William Gatchell
Associate
Outline
Overview
William Gatchell is a corporate associate in the Bennett Jones Toronto office, and a member of the firms Banking & Secured Transactions Group. He regularly acts as counsel for both lenders and borrowers on commercial lending transactions and domestic and cross-border debt financing transactions, including bilateral and syndicated loans, asset-based lending and acquisition-financing transactions.
Prior to becoming an associate at Bennett Jones, William summered and articled with the firm.
Client Work
Optiva in connection with a proposed strategic combination transaction with Qvantel by way of a plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act to create a leading, AI-enabled digital BSS provider
Wells Fargo Capital Finance Corporation Canada on an ABL Loan in connection with a change of control transaction for a leading Canadian retailer
Wells Fargo in its refinancing of IMAX Corporation
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited in connection with their C$1.085-billion secured term loan facility with Morgan Stanley
Halpenny Insurance Brokers, a leading independent Canadian insurance broker, in its acquisition of Windley Ely, a workers compensation claims management company
Resolve Sleep Health, a portfolio company of Kensington Private Equity Fund, in its acquisition of Sleep Therapeutics
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Education & Bar Admissions
Education
- St. Francis Xavier University, BBA, 2018, with distinction
- Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University, JD, 2022
Bar Admissions
- Ontario, 2023
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Ontario Court of Appeal Case Upholds Closing Payment Direction Against Lender
March 6, 2023Simon Grant, Amanda C. McLachlan & William Gatchell
