- Counsel to a Canadian financial institution in connection with a US$500 million financing to a Canadian real estate company
- Counsel to a major US financial institution in connection with a US$155 million financing to a Canadian healthcare company
- Counsel to a major US financial institution in connection with a US$740 million financing of an international healthcare company
- Counsel to a private equity lender in connection with healthcare financing to two Canadian healthcare companies (total of up to Cdn$106 million)
- Counsel to a major US financial institution in connection with a Cdn$175 million financing to a Canadian IT corporation
- Counsel to a major US financial institution in connection with a US$1.2 billion financing to an international chemical production corporation
- Counsel to a private US lender in connection with a US$100 million acquisition financing of a Canadian media technology company
- Counsel to a Canadian distribution company in connection with a US$1.1 billion financing by a syndicate of US and Canadian financial institutions
- Counsel to an international equipment rental company with respect to a US$1.75 billion financing by a syndicate of US and Canadian financial institutions
- Counsel to a major Canadian pharmaceutical company with respect to a EUR 210 million financing by a syndicate of European and Canadian financial institutions
Maria Sagan is a highly respected lawyer with a diverse financial services practice focused on banking law and complex financing transactions. She works with major banks, private equity firms, and domestic and international corporations in domestic, cross-border and multijurisdictional financings.
Drawing on broad experience, Maria advises on secured and unsecured lending, asset-based lending, acquisition finance, derivative and structured transactions, securitizations, syndicated lending and debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing. She has been recognized as a rising star in the areas of financial services regulatory and banking by the IFLR100 Financial and Corporate Guide.
Maria served a secondment with the derivatives legal group of a leading Canadian bank, gaining valuable insight into the negotiation of derivatives contracts with international financial institutions.
Maria is currently the Co-Chair of the Young Professional’s Committee of the Association for Corporate Growth, Toronto Chapter.
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Rankings & Recognition
- Recognized by IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate Guide 2020 as a Rising Star in Financial Services Regulatory and Banking
- Recognized by IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate Guide 2019 as a Rising Star in Financial Services Regulatory
- The Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Book Prize in Securities Regulation, 2010, Osgoode Hall Law School
- The Gowlings Prize in Securities Regulation, 2010, Osgoode Hall Law School
- The John S. Proctor Award of Distinction, 2003-2007, York University
Directorships & Affiliations
- Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), Toronto Chapter, Young Professional’s Committee (2016 – present)
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- Canadian Bar Association
- Young Leaders in Infrastructure (Member)
- Women’s Infrastructure Network (Member)
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Publications
- Banking & Finance Law Review, The Phase-Out of LIBOR: A Primer (August 2020)
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