Mark Rasile

Partner

Financial Institutions Financial Services Mergers & Acquisitions Mining2 more...

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Mark Rasile helps clients navigate the areas of lending and finance, both in private and public debt capital markets and through alternative credit sources and traditional commercial banks.

Overview

Mark has broad experience advising on various types of financing transactions, routinely acting for a wide range of domestic and foreign credit providers, including banks and alternative lenders, borrowers and sponsors. He advises on both domestic and cross-border syndicated loan financings; acquisition and take-over bid financings; 1st/2nd lien structures; unitranche financings; complex intercreditor arrangements; workouts; restructurings; public and private bond offerings; and other debt capital markets transactions.

He is an honorary member of the Canadian Bond Investors Association (CBIA), where he has collaborated with many leading Canadian institutional debt capital market investors in developing the CBIA’s model covenants paper and associated commentaries.

Client Work

Joint Lead Arrangers (direct PE lenders), in the US$610 million syndicated credit facilities to finance, in part, the acquisition via plan of arrangement of People Corporation by the Goldman Sachs merchant banking division

Tikehau Investment Management SAS, as lead arranger of the US$141.5 million syndicated credit facilities provided to certain funds managed or advised by Archimed SAS in connection with its acquisition of a Canadian based health and wellness business

GSO Capital Partners and the private equity lender group in the C$217-million senior secured financing provided to Investindustrial Group Holdings, the private equity acquiror of Jupiter Holding and Jacuzzi Brands

Private credit provider in connection with the issuance of $850 million second lien notes by Air Canada via private placement

Private credit providers in connection with the issuance by Neptune Acquisition of $150 million second lien notes via private placement used to fund Neptune's acquisition of Maxar Technologies, MDA GL Holdings, and MDA Systems

GSO Capital Partners LP, a subsidiary of The Blackstone Group, in its US$124 million unitranche term loan facility with Dominion Colour Corporation to finance, in part, the successful acquisition of LANSCO Colors LLC (formerly Landers-Segal Color)

Recognitions & Awards

Chambers Canada

Banking & Finance

Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Finance and M&A Lawyers

Recognized as a leading Finance and M&A lawyer

Chambers Global

Band 4, Banking & Finance

The Legal 500 Canada

Leading Lawyer, Banking & Finance

Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Repeatedly recommended, Banking & Financial Institutions

Lexpert/Report on Business Special Edition - Canada's Leading Global Mining Lawyers

Recognized as a leading mining lawyer in Canada

Related Services

Financial Institutions Financial Services Mergers & Acquisitions Mining Infrastructure Private Equity & Investment Funds

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, LLB, 1998

Bar Admissions

Ontario, 2000
New York, 2003

Insights

Momentum Shift Canadas M and A Landscape in 2025

Blog

Momentum Shift: Canada's M&A Landscape in 2025

January 10, 2025

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Article

Banking and Finance 2023: A Chambers Global Practice Guide Publication

November 27, 2023

& 4 more

Review Debt Covenants Before Relying on Proposed CSA COVID Financial Reporting Relief

Blog

Review Debt Covenants Before Relying on Proposed CSA COVID-19 Financial Reporting Relief

March 20, 2020

Denise D. Bright, Kristopher R. Hanc & Mark Rasile

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News, Events & Speaking Engagements

Announcement

Chambers Global Ranks Bennett Jones Lawyers in 2025 Guide

February 13, 2025

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In The News

Canadian Technology Companies Going Private: Globe and Mail

February 12, 2025

& 1 more

Announcement

Bennett Jones Recognized as Top-Tier Firm in Legal 500 Canada Rankings

November 14, 2024

& 49 more

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