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Mark Rasile

Partner

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T: 416.777.5088

Toronto

Rasile Mark
 
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T: 416.777.5088


Toronto

  • Education
  • Bar Admissions
  • Recent Experience
  • Recent Recognition
  • Insights, News & Events
  • Related Services
  • Recent Experience
  • Recent Recognition
  • Insights, News & Events
  • Related Services

Mark Rasile helps clients navigate the areas of financial services, lending and finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and regulation.

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 on both domestic and cross-border syndicated loan financings, acquisition and take-over bid financings, public and private bond offerings and other debt capital markets transactions, workouts, and restructurings.

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

Education

Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, LLB, 1998

Bar Admissions

Ontario, 2000 New York, 2003

Recent Experience

Cenovus Energy Inc., in its $23.6-billion acquisition of Husky Energy Inc.
Second lien noteholders, in Neptune Acquisition Inc's. $150-million issuance of secured lien notes to fund Neptune's acquisition of Maxar Technologies ULC, MDA GL Holdings Ltd., and MDA Systems Inc.
Noteholders in a $90 million issuance of senior secured notes issued by a corporation in the print media industry.
The lead arrangers and the syndicate of lenders, in the US$3-billion amended and restated revolving credit facility for Barrick Gold Corporation.
Obsidian Energy Ltd. in its $550 million reserve-based credit facility.
GSO Capital Partners LP and the private equity lender group, in the $217 million senior secured financing made to Investindustrial Group Holdings, S.A. the private equity acquiror of Jupiter Holding and the Jacuzzi Brands business.
Third Eye Capital Corporation, as lender in a $20 million term loan facility and $30 million revolving credit facility made to a corporation in the energy industry.
China Construction Bank Corporation, as mandated lead arranger, in the US$870-million credit facilities to finance, in part, the CAD$1.86-billion friendly take-over bid by Zijin Mining Group Co. of Nevsun Resources Ltd.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Branch, as lead arranger, bookrunner, and lender in term loan facilities totalling $175 million and $100 million revolving credit facility to Contanda LLC.
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), as joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner in term loan facilities totalling $385 million and $125 million revolving credit facility made to a corporation in the medical technology industry.
The lead arrangers and the syndicate of lenders, in the US$1.25-billion credit facility for Cameco Corp.
Ad Hoc Committee of Secured Lenders, in a $50 million credit facility made to Dayton Superior Corporation. 
Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, as borrower in a $80 million debtor-in-possession term loan facility and $200 million debtor-in-possession ABL credit facility.
The initial consenting senior unsecured noteholders in Bellatrix's recapitalization pursuant to the CBCA.
Canso Investment Counsel Ltd., as noteholders in Postmedia Network Inc.'s $95.2 million issuance of first lien notes.
Debentureholders in Stuart Olson Inc.'s $70 million issuance of convertible unsecured subordinated debentures.
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 Co., Incorporated).
Parkland Fuel Corporation, in its $1.2 billion term and revolving credit facilities and $1.1 billion bridge facilities to finance the proposed acquisition of certain integrated downstream refining and marketing business assets of Chevron Canada Limited.
Stantec Inc., in its $1.25 billion credit facilities to finance, in part, the acquisition of MWH Global, Inc. for approximately US$793 million.
Canso Investment Counsel Ltd., the largest first lien debtholder, in its $600 million recapitalization of Postmedia Network Inc. (PNI) pursuant to the Canada Business Corporations Act, including significant amendments to PNI's outstanding senior secured notes and the paydown of approximately $78 million of the first lien notes.
The principal investors in the refinancing of Tuckamore Capital Management Inc., through the issuance by Tuckamore to the investors, on a private placement basis, of 8.00% Senior Secured Debentures due 2026 in an aggregate principal amount of $176,228,000, as well as the issuance of 10.00% Second Lien Secured Convertible Debentures due 2026 in an aggregate principal amount of $35,000,000.
A lead arranger and lender syndicate in the US$1.36 billion credit facilities to finance the successful acquisition of UAP Holding Corp. by Agrium Inc.
The lead arranger and lending syndicate in connection with the $380 million first lien and $172 million second lien credit facilities for Nelson Education Ltd.
The principal investors in the private placement by Postmedia Network, of $140 million of subscription receipts, convertible into 8.25% senior notes, used to finance Postmedia's acquisition of certain of Sun Media's print assets.
The MTN Noteholders, in the $2.4-billion recapitalization of Yellow Media Inc. pursuant to the Canada Business Corporations Act.
VimpelCom Ltd. in the restructuring and disposition of its interests in WIND Mobile Canada to a consortium of buyers, including the approximately $2.0 billion of related party debt owed by WIND to VimpelCom and its affiliates.
Fiera Private Lending Inc., in the private lending platform of Fiera Capital, in connection with several bi-lateral first and second lien debt financings and short term bridge financings to a wide range of corporate borrowers and property development firms.

Recent Recognition

Chambers Global
Ranked, Banking & Finance
Chambers Canada
Ranked, Banking & Finance
The Legal 500 Canada
Recommended, Banking & Finance
Best Lawyers in Canada
Recognized as one of Canada's leading Banking and Finance lawyers
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
Whos Who Legal Canada
Recognized as a leading lawyer in the area of Banking
Whos Who Legal
Recognized as a leading lawyer in the area of Banking

Insights, News & Events

Announcements

Bennett Jones in Chambers Global 2021

February 22, 2021
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones Acts for Cenovus in $23.6-billion Combination with Husky

October 27, 2020
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones is Recognized in Chambers Canada 2021

September 10, 2020
       

Blog

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

March 20, 2020
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones in Chambers Global 2020

February 13, 2020
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones is Top-Tier in The Legal 500

November 18, 2019
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones' Leading Lawyers in Chambers Canada 2020

September 19, 2019
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones in Chambers Global 2019

February 14, 2019
       

Announcements

Mark Rasile Joins Bennett Jones as Partner in Toronto

August 01, 2018
       

Announcements

Four Bennett Jones Practices Ranked Band 1 by Chambers Global 2017

March 16, 2017
       

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