel: 212.991.2533

Office

New York

Areas of Expertise

Bar Admission

Ontario, 1999

New York, 2001

Education

  • Dalhousie University, LL.B.
  • University of Alberta, B.A.

Language(s)

English

Jason advises issuers, underwriters and placement agents on capital markets transactions and general securities matters, including initial public offerings, new issues of equity and debt securities, and private placements. He also has extensive experience with U.S. securities laws, including the U.S.-Canada Multijurisdictional Disclosure System. Jason also advises clients on corporate governance matters and assists public companies with their continuous disclosure obligations and compliance with stock exchange rules.

  • Bank of Montreal

    Bank of Montreal in its $3.35 billion public offering and concurrent private placement of common shares

  • Pet Value Holdings Inc.

    The Underwriters in Pet Valu Holdings Inc.’s $193.5 million offering of common shares

  • TELUS Corporation

    The agents in TELUS Corporation’s $2 billion offering of senior unsecured notes

  • dentalcorp Holdings Ltd.

    The Underwriters in dentalcorp Holdings Ltd.’s $115 million offering of subordinate voting shares

  • Bank of Montreal

    Bank of Montreal in its $2.7 billion public offering of common shares

  • ECN Capital Corp.

    The Underwriters in ECN Capital Corp.’s $60 million public offering of senior unsecured debentures

  • ECN Capital Corp.

    The Underwriters in ECN Capital Corp.’s $75 million public offering of senior unsecured debentures

  • dentalcorp Holdings Ltd.

    The Underwriters in dentalcorp Holdings Ltd.’s $950 million initial public offering

  • TELUS Corporation

    The Syndicate of agents in TELUS Corporation’s $2 billion three-tranche note offering

  • TELUS Corporation

    The Underwriters in connection with TELUS Corporation’s US$900 million Sustainability-Linked Bond offering

  • Tantalus Systems

    Tantalus Systems in its acquisition of Congruitive

  • Hardwoods Distribution Inc.

    Hardwoods Distribution Inc. in its $100.6 million offering

  • Q4 Inc.

    Q4 Inc. in its IPO on the TSX

  • Clio

    Clio in its acquisition of Lawyaw

  • Chartwell Retirement Residences

    Chartwell Retirement Residences in its $201 million public offering

  • Acasti Pharma Inc.

    Acasti in its definitive agreement to acquire Grace Therapeutics

  • Tantalus Systems

    Tantalus Systems in its inaugural $50 million Shelf Prospectus and related Public Offering

  • Hardwoods Distribution Inc.

    Hardwoods Distribution Inc. in its US$302 million acquisition of Novo Building Products Holdings

  • Thinkific Labs Inc.

    The Underwriters in Thinkific’s $184 million IPO

  • Canaccord Genuity Corp.

    The underwriters in D-BOX Technologies’ $5.75 million bought deal public offering

  • Haivision Systems Inc.

    Haivision Systems Inc. in its Initial Public Offering

  • MindBeacon

    IPO of MindBeacon Holdings Inc.

  • Zenabis Global Inc.

    Zenabis Global Inc. in its completed public offering of units

  • Evrim Resources Corp.

    Evrim Resources Corp. in its merger with Renaissance Gold Inc.

  • Abacus Health Products Inc.

    Abacus Health Products in its acquisition by Charlotte’s Web

    • Oryx Petroleum Corporation's $250 million Canadian initial public offering of common shares with Rule 144A sales in the United States (acted for underwriters)
    • Telus Corporation’s $1.7 billion offering of notes (acted for agents)
    • The Bank of Nova Scotia’s registered offering of $1.35 billion of senior notes pursuant to the U.S.-Canada Multijurisdictional Disclosure System (acted for The Bank of Nova Scotia)
    • Neptune Technologies and Bioressources Inc.’s registered $34.1 offering of common shares pursuant to the U.S.-Canada Multijurisdictional Disclosure System (acted for Neptune)
    • The Bank of Nova Scotia’s registered offering of $2.75 billion of senior notes pursuant to the U.S.-Canada Multijurisdictional Disclosure System (acted for The Bank of Nova Scotia)
    • Golden Credit Card Trust’s $950 million Rule 144A offering of receivables-backed senior notes (acted for underwriters)
    • Telus Corporation’s $1 billion offering of notes (acted for agents)
    • TransAlta Corporation’s $412.5 million offering of common shares (acted for underwriters)
    • Capital Power Corporation’s $500 million Canadian initial public offering of common shares with Rule 144A sales in the United States
    • Issuer tender offer by QLT Inc. for US$50 million of common shares (acted for dealer-manager)
    • Fording Canadian Coal Trust’s US$13 billion going-private transaction with Teck Cominco Limited (acted for Fording)
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  • Law Society of Ontario
  • American Bar Association

  • Major Reforms Enacted to Stimulate Public and Private Capital Raising in the United States, Osler Update, April 5, 2012.
  • Review and Reassessment of the Private Placement Regimes in Canada and the United States, Osler Corporate Review, March 2012.
  • SEC Announces Timing for Elimination of MJDS Form F-9, Osler Update, August 4, 2011.
  • SEC Approves NYSE and NASDAQ Rule Changes, Osler Update, December 19, 2009.
  • Raising Capital in the United States: A Guide to Using MJDS for U.S. Public Offerings and Periodic Reporting, October 2009.
  • Changes to Shareholder Proxy Access and Director Indemnification Under Delaware Corporate Law, Osler Corporate Review, June 2009.
  • New SEC Rules Affect Canadian and Other Foreign Private Issuers, Osler Update, November 12, 2008.
  • Market Turmoil May Mean It’s Time to Buy Back Stock, Osler Update, October 21, 2008.
  • MJDS - The Fast Track to the U.S. Public Markets for Canadian Public Companies, Osler Update, November 20, 2007.