Taylor Davis

Taylor Davis

Partner

 davist@bennettjones.com
Education
University of Western Ontario, B.E.Sc - Chemical Engineering, 2011
University of Calgary, J.D., 2015
Bar Admissions
Alberta, 2016
Overview

Taylor Davis has a broad financial services, corporate commercial law and aviation law practice, and regularly represents corporate clients, institutional lenders and equipment financiers in domestic and cross-border debt transactions. Taylor’s practice focuses on syndicated and bilateral lending arrangements, debt capital markets transactions, and aviation-related financings, including aircraft acquisitions and leasing.

Taylor has provided strategic counsel to a diverse portfolio of clients on a wide array of banking, debt finance, and aviation matters, including project finance, acquisition finance, reserve/asset-based lending, and aviation-specific financing structures. He brings practical expertise in complex corporate and commercial financing transactions, hybrid financing arrangements, and delivering practical, tailored solutions to meet client needs.

Experience
•  Hillcore Group in its acquisition of CEDA, a leading service provider specialized in providing industrial maintenance, turnaround and environmental services in Western Canada.
•  Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., in connection with its C$1.19-billion acquisition of an indirect minority equity interest in the Labrador-Island Link from Emera Inc. 
•  Anthem Properties Group, in its acquisition of The Cedarglen Group Inc. and the formation of Anthem Cedarglen Developments Limited Partnership. 
•  Hillcore Group in its acquisition of Thompson Construction Group, a leading heavy civil contractor and construction company in Western Canada.
•  Capvest Partners in its acquisition of Recochem, a Quebec based manufacturer of aftermarket transportation and household fluids.
•  TriWest Capital Partners, in connection with its partnership in Supreme International Limited, in conjunction with senior management and Export Development Canada.
•  Lithion Power Group, in its acquisition of Aved Electronics.
•  1908 GP Inc., in the formation of 1908 LP and the formation and capitalization of POI Holdings LP by a syndicate of private Canadian investors led by Cody Church, on behalf of Clear North Capital, together with a team that included Rakesh Saraf (formerly of ATRF) and Kenny Albert (formerly of Kilmer Capital), and the acquisition of a majority interest in the business of POI Business Interiors Inc., a provider of workspace environment solutions and a Steelcase distributer in Ontario.
•  TriWest Capital Partners, one of Canada’s leading private equity firms, in partnership with senior management, in its investment in PRT Growing Services Ltd.
•  TriWest Capital Partners, one of Canada’s leading private equity firms, in partnership with senior management and existing shareholders, in its investment in Lithion Power Group (fka HPC Energy Services Ltd.).
•  Morgan Stanley Energy Partners, in its investment in Specialized Desanders Inc., a leading oilfield equipment company.