Gordon McKenna
Partner

Outline
Overview
Gordon McKenna's practice focuses on a wide range of capital markets and business law matters, including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. He acts on behalf of issuers and underwriters in connection with public and private debt and equity financings, including domestic and cross-border transactions. Gordon acts for offerors and targets on negotiated and unsolicited acquisitions, as well as purchasers and vendors in connection with asset and share purchase transactions. He also advises a wide range of market participants, including issuers, underwriters, dealers and other financial institutions, on Canadian securities regulatory and compliance issues.
Client Work
Electricité de France S.A., as Canadian counsel, in connection with its C$750-million green senior multi-tranche bond issuance
Électricité de France S.A., in connection with CAD$500-million "maple bond" issuance as part of an aggregate senior bond issuance of US$3-billion and CA $500-million.
Osisko Green Acquisition Ltd. in its $250-million SPAC IPO. Osisko Green intends to make acquisitions in green energy companies to supplement the related mining business of Osisko Mining and Osisko Gold Royalties.
VIVO Cannabis Inc. in its $8-million overnight marketed public offering of 38,333,334 units, including the full exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters.
Numerous major U.S. and international broker-dealers, with respect to disclosure, dealer registration and bank regulatory requirements related to extending global offerings into Canada.
Major international banks, with access to Canada's short term debt markets, including domestic bank deposit note programs.
Recognitions & Awards
Legal 500 Canada
Key Lawyer, Cannabis
Related Services
Education & Bar Admissions
Education
- Queen's University, BSc (Hons.), 1997
- University of Western Ontario, LLB, 2006, with distinction
- University of Western Ontario, MBA, 2006, with distinction
Bar Admissions
- Ontario, 2007