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Donald G. Bird

Donald G. Bird

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200 Burrard Street, P.O. Box 48600, Vancouver, BC V7X 1T2

Lending, Structured Finance and Securitization, Business and Corporate Commercial and 2 more

About Donald G. Bird

Donald G. Bird is a lawyer practicing lending, structured finance and securitization, business and corporate commercial and 2 other areas of law. Donald G. received a degree from University of British Columbia in 1984, and has been licensed for 38 years. Donald G. practices at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Vancouver, BC.

Donald G. Bird (Vancouver, British Columbia)

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Donald G. Bird got this award in 2021

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Services

Areas of Law

  • Other 5
    • Lending
    • Structured Finance and Securitization
    • Business and Corporate Commercial
    • Private Company
    • Banking and Financial Services

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Work: The Government of Canada - acted on behalf of the Government of Canada in its $4.5 Billion acquisition of the Trans Mountain
    Puget Sound Pipelines,
    related terminals.
    Lehman Brothers - acted on behalf of Lehman Brothers in British Columbia in connection with the C$1.936-billion syndicated financing of the purchase of Intrawest by Fortress Investment Group, LLC.
    Canfor Pulp Income Fund - acted for Bank of America in structuring, negotiating,
    documenting a C$75-million syndicated revolving credit facility to Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership.
    Norske Skog Canada Limited - acted for TD Securities in connection with a C$700-million syndicated credit facility to Norske Skog Canada Limited to acquire Pacifica Papers in a transaction valued at approximately C$1 billion.
    Taiga Building Products Ltd. - acted for Taiga Building Products Ltd. in connection with their C$200-million cross-border syndicated asset-backed revolving credit facility with GE Canada Finance
    General Electric Capital Corporation.
    Tolko Industries Ltd. - acted for Tolko Industries Ltd. in connection with its syndicated credit facilities to finance the acquisition of Riverside Forest Products Ltd. at a purchase price of approximately C$377 million.
    Sun Gro Horticulture Income Fund - acted for Sun Gro in obtaining a cross-border C$85-million senior security credit facility with the Bank of Montreal.
    Cross-Border Transaction - acted for a Canadian chartered bank
    a United States national bank in connection with a C$55-million cross-border credit facility to an industrial manufacturing company.
    Pope & Talbot Ltd. - acted for Pope & Talbot in refinancing a US$250-million term facility
    a US$75-million operating facility.
    ID Biomedical Corporation - acted for ID Biomedical Corporation in financing a US$100-million loan facility provided by Shire BioChem Inc.
    HSBC Bank Canada - acted for HSBC Bank Canada in the issuance of C$200 million of mortgage-backed securities.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1988, British Columbia
    Memberships

    Professional Involvement

    •Instructor, Professional Legal Training Course of the British Columbia Law Society, 1993-2014
    •Adjunct Professor, University of British Columbia Faculty of Law, 1996-99
    •Member, Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
    Chair, Vice-Chair and Treasurer, CBA Banking Law Subsection, BC Branch, 1994-99?

    Community Involvement

    •Member, Business Council of British Columbia Competitiveness Committee, 2011-present

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Toronto
    Class of 1987
    LL.B.
    Other Education
    University of British Columbia
    Class of 1984
    Hons.

    University of British Columbia
    Class of 1984
    B.Comm.

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