Chris Barker Email & Phone Number

I'm a securities lawyer focused on advising clients on capital markets transactions and securities regulatory matters. I have a broad range of experience acting on transactions, including public and private financings and M&A. I also help clients such as dealers, market infrastructures, crypto trading platforms and structured products issuers navigate a complex regulatory environment and bring innovative products and business models to market. Chris brings together transactional and securities regulatory expertise to provide clients with practical advice on strategic deals, innovative business models and novel securities products.Recognized as a leading lawyer in the following publications:- The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2024 (Corporate Finance & Securities)- Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A 2024

Listed skills include Commerce, Compliance, Privacy Compliance, and C++.

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  Partner

  Blake, Cassels & Graydon Llp

  Jan 2022 - Present - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  Some representative deals I've worked on that are on the public record:• Flagship Communities REIT on its US$107-million initial public offering of trust units on the Toronto Stock Exchange• The Special Committee of Callidus Capital Corporation on its going private transaction by way of plan of arrangement with Braslyn Ltd.• Lundin Petroleum AB on the cross-border spin-off of International Petroleum Corporation as a public company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq First North exchange with an initial market capitalization of over C$500-million• Element Financial Corporation on its C$8.6-billion acquisition of GE Capital's fleet operations in the United States, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand; its US$5-billion cross-border acquisition of the vehicle fleet management services business of PHH Corporation; its C$300-million acquisition of CoActiv Capital Partners, Inc.; and its C$20-million acquisition of Nexcap Finance Corporation• Granite REIT on public equity offerings of over C$580-million, and on private and public debt offerings of over C$1.1-billion, including its inaugural green bond offering • Voyager Digital (Canada) Ltd., a CSE-listed crypto assets broker, on its acquisition of certain blockchain technology and tokens from Ethos.io • Underwriters on numerous public offerings of equity and debt securities, including offerings by Sienna Senior Living, Inc., Automotive Properties REIT, Slate Office REIT, Agellan Commercial REIT, Exchange Income Corporation and Champion Iron Limited