Brian heads the Debt Advisory, Recapitalization & Restructuring group at Canaccord Genuity and has advised on over 90 private and public transactions representing over $165 billion dollars. Brian provides tailored advisory services including bespoke private capital raise solutions, liability management and debt reduction, covenant amendments, maturity extensions, and special situation mergers and acquisitions across numerous industries and geographies. He has led many in-court and out-of-court financial restructurings, consent solicitations and exchange offers. Brian has represented companies, creditor groups, government entities and other stakeholder groups. Prior to joining Canaccord Genuity, Brian worked at Moelis & Company.
Brian was recognized by the Global M&A Network as one of the 2023 Top 25 Global Financial Advisors.
Selected transactions completed include:
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$125m
Amryt Pharma plc
Lead Financial Advisor (Recapitalization)
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$3.975b
Canada Enterprise Emergency Funding Corporation
Financial Advisor
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C$1.8b
Dye & Durham
Exclusive Financial Advisor (Recapitalization)
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CEEFC
Government of Canada
Debt Advisory & Restructuring
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$135m
ObsEva
Committed debt facility
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Benchmark Holdings Inc.
Financial Advisor (Merger)
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$320m
MedMen
$220 million senior secured convertible note restructuring and $100 million recapitalization
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$140m
FlowerOne
Financial Advisor (restructuring)
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$115m
Urthecast
Financial advisor to the DIP lender on Urthecast's CCAA restructuring
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$310m
Canada Enterprise Emergency Funding Corporation
Financial Advisor
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Nabis
Financial Advisor to Ad-hoc Group of Creditors
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$30m
Smart Employee Benefits
Financial Advisor to Smart Employee Benefits (Recapitalization)
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N/a
Mill Street
Financial Advisor to Mill Street (BIA sale)
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C$135m
Strad
Financial Advisor to Management Team (Take Private Recapitalization)
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N/a
Fusion Connect
Advised unsecured creditor (Restructuring)