Jonathan
Yantzi

About

Jonathan brings structure and momentum to complex secured financings. He advises banks and other financial institutions, private credit providers and corporate borrowers on secured lending and asset-based finance, leading transactions from mandate to closing. Jonathan identifies structural and collateral issues early, takes a clear position on how to resolve them and keeps execution moving.

Jonathan is a member of the firm’s Financial Services Group. He acts on bilateral and syndicated credit facilities, equipment finance and leasing, acquisition financings and refinancings. Jonathan’s practice has a particular emphasis on structured finance transactions – receivables-backed facilities, private securitizations and asset-backed funding arrangements – for institutional lenders such as life insurance companies and specialty finance providers. He also advises on bridge financings, DIP financings and lending involving distressed credits, including in CCAA and BIA proceedings.

A significant part of Jonathan’s practice involves collateral-intensive financings. He works through layered collateral packages, intercreditor arrangements and questions of priority, perfection and enforcement, with a focus on documentation that is commercially workable and effective in practice.

Jonathan advises on the Canadian aspects of cross-border financings, working with counsel in other jurisdictions on security, collateral and enforcement matters under Canadian law.

Other Languages

French